

In times past, we would have needed to reinstall the entire game from a disc and risk losing our saved games or redownload the game from scratch, which would take hours and also risk the loss of your saved games. Steam has been commended time and time again for its incredible functionality and exceptional quality of life settings, and this solution shows the validity of these reviews.
#CHANGE STEAM DOWNLOAD LOCATION UPDATE#
A beta update for Steam rolled out in July that we liked quite a bit: It overhauled the downloads page to make it more informative and. Browse to the new Steam folder, select it, and your game will be moved. (Image credit: Valve) Audio player loading.
#CHANGE STEAM DOWNLOAD LOCATION INSTALL#
Ĭlick on Local Files on the left-hand side, then select Move Install Folder. Next time you download a game, you have the option of saving it in the new spot.

Select which subfolder you want to put the new SteamLibrary in. go to each missing game on Steam and reinstall it, choose the same library folder its currently installed in, Steam will then discover existing files and start downloading missing ones, right after it starts downloading, restart Steam because itll download everything otherwise, repeat for each game.

On the drop down menu, select which drive you want. rights management (DRM), game server matchmaking and anti-cheat measures. Select the game that you want to move from your library, right-click on it and select Properties. Go to Steam-> Setting -> Downloads-> STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS. Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront by Valve.Touch/click options and another window will pop up where you can change the default download location. Touch/click on the gear icon in the upper right corner, touch/click on view downloads, next, in the bottom right corner of the window that just popped up should be the word Options in blue. You’ve created the new Steam folder now, so close all of the Settings windows. Go to desktop mode and open internet explorer. All new installations will default to the new location. Right click on the new entry and select 'Make Default Folder' from the context menu. Press the 'Add Library Folder' button and select a new directory. Now select Downloads from the menu on the left, and then click on the Steam Library Folders button.Ĭlick on the Add Library Folder button, browse to the drive and location where you want to put the new Steam folder, click on the New Folder button and name your folder. Click 'Downloads' on the left and press the 'Steam Library Folders' button.
