Not all my demos are there...

[Nicodemous52]

So last week I had a total system failure. It required that I put in a fresh install of windows.

Now, it is my habit that I "follow" games as a place holder and only add them to my wish list if I fully intend to pick them up at a later time. If a game is "free" I stopped following them because I can just download them and uninstall if they are bad.

I also stop following games if they end up having a demo at some point (or had one and I went back and picked it up later, I used to be much more discerning about what I'd download) because the demo becomes my place holder.

I'm starting to realize there were at least a couple of demos I had that I had played, but were not still in my library upon doing a fresh install of windows. I've had to go track them down again. Now I'm wondering how many I forgot about, because I'm only noticing this a few day into getting everything back in order.

Not sure if it was some kind of bug, or if demos can be taken away, but whatever it is, it only hurts steam, because if I lose the place holders, I don't have the backlog for things to add to my backlog. Steam ought to want me to have that, as it will make them more money in the long run.

[KharnTheKhan]

1. Demos dont stay in your library after you uninstall
2. Stop being entitled steam doesnt care what you do as long as you give them money

[J4MESOX4D]

Demos usually appear in libraries when they are downloaded. As demos don't get added to the account, if it is not installed on the device then it wont appear in the library.

[Nicodemous52]

Originally posted by Phoenician:

1. Demos dont stay in your library after you uninstall
2. Stop being entitled steam doesnt care what you do as long as you give them money

Ummm, it's entitled to say taking away my place holders make it harder to give them money? Carer to explain? You think I'll just start buying random crap if I don't have a list of things that caught my interest, but is to large to remember?

Or will I end up buying less things, simply because they fall though the cracks?
Think, then type.

[Nicodemous52]

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

Demos usually appear in libraries when they are downloaded. As demos don't get added to the account, if it is not installed on the device then it wont appear in the library.

They were all downloaded before. I suppose they were not on the fresh windows install though.

But that is a flaw on their part, they ought to be part of the library. There is no reason for them not to be.

[KharnTheKhan]

Originally posted by Nicodemous52:

Originally posted by Phoenician:

1. Demos dont stay in your library after you uninstall
2. Stop being entitled steam doesnt care what you do as long as you give them money

Ummm, it's entitled to say taking away my place holders make it harder to give them money? Carer to explain? You think I'll just start buying random crap if I don't have a list of things that caught my interest, but is to large to remember?

Or will I end up buying less things, simply because they fall though the cracks?
Think, then type.

Maybe if you wishlisted them like a normal person? Its not steams job to keep track of your bad memory

[Nicodemous52]

Originally posted by Phoenician:

Originally posted by Nicodemous52:

Ummm, it's entitled to say taking away my place holders make it harder to give them money? Carer to explain? You think I'll just start buying random crap if I don't have a list of things that caught my interest, but is to large to remember?

Or will I end up buying less things, simply because they fall though the cracks?
Think, then type.

Maybe if you wishlisted them like a normal person? Its not steams job to keep track of your bad memory

Who is the customer? Me or Steam... And, that doesn't explain how it's entitled. Can't imagine why...
Remember, think, then type. Think, then type.

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by Nicodemous52:

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

Demos usually appear in libraries when they are downloaded. As demos don't get added to the account, if it is not installed on the device then it wont appear in the library.

They were all downloaded before. I suppose they were not on the fresh windows install though.

But that is a flaw on their part, they ought to be part of the library. There is no reason for them not to be.

They are only part of the library if they are downloaded. Your only option is to sift through your licence history which shows complimentary demos https://store.steampowered.com/account/licenses/

[Nicodemous52]

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

Originally posted by Nicodemous52:

They were all downloaded before. I suppose they were not on the fresh windows install though.

But that is a flaw on their part, they ought to be part of the library. There is no reason for them not to be.

They are only part of the library if they are downloaded. Your only option is to sift through your licence history which shows complimentary demos https://store.steampowered.com/account/licenses/

Thank you. That's not ideal, but it's a solution. I appreciate you. I should have thought of that myself.

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by Nicodemous52:

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

They are only part of the library if they are downloaded. Your only option is to sift through your licence history which shows complimentary demos https://store.steampowered.com/account/licenses/

Thank you. That's not ideal, but it's a solution. I appreciate you. I should have thought of that myself.

No problem!

[Nicodemous52]

For the record, there was about 10 of them that would have lost if not for J4esox4d being the hero of the day. Steam, you really should give that man a small discount on something, like one of the coupons you give when you complete a badge. He did just make you money, at some point in the future.

[DocShady]

Originally posted by Nicodemous52:

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

Demos usually appear in libraries when they are downloaded. As demos don't get added to the account, if it is not installed on the device then it wont appear in the library.

They were all downloaded before. I suppose they were not on the fresh windows install though.

But that is a flaw on their part, they ought to be part of the library. There is no reason for them not to be.

The main reason they are not a part of your library is to cut down on the clutter. Imagine downloading a demo, playing it once, giving it the yay/nay, and never playing it again, yet there it is, staring you in the face for eternity. Yeah, thats not good.

Your method, though it works for you, is rather obscure and in all likely hood, not commonly used. Valve isn't going to cater to one customer or a small group of customers in a way that would annoy a large group of customers.

[Nicodemous52]

Originally posted by DocShady:

Originally posted by Nicodemous52:

They were all downloaded before. I suppose they were not on the fresh windows install though.

But that is a flaw on their part, they ought to be part of the library. There is no reason for them not to be.

The main reason they are not a part of your library is to cut down on the clutter. Imagine downloading a demo, playing it once, giving it the yay/nay, and never playing it again, yet there it is, staring you in the face for eternity. Yeah, thats not good.

Your method, though it works for you, is rather obscure and in all likely hood, not commonly used. Valve isn't going to cater to one customer or a small group of customers in a way that would annoy a large group of customers.

It is there anyway if you don't hide it, remove it, or have a system failure like I did. You do have a point though that my methods are obscure and perhaps even unique, so even if it is a flaw, it's not worth doing something about for just one, or a handful of people.

[Nicodemous52]

Oh, but I misunderstood Doc. You mean they shouldn't be part of the library, because they will remain there if and when you buy the full game if there were. Thus, cluttering up the place.

Yeah, I guess you do have a point. I mean you could actively remove them, but I do like that they do just go away once you get the full game. So yeah. You made an even better point than I though.

[DKsaNn]

Originally posted by Khârn:

Originally posted by Nicodemous52:

Ummm, it's entitled to say taking away my place holders make it harder to give them money? Carer to explain? You think I'll just start buying random crap if I don't have a list of things that caught my interest, but is to large to remember?

Or will I end up buying less things, simply because they fall though the cracks?
Think, then type.

Maybe if you wishlisted them like a normal person? Its not steams job to keep track of your bad memory

Wtf is wrong with you? He's asking a legit question, why are you being a d*ck about it. smh

It's just odd that steam allows the user to "add demo to library" but it doesn't actually show in the library. Some demos do show up, even if you don't download them! Very confusing
I agree with OP here. Steam needs to have better access to demos here. I guess so far the only workaround is to use that link to check our licenses :/

[NuLife]

Some demos get removed from steam, they show in ur library while u have them installed, but if u clicked on the game u would of seen purchase instead of play, thats why I think they are not there