Location of the Download Folder

[extrala]

Where can I find and change the directory/folder where the games are downloaded? With the new Steam UI I cannot find the option anymore.

This is *not* about where the games are installed, but where the downloaded files are stored temporarily.

[BlackOut]

It stores depending on which drive you install the game too, lets say you are downloading that game and pause it, it will be stored in the steamapps/temp folder of that drive. But you won't be able to see anything.

[extrala]

Thanks for the answer, BlackOut, but I have some doubts that's the whole truth to it.

I was asking the question because I can't download the 13.1 GByte patch for Generation Zero.
* I have ~31 GByte free on the D drive where the game is installed.
* I have ~3 GByte free on C drive where the operating system et.al. is installed.

Steam (in all its wisdom) does *not* tell how much space is actually needed and where (which) drive it needs the space for the download ... it only gives an error "not enough disk space".

.. hence my question where the download directory is and how to change it.

[BlackOut]

Well you are correct about steam not telling the estimated amount correctly probably due to the amount of dlc's that are affected with the installation of the game.

But steam does tell how much space you do have left on your storage in the steam settings. The download directory is as where you put the path to install the game, the downloading folder is only for games or apps that you have actively downloading.

its not like the uncompressed screenshots.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

The download folder is on the drive where Steam is installed.

[Edw4rd]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

The download folder is on the drive where Steam is installed.

:summercat2023:

Thats not true.
My steam is installed on drive Q: the game is installed in drive S: and it downloads the files to G: e.g. an Update for a game, and I don't know how I can change it

[Sabrine]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.