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Genghis Ghan Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:04am
How to Reload your Games without downloading them again.
Hi, I have so many games already downloaded and on my drives. I had to reinstall Windows, and for example I have C:\SteamLibrary\ with about 15 games in there. I dont want to have to redownload them all. Steam found some of my games, I dont know how- automatically, but not all of them- I have multiple SteamLibrary folders scattered on my drives.
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berend Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:10am 
You can add multiple locations where games are installed, go to you steam settings and look there.
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Genghis Ghan Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:18am 
So problem is you cannot add multiple SteamLibrarys on one drive. I have C:\Program Files(x86)\Steam as my default library (cannot delete it), but there are no games in there. I have a SteamLibrary in C:\SteamLibrary\ with most of my games. I tried adding this folder, but you cannot have more than one SteamLibrary on the same drive. So what do I do for all my games in C:\SteamLibrary\? Do I have to move them all to C:\Program Files(x86)\steam\? ... That is kind of dumb I dont know how it ever let me create that SteamLibrary if there was always a detault one under program files(x86).
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berend Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:20am 
True, you can simply merge the two folders, (move files in explorer) rescan games and should be OK.
Last edited by berend; Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:20am
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Snapjak Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:21am 
Firstly move Steam out of program files. Terrible place to keep it.

Second shut Steam down then move everything in the library \steamapps\ from C:\SteamLibrary\ to the main \Steam\steamapps\, restart Steam.
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Genghis Ghan Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:24am 
okay... so I tried to add a SteamLibrary from settings \ Steam LLibrary Folders \ -> I selected a Library I have on f:\ drive, and it said "New Steam Library Folder Must Be Empty.". That is stupid. Point of adding a library is because it is full of games I want steam to see. . . What am I doing wrong here. . .
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berend Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:25am 
Originally posted by Genghis Ghan:
okay... so I tried to add a SteamLibrary from settings \ Steam LLibrary Folders \ -> I selected a Library I have on f:\ drive, and it said "New Steam Library Folder Must Be Empty.". That is stupid. Point of adding a library is because it is full of games I want steam to see. . . What am I doing wrong here. . .

Follow the post of Snapjak, that should work.
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MATTHA Jan 26, 2018 @ 3:25am 
LEGAL
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