Recover game folder that is uninstalled by steam

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🐑🧙 Jun 18, 2016 @ 1:58pm

I accidentally uninstalled my Cod4 folder using steam, is there anyway i can get back all its contents, I had like over 60 gb worth of maps and mods and all my own modded content.

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The Giving One Jun 18, 2016 @ 2:30pm

Right click the common folder inside the steamapps folder. Select "properties" and then click the tab on top "previous versions". See if there is a restore point that has the folder/files.

You would need the .acf for COD4 and the game folder for COD4. The .acf file is in the steamapps folder though. So repeat this for that folder.

Be careful doing this, as you can restore the whole folder by mistake instead of just taking this one game folder for COD4 out of that restore point, along with the .acf file from the steamapps folder also.

If there are no restore points or files for COD4, then sorry but I have no other suggestion.

You have to click on several tabs and selections in your Steam library to get to the "delete local game content" selection, so how you did that by mistake, is a bit difficult to understand really. Just saying....

Last edited by The Giving One; Jun 18, 2016 @ 2:33pm

🐑🧙 Jun 18, 2016 @ 2:33pm

I have not restore points :c. You can uninstall games by just right clicked and and selecting delete local content. I thought it was MW2 but i miss read it.

Im going to go hang myself brb

The Giving One Jun 18, 2016 @ 2:36pm

Originally posted by Sheep Wizard:
I have not restore points :c. You can uninstall games by just right clicked and and selecting delete local content. I thought it was MW2 but i miss read it.

Im going to go hang myself brb

I see. Sorry about that as you are correct. I forgot about the selection from right clicking the game. I never have used that one.

I don't think there is anything else you can do really. Sorry about that, and that is why you should use the properties method. That way, you have a couple of steps before you actually delete the files and can catch yourself when making a mistake.

EDIT..not a bad idea for a suggestion on how to improve Steam really. Good idea here. To get rid of that selection in that drop menu.

Last edited by The Giving One; Jun 18, 2016 @ 2:37pm