Path of Exile removed from my steam library?

[ms45]

I've been happily playing PoE for months and today I log into steam and... Path of Exile is nowhere in my Steam library. I looked for it in the store and clicked Play Now - so obviously Steam thinks it's in my library but is not listing it - and it invited me to re-download the whole game. What gives?

[The_Driver]

Originally posted by ms45:

I've been happily playing PoE for months and today I log into steam and... Path of Exile is nowhere in my Steam library. I looked for it in the store and clicked Play Now - so obviously Steam thinks it's in my library but is not listing it - and it invited me to re-download the whole game. What gives?

Steam sometimes looses track of what games one has installed. This can e.g. happen when you force-exit out of it (even on OS shutdown), files corrupt etc. On non f2p games this isn't causing too much stress, as they'll remain in your library. F2p games only remain in your library if you have purchased DLC, of which there is none for PoE. So it'll not show up in your library anymore.

However, running the install (e.g. from the store page of the game) on the same steam "library folder" should recognize the installed files, at least if you are on the most recent patch level. If you are, the install will simply use the existing files and download (hardly?) anything.

[ms45]

thanks!

[=Snappy=]

sure you're not filtering it out of your library view somehow?

just asking...

[The_Driver]

Originally posted by =Snappy=:

sure you're not filtering it out of your library view somehow?

just asking...

Originally posted by ms45:

I looked for it in the store and clicked Play Now [...] and it invited me to re-download the whole game.

That wouldn't be happening then, it would start the game even if the currently selected view doesn't show it.

[Awesome!]

yeah if you hit install it should just go through the verification process and then everything will be fine

[Ziggy]

It happens to me too. The problem came when you don't have enough space to install another game. Literally it forces you to uninstall another game. Pain in the ass

[Sugar Show]

Save files located on steamapps

[=Snappy=]

Originally posted by Ziggy:

Literally it forces you to uninstall another game.

Proof or it didn't happen.

[The_Driver]

Originally posted by =Snappy=:

Originally posted by Ziggy:

Literally it forces you to uninstall another game.

Proof or it didn't happen.

Steam checks the available space before checking for existing files. So it will error out on not enough disk space if you fill your storage device to a degree that's advised against in the first place.

"It" (whatever that means, "steam" or "the problem") doesn't force you to uninstall another game. You can still relocate games to other drives, delete other files etc to free up space to be able to recognize the files. If you have a dynamic setup you can just add more drives to increase storage. And so on.

[=Snappy=]

To me, Ziggy's post, in the context of the OP, made it sound like steam uninstalled poe and removed it from his game library to make room for another game.

I know steam would never forcibly uninstall a program under these circumstances (if ever) which is why I wanted to set the record straight.