GameofGames Mar 24, 2016 @ 4:34am
Seperate accounts across windows users
For those of you who may or may not know windows user can have multiple diffrent accounts on one computer, this is fine for the privacy but the problem now is with steam.
all steam files are shared across one computer even across diffrent accounts and this is annoying for some who would like to keep my games on one account and my brothers on another, i thought i figured out the problem when i installed a seperate steam client on my own account in a diffrent file than the other on my siblings, i even manage to install my game with out it showing on the other account but overnight the game was installed on the other account and now the steams are merged again, so any solution? (all my settings are restricted so only i can use them on my account )
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_I_ Mar 24, 2016 @ 6:10am 
correct

but you can untick the remember password button so each user will need to re-enter the password to log into steam

some game saves will be shared, that use games install folder to save
others that use windows registry, or user files to save will not be shared
GameofGames Mar 24, 2016 @ 7:51am 

Originally posted by _I_:
correct

but you can untick the remember password button so each user will need to re-enter the password to log into steam

some game saves will be shared, that use games install folder to save
others that use windows registry, or user files to save will not be shared

i think i fixed it now, i reinstalled steam on a privated folder blocked acess from either account to the majority of files each others files (ex,i can only use mine and vice versa) deleteed the appdata of steam on the original account etc and made a back up for my own %appdata%, now none of the game are showing up except the ones i redownloaded while the other account has all of its orginal games.
Bad 💀 Motha Mar 25, 2016 @ 1:11am 
To avoid any sharing or account cross-talk for files.

All u need is a separate folder for each user's Steam and a copy of a Steam.exe put into these folders. Then for each OS User, having a Steam.exe shortcut on their Desktop that corresponds to their user's steam folder. Quite simple actually and this is the best way to ensure no accounts ever share any files. Shared system then u should never use remember me logins; even with pw protected OS users being separate.

Most games already put saved game files into just the active users My Documents area; so even when u share the Steam Client and just change users at Steam login; your saves should be all separate and never shared.

Now for Uplay; this one is fine to just have one install instance for all your OS users to use; again, simply do not tick remember login. As for saved games, they typically will go here for Uplay > C:\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\savegames < but u will notice it makes a sub-folder that is unique to each user login; so you will not be sharing save data with Uplay stuff. Now for games like TheDivision or TheCrew, these Uplay games will use the local user's My Documents folder for any save data for these games in particular; again, simply changing OS user account will help ensure no save data is shared.
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Date Posted: Mar 24, 2016 @ 4:34am
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