If I uninstall steam does it uninstall games also?

[tford1956]

I have games on 2 different drives.

[JacquesPatat]

i can be mistaken, but i think it will uninstall everything. to be on safe side, best to move the games to a different folder before uninstalling steam

[NuLife]

no uninstalling steam does not uninstall games, but when u reinstall steam u just have to go to downloads and re-add the folders with the steam games

[tford1956]

I have a old PC with steam. I want to get rid o the games as well as steam on it. I was hoping I did not have to uninstall all games 1X1. lol

[Zarineth]

Originally posted by tford1956:

I have a old PC with steam. I want to get rid o the games as well as steam on it. I was hoping I did not have to uninstall all games 1X1. lol

You could select all installed games in your library, right click on them and click uninstall. Should work, I think.

[Callahan420]

If all the games are in the main Steam folder it will uninstall all the games as well.

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by Callahan420:

If all the games are in the main Steam folder it will uninstall all the games as well.

Correct. If your games are in the default library inside your Steam folder they'll be deleted if you uninstall Steam

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Originally posted by Callahan420:

If all the games are in the main Steam folder it will uninstall all the games as well.

Correct. If your games are in the default library inside your Steam folder they'll be deleted if you uninstall Steam

^ this

[NakiBest]

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Originally posted by Callahan420:

If all the games are in the main Steam folder it will uninstall all the games as well.

Correct. If your games are in the default library inside your Steam folder they'll be deleted if you uninstall Steam

What happens if I have 4 Library folders across 4 different disk drives?

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by NakiBest:

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Correct. If your games are in the default library inside your Steam folder they'll be deleted if you uninstall Steam

What happens if I have 4 Library folders across 4 different disk drives?

AFAIK libraries on different folders shouldn't be affected. But I've never personally tried.

[tford1956]

Originally posted by Zarineth:

Originally posted by tford1956:

I have a old PC with steam. I want to get rid o the games as well as steam on it. I was hoping I did not have to uninstall all games 1X1. lol

You could select all installed games in your library, right click on them and click uninstall. Should work, I think.

I will try this Thanks

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by tford1956:

I have a old PC with steam. I want to get rid o the games as well as steam on it. I was hoping I did not have to uninstall all games 1X1. lol

Can just navigate to the folder an delete them too

[tford1956]

Originally posted by Brian9824:

Originally posted by tford1956:

I have a old PC with steam. I want to get rid o the games as well as steam on it. I was hoping I did not have to uninstall all games 1X1. lol

Can just navigate to the folder an delete them too

Yea but then the saves and they are still listed in programs

[Squirrel With Acorn]

This is what Steam's own support site says about uninstalling:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3C73-90F9-F600-0266

This process will remove Steam and any installed game content from your machine. If reinstalling Steam and Steam games in the near future, please move the steamapps folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps) outside of the Steam directory to prevent your games from being deleted. Additionally, backups of all game content can be created for reinstallation.

[tford1956]

Originally posted by Squirrel With Acorn:

This is what Steam's own support site says about uninstalling:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3C73-90F9-F600-0266

This process will remove Steam and any installed game content from your machine. If reinstalling Steam and Steam games in the near future, please move the steamapps folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps) outside of the Steam directory to prevent your games from being deleted. Additionally, backups of all game content can be created for reinstallation.

Thank You I looked all over for this.

[ペンギン]

Originally posted by tford1956:

If I uninstall steam does it uninstall games also?

Partly. It depends on what you plan to do.

All game-related data remains on your system partition, including residual files from Steam. This may encompass crash dumps, save files, logs, CEF files and other related data. To ensure a thorough cleanup, examine the AppData folder (Local, LocalLow, Roaming) as well as the Documents, Saved Games and My Games directories for any leftover files.