How To Download Steam Games On Hdd

Cut and paste your steam folder to the new location for example.

How to download steam games on hdd. C program files steam delete all of the files and folders except the steamapps folder and steam exe. Go to the local files tab. It turned out to be a pretty easy task to move steam from c to d. Click add library folder select the drive you want to create the library folder on and click new folder. Select the downloads category and click the steam library folders button.

To copy it just literally drag the whole thing to your external drive then go grab a beverage. Then choose settings from the dropdown menu. Click move install folder. To do this in steam click steam settings. That will launch a separate window.

Running out of space on your laptop or just want to organise where you keep your steam games. By default steam installs to c program files steam or c program files x86 steam on 64 bit editions of windows and the games install to c program files steam steamapps. When a game is installed or moved to an external drive. Right click the game you want to move and select properties. If everything checks out your game has been moved and can now be played.

In file explorer on windows 10 you need to go to the location of your existing steam games library. I found the instructions on the steam support website. With the steam client open click steam in the utmost left corner. In this window on the left hand. Once the folder has been moved return to the properties window for the game.

In this video i will show you how to move steam games to an ext. Go to the local files tab. Steam will briefly update and then you will be ready to play. All future game content will be downloaded to the new folder d games steam steamapps. Open the dropdown and select your external drive.