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PeppiReppiSaurus May 8, 2020 @ 12:23pm
I need help freeing space.
So I just got Arc Survival, and right after I finish buying it, it decides to tell me I don't have space on my computer. So thanks Steam for having me by a $50 dollar game and then tell me that I wasted it. So I have a lot of random free games, and I was wondering how to permanently delete them. I was also wondering if deleting them will free up space, and if not, if there are any other ways to free up space.
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B-o-B May 8, 2020 @ 12:29pm 
Right click any game to uninstall, in your Library chose Manage then Uninstall.
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PeppiReppiSaurus May 8, 2020 @ 12:30pm 
Originally posted by 𐂃 𐂃:
Right click any game to uninstall, in your Library chose Manage then Uninstall.
That doesn't permanently delete the game, it just uninstalls it.
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Wolf Knight May 8, 2020 @ 12:35pm 
Originally posted by tdunbar1012:
Originally posted by 𐂃 𐂃:
Right click any game to uninstall, in your Library chose Manage then Uninstall.
That doesn't permanently delete the game, it just uninstalls it.
correct. what you want to do is UNINSTALL games, this deletes them from the hard drive. if you ever want to play that game again, you install it and you can play it again.

you appear to not understand what delete and uninstall mean. permanent delete would be a full nuking of the game FROM THE ACCOUNT requiring you to rebuy the game if you want to play it again.
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PeppiReppiSaurus May 8, 2020 @ 12:49pm 
Originally posted by Wolf Knight:
Originally posted by tdunbar1012:
That doesn't permanently delete the game, it just uninstalls it.
correct. what you want to do is UNINSTALL games, this deletes them from the hard drive. if you ever want to play that game again, you install it and you can play it again.

you appear to not understand what delete and uninstall mean. permanent delete would be a full nuking of the game FROM THE ACCOUNT requiring you to rebuy the game if you want to play it again.
Will permanent deleting of a game free up space on my disc drive?
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Wolf Knight May 8, 2020 @ 12:52pm 
Originally posted by tdunbar1012:
Originally posted by Wolf Knight:
correct. what you want to do is UNINSTALL games, this deletes them from the hard drive. if you ever want to play that game again, you install it and you can play it again.

you appear to not understand what delete and uninstall mean. permanent delete would be a full nuking of the game FROM THE ACCOUNT requiring you to rebuy the game if you want to play it again.
Will permanent deleting of a game free up space on my disc drive?
get the word PERMANENT out of you head

you want to uninstall games to free up space.
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PeppiReppiSaurus May 8, 2020 @ 12:55pm 
What is a permanent?
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Wolf Knight May 8, 2020 @ 12:56pm 
Originally posted by tdunbar1012:
What is a permanent?
a word that has nothing to do with what you are trying to do
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Snapjak May 8, 2020 @ 12:57pm 
If you don't know what permanent is, look it up.

Uninstall games to free up space.
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PeppiReppiSaurus May 8, 2020 @ 1:00pm 
Originally posted by Snapjak:
If you don't know what permanent is, look it up.

Uninstall games to free up space.
I know what permanent means.
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Hanomaly May 8, 2020 @ 2:03pm 
Originally posted by tdunbar1012:
Will permanent deleting of a game free up space on my disc drive?

Permanently deleting a game from your account will NOT free up more space than UNINSTALLING the game from your computer.

If a game is UNINSTALLED then you have freed up basically all the space you can.

Permanently deleting a game from your Steam account does NOT free up additional space on your own personal hard drive.

That is where you are having space issues. Your computer hard drive is too full. You must delete things from your computer so you have space to install your new game.

Do you know how large your computer hard drive is??
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PeppiReppiSaurus May 8, 2020 @ 2:07pm 
Originally posted by Hanomaly:
Originally posted by tdunbar1012:
Will permanent deleting of a game free up space on my disc drive?

Permanently deleting a game from your account will NOT free up more space than UNINSTALLING the game from your computer.

If a game is UNINSTALLED then you have freed up basically all the space you can.

Permanently deleting a game from your Steam account does NOT free up additional space on your own personal hard drive.

That is where you are having space issues. Your computer hard drive is too full. You must delete things from your computer so you have space to install your new game.

Do you know how large your computer hard drive is??
No, I do not know how big my computer drive is.
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Cathulhu May 8, 2020 @ 2:14pm 
Open the Explorer and check and the hard drive(s) you have, how much is left on it or them?
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PeppiReppiSaurus May 8, 2020 @ 2:40pm 
I have a mac, so I don't think I have explorer.
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Zekiran May 8, 2020 @ 3:28pm 
So, a troll walks into the forum.




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Bananabreadloaf May 8, 2020 @ 3:32pm 
Originally posted by Zekiran:
So, a troll walks into the forum.

I'd try to give the OP the benefit of a doubt...some people aren't as knowledgeable when it comes to technology.

To the OP...to put it simply, games being in your Steam account are NOT taking up space on your computer's harddrive. If they are not installed, they are not taking up any space. They only take up space if they are installed. They are tied to your account so you can re-install them whenever you want.

With that said, like someone else already said, you need to free up space by removing other things from your drive. Other games that ARE installed can be uninstalled if you don't plan on playing them anymore, or any other programs you aren't using as well as large files.
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