installed games showing as uninstalled.

[pbhound]

I have games located on a second drive: (D:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common). the last windows update caused an issue where it reset a lot of my installed files on my computer. i have fixed most but now steam games are having issues. i have tried to follow the directions on the support site but that does not work.

what i have tried:

Add previously existing alternate installation libraries/folders to Steam
If you had previously installed the games to an alternate location outside of your main Steam folder here's how you can add them to your Steam Library:

Launch Steam and go to Steam > Settings > Downloads and click the Steam Library Folders button. This will open the Storage Manager.
Here you can see manage your game installations and locations. Near the top of the Storage Manager, click the "+" button to add another folder of your installed games.


Once you have added the new Library folder your installed games should appear in your Steam Library.

in downloads there is no steam library folders button. i have a "+" to add another location but it will only let me add the default "<DriveLetter>:\Steemapps" it will not allow me to change it to where i have my games installed.

[ez]

I think i found the solution. In Steam > Settings > Disk or storage (dont know what it is exactly in english but its right bellow downloads) click the plus at the top where are the disks and select that you want to add diferent location of files. If that doesnt help i would contact steam support. Hope it helps!

[Lavie]

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4578-18A7-C819-8620

[ez]

Originally posted by Lavie:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4578-18A7-C819-8620

did you read what he said? he already tried this

[crunchyfrog]

Your best bet is probably to delete the Steam insllation (but DO NOT delete the games folder on the D drive).

The redownload Steam and it should fix whatever's been corrupted in the install.

[pbhound]

Originally posted by DanielCZ7:

I think i found the solution. In Steam > Settings > Disk or storage (dont know what it is exactly in english but its right bellow downloads) click the plus at the top where are the disks and select that you want to add diferent location of files. If that doesnt help i would contact steam support. Hope it helps! :coolstar2022:

Thanks but it only allows me to get to D:\Steamapps not to where my games are installed at.

[ez]

Thats wierd, if i click the last option on the drop down menu it lets me select any place in my disk but i cant try it because i dont have any games on my second disk. What if you just make a new folder, move the games and select it?

[xarvn]

Was Steam installed in drive C: or D: previously? On what drive is Steam currently installed?

[pbhound]

Originally posted by xarvn:

Was Steam installed in drive C: or D: previously? On what drive is Steam currently installed?

Steam was installed on C: drive

[xarvn]

Is Steam currently installed in D:?

[pbhound]

Originally posted by xarvn:

Is Steam currently installed in D:?

no steam is still installed on the C:\

[xarvn]

If Steam is now installed in C: then you don't need for the steam library to be installed in the prior "D:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common" location. Steam does not allow more than one library per drive. You do not need the other files in the previous Steam installation that was on the "D" drive. I would do the following:

1. Run Steam and setup a Library in drive "D" (i.e. go to Steam--> Settings-->Storage, click on the Plus Symbol to add a Steam library to drive "D"). Steam will create "D:\SteamLibrary." This new directory should not have any games installed.
2. Exit completely out of Steam.
3. Delete the contents of the new D:\SteamLibrary folder; it should have a steamapps folder, libraryfolder.vdf, and steam.dll files. Delete these.
4. Go to your "D:\Program Files\Steam\" and cut the whole steamapps folder and paste it into the now emplty D:\SteamLibrary folder. Note that you will need administrator privileges to do this. Agree when prompted. Your new "D:\SteamLibrary" folder should now have the steamapps folder you cut from "D\Program Files\Steam."
5. Restart Steam. You should find the games installed that were on the "D:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps" now installed in the Steam library in the D drive "D:\SteamLibrary."

For good measure, and after making sure your Steam installation in drive "C" is working properly, I would delete the D:\Program Files\Steam folder as it wastes space, and worse, can cause problems with Steam.

[pbhound]

Originally posted by xarvn:

If Steam is now installed in C: then you don't need for the steam library to be installed in the prior "D:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common" location. Steam does not allow more than one library per drive. You do not need the other files in the previous Steam installation that was on the "D" drive. I would do the following:

1. Run Steam and setup a Library in drive "D" (i.e. go to Steam--> Settings-->Storage, click on the Plus Symbol to add a Steam library to drive "D"). Steam will create "D:\SteamLibrary." This new directory should not have any games installed.
2. Exit completely out of Steam.
3. Delete the contents of the new D:\SteamLibrary folder; it should have a steamapps folder, libraryfolder.vdf, and steam.dll files. Delete these.
4. Go to your "D:\Program Files\Steam\" and cut the whole steamapps folder and paste it into the now emplty D:\SteamLibrary folder. Note that you will need administrator privileges to do this. Agree when prompted. Your new "D:\SteamLibrary" folder should now have the steamapps folder you cut from "D\Program Files\Steam."
5. Restart Steam. You should find the games installed that were on the "D:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps" now installed in the Steam library in the D drive "D:\SteamLibrary."

For good measure, and after making sure your Steam installation in drive "C" is working properly, I would delete the D:\Program Files\Steam folder as it wastes space, and worse, can cause problems with Steam.

thanks i will try this; but steam has always been installed on the C:\