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thunderspirit2014 May 27 @ 6:46pm
How do I delete Steam and keep the games I've purchased?
Just that. I"m tired of it sucking up my system resources and 'updating' every day. I only got a Steam account to purchase a game, it has no more developer support so no reason to keep Steam on my computer.
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Eagle_of_Fire May 27 @ 6:53pm 
Steam is pretty much the DRM of every game on the platform. What you are asking for is simply not possible in a legit way.

Like ever.
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Satoru May 27 @ 6:58pm 
The steam client does not update every day. If you don't want frequent client updates, then don't be part of the steam client beta
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Mountain Months May 27 @ 7:08pm 
That's why there's GOG
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Chika Ogiue May 27 @ 7:09pm 
Originally posted by thunderspirit2014:
How do I delete Steam and keep the games I've purchased?

Unless the game can launch without Steam, you don't.
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Knee May 27 @ 7:13pm 
One thing you can do to currently mitigate some of the client's processor usage is going to:
Steam Settings > Library
and enable the following:
• Low Bandwitdh Mode • Low Performance Mode • Disable Community Content
Last edited by Knee; May 27 @ 7:13pm
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Bradly105 May 27 @ 7:14pm 
A few games on Steam are DRM-free but most of them either use Steam DRM or another.
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Jaunitta 🌸 May 27 @ 7:51pm 
All your games are tied to Steam so when u log in .
Have a look in Steam Settings>interface tab>right at the bottom over on the right>Disable>Notify me about changes and additions to my games, new releases and upcoming releases.
Try uninstalling unused game/s then they wont update.
Disable the setting in Steam>settings> Notifications. Some of those apply.
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