Is there a way to remove the main Steam folder from game install locations?

[koholos]

I reinstalled Steam recently, and I installed it on my Windows drive because it seems to make VR work better. However, I want to make absolutely sure that I don't accidentally install any games to that drive. Is there a way to completely remove it from the Download locations?

Basically, I want S: and T: to be my only options here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3047719541

I've already changed the default drive, but I'd like to not even have it in the list, if possible.

[nullable]

I don't think you can have it installed on drive C: but exclude it from using that drive, it's a bit of a contradiction.

It does beg the question, why do you need to do that? Offhand it seems excessively micro-manage-y. And I can only guess your C: drive is tiny, or you have some outdated notion about "preserving the life" of your SSD. If it's the latter, I can tell you it's not really been an issue, it's never really been an issue. It's just overblown FUD. And if you sit down and do the math it makes it clear how much of a non-issue it is.

[Iceira]

Move all to new location then , start steam.exe up from there, then remake new steam drev to other drev, then you can move game from steam storage mangement.

I'm not sure what the problem is, thats how we always did it in the past. ( this is 2 disk multi disk ), its same with disk2-4 just more install option as long you did add make steam lib per drev letter.

It's here i and other might not get it whats the problem is, you dont need to have game installed where the steam client is now is. ( i get multi choise then i install a new game, as long there is room for them. )

It's a full move folder from one lcation to other, try keep the sub level of folders ( original made by steam )

Anything under 200gb is today seen as micro management, most newer games is 100gb so soon 500gb or 1tb can be seen as low disk space depend on OS on same disk.

Also sounds like that why you cant see it work not enoigh free room , or you did not make "add steam lib" on diffrent disk, steam cant move files there with move a game then that possible why.

[koholos]

nullable eredeti hozzászólása:

I don't think you can have it installed on drive C: but exclude it from using that drive, it's a bit of a contradiction.

It does beg the question, why do you need to do that? Offhand it seems excessively micro-manage-y. And I can only guess your C: drive is tiny, or you have some outdated notion about "preserving the life" of your SSD. If it's the latter, I can tell you it's not really been an issue, it's never really been an issue. It's just overblown FUD. And if you sit down and do the math it makes it clear how much of a non-issue it is.

Nah, it’s neither of those. It’s a 1 TB drive and based on my other SSD’s, I imagine this one will live longer than I do.

It’s mostly just an organizational holdover from the older Windows days, back when you needed more swap space. I try my best to keep my Windows disk only having my core programs like Audacity and Darktable and Notepad++, while games, projects, and media are on other drives. Steam itself, I consider a core program, hence why it’s on my C: drive, but not my Steam games.

[Azure Fang]

You cannot. Steam uses the default folder to manage some data even if you have a second library. Additionally, there are a RARE few games (older games, with Wizardry 8 coming to mind immediately) that will not function on a drive with a letter other than C so maintaining the default library is ideal as a failsafe.