Game Transfer Help

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I want to transfer my games from my laptop thats breaking to my better PC. The laptop is almost died and wouldn't charge properly. Plus I live in a dead zone so slowly trying to download my backup folder and shove it into 4GB flash drive is out of the question.
Is there a way to get them on the other computer without good internet?

[StickyPawz]

You saying your laptop doesn't read flashdrive? Or that your backup folder is cloud-saved requiring wi-fi?

Normally, the easiest way would be to copy your steam folder onto a much bigger flashdrive (or portable hdd) and move/paste it to the new pc.

[Zekiran]

If you do not have one of these, you should get one.

https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports-2-5-Inch-5-25-Inch/dp/B000J01I1G


This will save you a lot of trouble. If you know your laptop is dying, figure out what kind of drive it's got (I don't really know too much about laptop drives honestly, but it *should* still have the same kind of connectors a regular computer has, if perhaps going in a different direction from a larger one). Remove the drive (I mean, if it's a dying lappy does it matter if you open it up?) and connect it to a functional other computer - GROUNDED plugs for power!! GROUNDED... very important. It will just plug in like a regular external drive at that point, and you could much more easily move data.

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StickyPaws eredeti hozzászólása:

You saying your laptop doesn't read flashdrive? Or that your backup folder is cloud-saved requiring wi-fi?

Normally, the easiest way would be to copy your steam folder onto a much bigger flashdrive (or portable hdd) and move/paste it to the new pc.

it does read my flashdrive, it doesnt have that much storage. What I could get to my desktop, wouldn't actually load any save data on the folder even when I restart the game and the computer.

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Zekiran eredeti hozzászólása:

If you do not have one of these, you should get one.

https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-CB-ISATAU2-Supports-2-5-Inch-5-25-Inch/dp/B000J01I1G


This will save you a lot of trouble. If you know your laptop is dying, figure out what kind of drive it's got (I don't really know too much about laptop drives honestly, but it *should* still have the same kind of connectors a regular computer has, if perhaps going in a different direction from a larger one). Remove the drive (I mean, if it's a dying lappy does it matter if you open it up?) and connect it to a functional other computer - GROUNDED plugs for power!! GROUNDED... very important. It will just plug in like a regular external drive at that point, and you could much more easily move data.

Thanks man, I'll try to order soon

[Perrywinkle]

two options, take your drive from your laptop and put on your pc, then copy everything, or buy a ethernet crossover cable, conect the two pc and copy as needed.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Copy the whole steam folder to another computer

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Muppet among Puppets eredeti hozzászólása:

Copy the whole steam folder to another computer

Tried, Steam didn't detect it and tried to download it again when I try to open via game file

[Muppet among Puppets]

The whole thing with steam exe in it.
On the "same" place, to make sure

And run steam exe once in it.

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Nep Sucy eredeti hozzászólása:

two options, take your drive from your laptop and put on your pc, then copy everything, or buy a ethernet crossover cable, conect the two pc and copy as needed.

op 1: the bottom of my laptop has different sized screws and I only have one size and the closest (good) hard ware is in another city. so I can't really get to it.
op 2: ethernet cable? didn't know that you use it for that too.

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Muppet among Puppets eredeti hozzászólása:

The whole thing with steam exe in it.
On the "same" place, to make sure

And run steam exe once in it.

oh ok

[Muppet among Puppets]

Bumblegum eredeti hozzászólása:

op 2: ethernet cable? didn't know that you use it for that too.

When you use the internet, you connect to other computers all the time......

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Muppet among Puppets eredeti hozzászólása:

When you use the internet, you connect to other computers all the time......

with USB tether, not at the same time.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Read about transfering data to another computer next to you

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okay

[Zekiran]

When you move a whole steam folder, you just need to change the Steam location for the files. you'd need to do this for each game unless they've changed it. That's all though - just point Steam to the new directory. It will search and think it needs to download things, but in the end it'll still detect the files properly.