Is it possible to move my games/apps on Steam from a PC to another?

[Ben5218]

I'm thinking of buying a new PC next month, which means I'll have to download everything I own here on my account again; and I don't want to do that since it'll take a long time and consumes a lot from my internet package (since it's limited to 200 GB per month).

So I was wondering, is it possible to move my games from this PC to the one I will get? Like connecting both devices and copying the game files to their new directory?

Also I'm wondering whether using the same account on both PCs would cause and problems such as sync problems and so.

Thanks in advance!

[Snapjak]

Yes, on the new PC make sure Steam isn't running then copy the entire /steamapps/ folder from the old to the new.

Start Steam and they should show as installed.

[Ben5218]

Originally posted by Snapjak:

Yes, on the new PC make sure Steam isn't running then copy the entire /steamapps/ folder from the old to the new.

Start Steam and they should show as installed.

Is it that simple? And it will work with no problems such as those related to cloud/sync?

[Frank ツ]

Originally posted by Snapjak:

Yes, on the new PC make sure Steam isn't running then copy the entire /steamapps/ folder from the old to the new.

Start Steam and they should show as installed.

is it really that simple? ive seen people saying this before but doesnt there need to be files installed in the register?

[Cathulhu]

It is that easy, missing registry entries will be made by Steam automatically.
My current Steam installation orginated back on Windows XP.

[Frank ツ]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

It is that easy, missing registry entries will be made by Steam automatically.
My current Steam installation orginated back on Windows XP.

wow oke, never knew this.

[Silicon Vampire]

Note that all games will want to run the first time setup after this and yes, it’s pretty simple.

I do suggest verifying each game before trying to run them. Some will need to download machine specific files.

[Frank ツ]

^good point about the verifying

[Ben5218]

Originally posted by Silicon Vampire:

Note that all games will want to run the first time setup after this and yes, it’s prestige simple.

I do suggest verifying each game before trying to run them. Some will need to download machine specific files.

so basically what i'll have to do is simply download steam, move the entire /steamapps/ folder to my new pc, then verify each game/app before launching it?

[Frank ツ]

Originally posted by Ben5218:

Originally posted by Silicon Vampire:

Note that all games will want to run the first time setup after this and yes, it’s prestige simple.

I do suggest verifying each game before trying to run them. Some will need to download machine specific files.

so basically what i'll have to do is simply download steam, move the entire /steamapps/ folder to my new pc, then verify each game/app before launching it?

exactly, but dont have steam running when copying the folder

[|Pipe Dreams]

Originally posted by Snapjak:

Yes, on the new PC make sure Steam isn't running then copy the entire /steamapps/ folder from the old to the new.

Start Steam and they should show as installed.

12yrs of Steam and never knew this. I always copied and did the mock install so it would verify the files.

IM SO HAPPY

[Ben5218]

wow that's really good to hear, it'll save me a lot of time and money!

what about steam cloud/sync issues? will any of those occur to me if i use my account on both devices?

[Frank ツ]

Originally posted by Ben5218:

wow that's really good to hear, it'll save me a lot of time and money!

what about steam cloud/sync issues? will any of those occur to me if i use my account on both devices?

if you want any local save games from the old pc to the next pc you need to copy a specific folder aswell, hold on and let me look for it

EDIT: if im correct you need to copy this folder aswell to your new pc, asuming you have steam installed on C: drive

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata
the Userdate folder, wich contains all the steam profiles and local savegames if im correct although some games saves there gamesaves in ''my documents''