Can't move HL2 Content to my default Library Folder/Drive

[Milan]

Hi,

Just wanting to start playing through HL2 again.

I have its Steam content folder on my HDD (D-drive) & a backup on my new NVMe SSD (E-drive).

Problem is Steam points to the D-drive, so I tried to move the game's content folder to the E-drive, but I keep getting an error: "Moving content for the following App has failed; Half-Life 2 has shared content".

I have a few saved games from today on the D-drive (not many, so no big deal if I lose them, but would prefer not to), so if the only way to move the content is by uninstalling the game, then I guess I can do that.

Is there any way to avoid this though?

[Dark Light]

Should be a better way, but if all else fails use symbolic links.

[Rooke]

I'm pretty sure you have to go to Steam/Settings/Downloads to change the location of your game folders, after you create the new location folder.

Here's Steam's Official Instructions on how to do it:
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4BD4-4528-6B2E-8327

A long time ago, I moved mine to a "Steam" folder on my "E:" drive and it's been working just fine.

[Calmly Frenetic]

All games that share the same Source engine need to be installed on the same drive.
See here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/220/discussions/0/1326718197209421906/

If you have Steam Cloud enabled, saves will be copied automatically when you play.

[Dark Light]

Originally posted by Calmly Frenetic:

All games that share the same Source engine need to be installed on the same drive.
See here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/220/discussions/0/1326718197209421906/

If you have Steam Cloud enabled, saves will be copied automatically when you play.

Symbolic links.

[Rooke]

Originally posted by Dark Light:

Symbolic links.

Yeah, that's the easy way to do it, but not all software plays well with them, and major Windows Updates have a nasty history of breaking them.
Moving the files is the cleanest and most stable way to go.

[Milan]

Thanks guys. Steam support ended up getting back to me & helped out.

I just had to uninstall Half-Life: Source also as it is linked to HL2.

I was then able to move HL2 to the new SSD. Flyin now!