How to keep deinstalled F2P games in my library?

[Rawk]

Greetings!
I have several F2P games where I spent money...
Path of Exile, Rift, Pinball Arcade for example.
But I can't keep every game installed all the time, there is not enough space on my HDD.

My problem is - when I deinstall F2P games, they disappear from my library.
I can't keep track of all the games that are free but where I spent money.

Why is that so?
I want those games to stay in my library, even if they are deinstalled - I don't think it's much to ask for. I spent lots of money for them!!

What can I do to keep those games in my library?
And why do they disappear at all? Does Steam have any excuse for this?

Best regards
Rawk

[Jaunitta 🌸]

I do the same.
They stay in your library just greyed out.
Put them into categories.
The only time they dissapear is if your using a USB drive.
Steam games appear uninstalled
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8379-RYIP-2998

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Rawk původně napsal:

Why is that so?
I want those games to stay in my library, even if they are deinstalled - I don't think it's much to ask for. I spent lots of money for them!!

What can I do to keep those games in my library?
And why do they disappear at all? Does Steam have any excuse for this?

Because users complained. Instead of giving us an option, Valve changed it to what it is now.

Many hundreds of threads on this.

[Washell]

Don't uninstall the game, just go to the folder on the disk and delete everything but the .exe to free up the space. Next time you want to play it, just verify the files and it'll download everything. In the meantime, it'll show up as installed and stay in your library.

Rawk původně napsal:

I spent lots of money for them!!

F2P games you spent money on (on Steam) should stay in your library even when uninstalling them.

[Rawk]

Thank you for your reply!

I've tried to put F2P games in a category, but after deinstall, they disappear anyway. The whole category just disappears!
All games that I had to buy stay in my library when deinstalled - but not the games that are F2P...even if I spent money for MTX.

Valve - how am I supposed to keep track of all those F2P games?
I don't get why anyone would change that - there's also an option to hide games in library.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Rawk původně napsal:

Valve - how am I supposed to keep track of all those F2P games?

All licenses... https://store.steampowered.com/account/licenses/

And... https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198113224017/games/?tab=all

[Rawk]

cSg|mc-Hotsauce původně napsal:

Rawk původně napsal:

Valve - how am I supposed to keep track of all those F2P games?

All licenses... https://store.steampowered.com/account/licenses/

And... https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198113224017/games/?tab=all

:qr:

Well, that's not a sollution - but very helpful! Thank you very much!

[Rawk]

It's still an issue for me... x.x
I want my F2P games to stay in my library, even if they are not installed.
Where can I find those links outside of the discussion?

I can't understand why they make games disappear where I spent money...
Why isn't there just a simple option to hide games in the library for people who don't like it?
Did Valve react to this issue at all some time? :(

[Crazy Tiger]

As has been said before, Valve changed it after users complained that they didn't want to see free games in their library.
Perhaps they give an option in the fiture.

You can access your licenses through the client. Top right, click on your displayname, then "Account Details" and then "View licenses and product activations".

[Rawk]

Thank you for the reply!
Unfortunately those licenses cannot be sorted by name or so...the list is very confusing and not very helpful when you search for a specific title.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Use control+F and search for specific titles on either of the pages I linked you.

[IronKnightAquila]

Right Click Game->Set Categories->Check the “Hide this game in my library” box. The game will stay under the Hidden category even when uninstalled.