Permanently Remove Games Form My Library

[t0mk1]

Ok so I just read this thread , http://wccftech.com/valve-permanently-delete-steam-games/

Than I read this -

" however, games that came in a bundle purchased either on or outside of Steam (such as Humble Bundles) won’t be removable individually, according to reports. Instead, players will have to let go of the entire game bundle.

Read more: http://wccftech.com/valve-permanently-delete-steam-games/#ixzz4ETX6WO39
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What does this mean, so does that mena I can't remove games with retail activations like from indiegala/bundlestars etc? what about some steam store purchase?

[SpunkyJones]

If the games were part of one single key, it's all or nothing.

[SamiSha]

If let us say, I bought the Popcap bundle that has five games in it, and one day I didn't liked this one and i want to remove it but keep the other 4, you can't since, then the only way to remove this game is by removing the other 4 with it that are part of the bundle.

so to remove it, you must permnantly remove the bundle you bought.

This also goes with refunding btw.

[t0mk1]

what do you mean? I have bought THQ packs,valve complete packs etc, does that mean if I bought them on steam and I want to remove a few of there games it will remove all the games?

[t0mk1]

also I forgot to say, does this mean if I have clocked up like maybe 30/50 hours on these games and I remove them from my account does this mean the playtime/acheves will be removed from my account as in like when I view my games in my community profile it shows all the games I own and play times, this will be wiped right?

[SamiSha]

Publicado originalmente por Tom:

also I forgot to say, does this mean if I have clocked up like maybe 30/50 hours on these games and I remove them from my account does this mean the playtime/acheves will be removed from my account as in like when I view my games in my community profile it shows all the games I own and play times, this will be wiped right?

Removing it permenantly from your account is like saying I will never see or talk or do smoking.

I mean it will removing anything that existed with this product, excluding trading cards and badges.

[t0mk1]

Publicado originalmente por SamiSha:

Publicado originalmente por Tom:

also I forgot to say, does this mean if I have clocked up like maybe 30/50 hours on these games and I remove them from my account does this mean the playtime/acheves will be removed from my account as in like when I view my games in my community profile it shows all the games I own and play times, this will be wiped right?

Removing it permenantly from your account is like saying I will never see or talk or do smoking.

So the hours will be wiped and the game in my community list?

[SamiSha]

Publicado originalmente por Tom:

Publicado originalmente por SamiSha:

Removing it permenantly from your account is like saying I will never see or talk or do smoking.

So the hours will be wiped and the game in my community list?

Everything means everything, excluding any posted screenshots/artworks (forgot to mention this also woops) aka all generated content, and all game badges + trading cards.

[t0mk1]

ok thanks.

[t0mk1]

So all games and bundles items can be removed from my library ?

[Tev]

Publicado originalmente por t0mk1:

So all games and bundles items can be removed from my library ?

Yes.

Although "permanently" doesn't really mean permanently, since you can still restore the games using the Help Desk -page.

We'll likely never see a "permanent removal" tool, due to all the things that could go wrong with it.

Publicado originalmente por SamiSha:

Publicado originalmente por Tom:

So the hours will be wiped and the game in my community list?

Everything means everything, excluding any posted screenshots/artworks (forgot to mention this also woops) aka all generated content, and all game badges + trading cards.

Your achievement count doesn't drop, neither will your avg. achievements rate. Bans won't be lifted, et cetera. Playtime doesn't decrease accordingly either.

Deleting the game is practically the same as playing a Steam Family Shared game and losing access to the said library.

[SamiSha]

Publicado originalmente por Teutep:

Publicado originalmente por t0mk1:

So all games and bundles items can be removed from my library ?

Yes.

Although "permanently" doesn't really mean permanently, since you can still restore the games using the Help Desk -page.

We'll likely never see a "permanent removal" tool, due to all the things that could go wrong with it.

Publicado originalmente por SamiSha:

Everything means everything, excluding any posted screenshots/artworks (forgot to mention this also woops) aka all generated content, and all game badges + trading cards.

Your achievement count doesn't drop, neither will your avg. achievements rate. Bans won't be lifted, et cetera. Playtime doesn't decrease accordingly either.

Deleting the game is practically the same as playing a Steam Family Shared game and losing access to the said library.

Thanks for enlightening me on the permanent remove.

[t0mk1]

Ok I have over 3000 steam games on my main account. I'm planning on removing about 1000 of them. Is it unlimited removing ?

[Tev]

Publicado originalmente por t0mk1:

Ok I have over 3000 steam games on my main account. I'm planning on removing about 1000 of them. Is it unlimited removing ?

Can't say I've run across any limit, so I'm going to give an "unconfirmed yes."

That being said, if I were you, I'd weight which is the better option for you.

How it affects Method	Visible list of removed products	Visible on profile's All Games -section	Affects achievement icons in Achievement Showcases	Excluded from outgoing Steam Family Sharing	Ability to re-purchase	Undoable
Hiding (Set Categories > Hide This Game in My Library)
"Permanent removal" via Help Desk						*

* = if you're being shared the game simultaneously, you may have to temporarily exit Steam, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\ and move your config.vdf to your desktop, restart Steam for the [It's not in my library] -button to show up under the Help Desk -page for game retrieval.

Only after that should you exit Steam, return the config.vdf in its place and restart Steam to re-acquire the shared libraries.

Personally, I also find it more convenient to hide multiple titles at once by holding CTRL (to include / exclude specific titles) and SHIFT for selecting everything between a range, than I find it to remove each and every title via the Help Desk -page one by one (with the exception in bundled products.)