Moved my steam folder to another hdd,now i have to install all of my games again!!HELP!!!!

[iSwe4rSheW4s18]

I moved my steam folder to a new,2tb hdd.I did so,with the help of a steam guide.The guide said to delete everything except steamapps and steam.exe.Then copy paste the folder to the new location.I did exactly as i was told but now i have to reinstall all of my games all over again.What i did wrong?

[ΛeveΛ]

If you deleted the "steamapps" folder which contains your installed games and saves then you will have to reinstall your games.

[iSwe4rSheW4s18]

i DIDNT delete my steamapps folder either steam.exe but i still have to reinstall them

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

look ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ when i post something you will immediatelly answer it

Wow...

Guess you missed all the other users here needed help that have open threads also.

These are user forums, and no one here works for Valve, and even if there was, your post here is not the right way to ask for help.

Where are the .acf files that are normally in that steamapps folder that you say you moved ?

[iSwe4rSheW4s18]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

look ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ when i post something you will immediatelly answer it

Wow...

Guess you missed all the other users here needed help that have open threads also.

These are user forums, and no one here works for Valve, and even if there was, your post here is not the right way to ask for help.

Where are the .acf files that are normally in that steamapps folder that you say you moved ?

yeah i know.Sorry about that but i am really mad cause i cant even contact steam anymore.I get only faq!!!

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

yeah i know.Sorry about that but i am really mad cause i cant even contact steam anymore.I get only faq!!!

Why would you need to contact Steam ? You don't have an account realated issue, but one that you caused yourself by borking up the files/Steam installation.

You did not answer my question.

[iSwe4rSheW4s18]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

yeah i know.Sorry about that but i am really mad cause i cant even contact steam anymore.I get only faq!!!

Why would you need to contact Steam ? You don't have an account realated issue, but one that you caused yourself by borking up the files/Steam installation.

You did not answer my question.

they are in the steamapps

[ΛeveΛ]

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

i DIDNT delete my steamapps folder either steam.exe but i still have to reinstall them

Steam may have to validate the games if you moved them, maybe you are mistaking the validation service as reinstalling?

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Why would you need to contact Steam ? You don't have an account realated issue, but one that you caused yourself by borking up the files/Steam installation.

You did not answer my question.

they are in the steamapps

And where is that steamapps folder now ?

All you normally have to do is save the steamapps, uninstall Steam in the old location, and then reinstall it in the new location. Then, drag in that steamapps folder. That is normally all there is to it. Maybe verify the game files after that sometimes....

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335

Moving a Steam Installation and Games

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

[iSwe4rSheW4s18]

but still i used a steam quide to do it. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-tdlc-0426

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

but still i used a steam quide to do it. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-tdlc-0426

That is not moving Steam to a new loaction. That is installing the games to a new location and keeping Steam in the current location.

And did you do what it says in that big red box there ?

Warning:

It is highly recommended that you create a backup of your SteamApps folder before attempting this process. Neglecting to do so may result in a loss of all of your game content should something go wrong.

[iSwe4rSheW4s18]

i reinstalled it at the new location.Then i shut down my pc.After 20 mins i logged in again and i noticed that all my steam games and steam launcher are blank page and when i try to click at steam launcher i get an error saying that i moved the steam.exe at a new location and as the result it cant work properly

[iSwe4rSheW4s18]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

but still i used a steam quide to do it. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-tdlc-0426

That is not moving Steam to a new loaction. That is installing the games to a new location and keeping Steam in the current location.

And did you do what it says in that big red box there ?

Warning:

It is highly recommended that you create a backup of your SteamApps folder before attempting this process. Neglecting to do so may result in a loss of all of your game content should something go wrong.

no i didnt.do you have skype so we can communicate in real time?i didnt even touch the steamapps folder.

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

i reinstalled it at the new location.Then i shut down my pc.After 20 mins i logged in again and i noticed that all my steam games and steam launcher are blank page and when i try to click at steam launcher i get an error saying that i moved the steam.exe at a new location and as the result it cant work properly

In the OP , you said you moved the folder to a new HDD...

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

I moved my steam folder to a new,2tb hdd.

Manually moving folders is not uninstalling.

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by iSwe4rSheW4s18:

no i didnt?do you have skype so we can communicate in real time?

Well, then you failed to do exactly what it says there for the exact reason it says to do it. So you don't lose the files if something goes wrong. Something went wrong, so apparently , you lost the files.

No, as I said, these are user forums. And us communicating privately does not help others that may see this thread. That is what a community is all about, helping each other.

Right click the drive where you had Steam installed and go to properties then the tab previous versions. See if you can get a copy of the old folder/drive from a restore point that may have the files that you are missing.

[iSwe4rSheW4s18]

i used that guide,to move the steam folder to my new hdd.i deleted everything it said and kept steam.exe and steamapps which then i moved to my new hdd.Then it tried to click steam and i got that message.Shut down my pc and still got the same message when i tried to log in at steam