Steam VR forcing me to install in on C why is that?

[El_Verdugo]

i have a 120GB old SSD as my OS isntallation only why the SteamVR app force me to have the software isntalled in my C drive when i have many more drives with much more space in it? i have low space, it shouldnt force you to install it on C drive for no reason, any help?

[grzegorz77]

Originally posted by El_Verdugo:

Steam VR forcing me to install in on C why is that?
i have a 120GB old SSD as my OS isntallation only why the SteamVR app force me to have the software isntalled in my C drive when i have many more drives with much more space in it? i have low space, it shouldnt force you to install it on C drive for no reason, any help?

Steam vr and a few other things install in the steam folder, there is no way to change this, but there is a workaround.

1:
You can search here or on the internet how to install steam on a disk other than c:

2:
You can install Steam VR on C: and move it to another location, using symbolic links. Windows has recently introduced symbolic links, just like those in Linux.

3:
I think there is also an option to manually move and edit steam configuration files.

[El_Verdugo]

could you explain me the second?

Originally posted by grzegorz77:

Originally posted by El_Verdugo:

Steam VR forcing me to install in on C why is that?
i have a 120GB old SSD as my OS isntallation only why the SteamVR app force me to have the software isntalled in my C drive when i have many more drives with much more space in it? i have low space, it shouldnt force you to install it on C drive for no reason, any help?

Steam vr and a few other things install in the steam folder, there is no way to change this, but there is a workaround.

1:
You can search here or on the internet how to install steam on a disk other than c:

2:
You can install Steam VR on C: and move it to another location, using symbolic links. Windows has recently introduced symbolic links, just like those in Linux.

3:
I think there is also an option to manually move and edit steam configuration files.

[grzegorz77]

Originally posted by El_Verdugo:

could you explain me the second?

Originally posted by grzegorz77:

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Sure
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=symbolic+links+windows

[Bob Loblaw]

Option 1 seems best to me. Instuctions in post #2 by MosesPoe: https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/0/4293692546845662838/?tscn=1711323332