Can't move game that I installed to a different hard drive.

[Hayden]

Hi.

So, I downloaded Nier Automata to my external HD. It's like 48 gigs. I wanted to now move it over to my SSD.

The issue I'm having is space. I don't have a big SSD. I put the game's files in my steam folder where it's supposed to go, and then I hit install thinking it would just read the files I moved and over and it'd be good to go. The problem is it won't let me install because it needs another 48 gigs on my SSD, which I can't provide.

Is there any way around this?

Thanks.

[Omega]

If my glass is full can I put more water in it? No I can't.. because it's full duh.

[Hayden]

Originally posted by Omega:

If my glass is full can I put more water in it? No I can't.. because it's full duh.

Yeah, sorta looking for a workaround for why Steam doesn't just let me start the download anyway (plenty of other programs do) so I could just then get it to read off the files I already had.

But thanks, lol.

[Hanomaly]

Originally posted by The Hawk:

Originally posted by Omega:

If my glass is full can I put more water in it? No I can't.. because it's full duh.

Yeah, sorta looking for a workaround for why Steam doesn't just let me start the download anyway (plenty of other programs do) so I could just then get it to read off the files I already had.

But thanks, lol.

Why not use Steam's "built in" MOVE function for game files?

Put the game files back where they originally were. There right-click on Nier Automata in your Steam Library. Pick "Properties", and then go to the "Local Files" tab... then click the "Move Install Folder" button.

OF course.. *BEFORE* you do that make sure you have a second Steam Library set up on your SSD. To do *that*... Go to the tippy top where it says Steam - View - Friends - Games - Help.

Pick "Steam" and then "Settings" ... then click the "Downloads" tab.. and then at the top click the "Steam Library Folders" button. Then click "Add Library Folder" ... and pick or create a Steam Library Folder on your SSD.

~~ That way when you pick "Move Install Folder" above.. it'll let you pick your SSD to move the game to.

That should get you around the issue you're having with Steam wanting the full 48 GB free before trying to "find" the files you *Maunally* moved. Because moving them properly with the Built-In-Steam function shouldn't give you that problem.

[Hayden]

Originally posted by Hanomaly:

Originally posted by The Hawk:

Yeah, sorta looking for a workaround for why Steam doesn't just let me start the download anyway (plenty of other programs do) so I could just then get it to read off the files I already had.

But thanks, lol.

Why not use Steam's "built in" MOVE function for game files?

Put the game files back where they originally were. There right-click on Nier Automata in your Steam Library. Pick "Properties", and then go to the "Local Files" tab... then click the "Move Install Folder" button.

OF course.. *BEFORE* you do that make sure you have a second Steam Library set up on your SSD. To do *that*... Go to the tippy top where it says Steam - View - Friends - Games - Help.

Pick "Steam" and then "Settings" ... then click the "Downloads" tab.. and then at the top click the "Steam Library Folders" button. Then click "Add Library Folder" ... and pick or create a Steam Library Folder on your SSD.

~~ That way when you pick "Move Install Folder" above.. it'll let you pick your SSD to move the game to.

That should get you around the issue you're having with Steam wanting the full 48 GB free before trying to "find" the files you *Maunally* moved. Because moving them properly with the Built-In-Steam function shouldn't give you that problem.

Thanks. Just sorta figured it out the same way. I wasn't getting the Move option at first. Then I reinstalled and verified it on my external HD. It then allowed me to move the whole lot over to the SSD without having to redownload.

[ejsimelaro]

I was running into not being able to move some games as well. When I was looking at the storage options it only showed my c drive and a + plus sign. I clicked on the plus sign added my 2nd HD and I was able to start moving games so I could free up some C drive space.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by ejsimelaro:

I was running into not being able to move some games as well. When I was looking at the storage options it only showed my c drive and a + plus sign. I clicked on the plus sign added my 2nd HD and I was able to start moving games so I could free up some C drive space.

Look at the date of the thread, this is 6 years old. At that time the UI was completely different.

[Steve]

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