Steam is in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam instead of C:\Program Files.

[༒ǝꞁf⚣٩๏̯͡๏)۶]

And I am playing a heavy modded mmorpg Ark Survival Evolved on unofficial servers. I share my pc with entire family so cannot move to correct folder C:\Program Files.

Steam is lying when they said they default installed to C:\Program Files. My family member would have installed default which means Steam was defaulting to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam.

I'm flipping enraged over this. I am loosing performance on my game because it is in the wrong folder. I cannot move it to the correct folder because there are to many games installed. Most of them not belonging to me.

I cannot risk damaging my family's games. I cannot get my game to run right because Steam stuck it in the wrong folder.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafluck!

[Snapjak]

You think you're losing performance because it's installed in x86 (where it should be because it's a 32-bit program) instead of regular Program Files?

That's a new one to me.


Here's a hint, you can choose where you want to install games and even add another library folder on the same drive if you edit one of the files.

[Cathulhu]

The folder has literally no impact on performance.

[Nx Machina]

Default Folder for Steam install. > C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

Game performance is not related where Steam is installed.

Heavy modded on Unofficial server > maybe either of those is the issue.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by Kusa:

Default Folder for Steam install. > C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

Game performance is not related where Steam is installed.

Heavy modded on Unofficial server > maybe either of those is the issue.

^This.

Either A) Your system can not keep up with the demand of mods used in your game, or B) The mods are having a conflict, or issues to cause you to lose performance.

[༒ǝꞁf⚣٩๏̯͡๏)۶]

C:\Program Files (x86) is the old 32bit folder. Even if Steam is a 32bit program being put in the 64bit folder will make it run better. The games Steam launches need be in the 64bit folder because mods do not use 32bit windows.


https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-tdlc-0426

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001266.htm

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by ⁺‘Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ’‧͙:

C:\Program Files (x86) is the old 32bit folder. Even if Steam is a 32bit program being put in the 64bit folder will make it run better. The games Steam launches need be in the 64bit folder because mods do not use 32bit windows.


https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-tdlc-0426

https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001266.htm

Being in a different folder won't change the performance. A 32 bit program is treated as a 32 bit program, as 64 bit program is treated as a 64 bit program, no matter where they are installed.

ARK is a very system heavy game and has issues, even with my 2080 Super.

Mods use what ever the base game allows them to so, again, they are treated as what ever bit they are supposed to be, regardless of location.

[༒ǝꞁf⚣٩๏̯͡๏)۶]

Mkay I believe you. *no sarcasm intended* :D

[nullable]

Yeah, the folders are for organizational purposes. It doesn't actually matter where you install programs. Install all your 64bit programs in Program Files (x86) and all your 32bit programs in Program Files. Or don't use either of those folders at all, won't matter.

[༒ǝꞁf⚣٩๏̯͡๏)۶]

History. Windows. Microsoft. Topic over, gotta go game now. Laters. Unsubbing from this topic. Ty for help.

[nullable]

Originally posted by davidb11:

OP, don't get angry at me, but why would you think the performance would be different because of a different folder?
I'm just confused here.

"Well 64bit is better and they made two folders for a reason."

It's not hard to imagine all sorts of fantastic things if you're not aware of the mundane reality.

[Hanomaly]

OP thinks a 64bit program will be “bottlenecked” to only a 32bit program (and thus use less RAM,etc) if it’s installed in the x86 Program Files.

OP does not realise that those directories are basically meaningless.

OP. It’s like having a “shelf” in your refrigerator for “candy” and one for “vegetables” and thinking if you put a veggie on the candy shelf you will some how screw up it’s nutritional value because it’s “installed” on the wrong shelf.

If a program is 64bit it will run exactly the same whether it’s in “Program Files” or “Program Files (x86)”

[mimizukari]

Batafurai-senpai: Where your game is installed has no impact on performance unless it's cross-disc, and one is HDD and the other is an SSD. But it sounds like you're trying to move from the same drive to somewhere else on the same drive... Performance will be 100% unaffected, simply defrag the folder using Microsoft's Contig(if you're an HDD inferior-race), and you're good to go.