Steam Folder Takes Too Much Space

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Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 7:58am

I have a 128GB SSD (Because of Windows 10, 118GB of space for me to use), and on steam I only have two games, Dota 2 (about 19.9GB) and Stellaris (about 6.54GB). Together they add up to about 27GB, however, in my C Drive, it says that steam takes up 48.7GB. I tried clearing the cache, and even used the Steam Cleaner application, but it barely changed. Could someone please tell me where the 20GB of space go to, or is there something I can do?

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Originally posted by Forcen:

Delete the smaller one that Steam doesn't seem to know about. (the one steam folder in the steam folder)

Or to be extra safe, exit Steam and move the folder to somewhere else or rename it and start steam to see if that breaks something.

Try to verify where the Steam.exe you are using is located. check with Ctrl+shift+esc or check the shortcut you start Steam with.

I'm kind of curious what is in the /steam/steam/steamapps/common folder before you delete it.

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ReBoot Mar 13, 2018 @ 7:59am

What is "it"? Where are you checking?

Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:00am

Originally posted by ReBoot:
What is "it"? Where are you checking?

The Properties of the Steam Folder on C Drive

ReBoot Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:03am

Get TreeSize Free (available from the Windows Store, by the way), it can show you where exactly space is used.

Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:03am

Originally posted by ReBoot:
Get TreeSize Free (available from the Windows Store, by the way), it can show you where exactly space is used.

ok I will take a look, thanks

Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:08am

Originally posted by ReBoot:
Get TreeSize Free (available from the Windows Store, by the way), it can show you where exactly space is used.

It did show me where the space goes, 28GB in the steamapps folder, and 20GB in the steam/steamapps, is there anything I can do, like delete the second steamapps or something?

ReBoot Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:10am

Yes. How have you created the secomd folder in the first place? The only SteamApps folder that should exist is one in the Steam folder. Everything else is wromg (and not created by Steam, by the way).

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:11am

Why do you have 2 Steamapps folders?

2nd library location?

Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:13am

No I never created anything in the steam folder

Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:13am

here are their file paths
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam\steamapps
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:16am

You have a Steam within a Steam that has a Steamapps?

That is not right at all.

Last edited by cSg|mc-Hotsauce; Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:17am

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Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:17am

so which one can I delete?

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Ratsak Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:18am

Would you mind going into Steam (top left) > Settings > Downloads > click Steam Library Folders. What does it say there?

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Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:23am

Folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
Default: Yes
Installed: 2
Used Space: 28.53GB
Free Space: 7.70GB

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戦犯するどら Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:36am

Lol

Originally posted by Tenebris:
Folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
Default: Yes
Installed: 2
Used Space: 28.53GB
Free Space: 7.70GB

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Fith Mar 13, 2018 @ 8:37am

Originally posted by Alkose:
Would you mind going into Steam (top left) > Settings > Downloads > click Steam Library Folders. What does it say there?

Folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
Default: Yes
Installed: 2
Used Space: 28.53GB
Free Space: 7.70GB

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