smashravioli Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:48pm
How do you delete a Steam game shortcut?
Hello Steam,

I'm trying to clean up my desktop and I want to get rid of my TF2 shortcut without deleting the game, keeping it in my Library when I open Steam. Any Suggestions?

Also, I use Windows, if that helps.
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HEART Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:49pm 
Just right click on it and delete it.
ARuarkGuy Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:50pm 
Steam stores application shortcuts in the Users/<username>/Applications folder. If you delete a game from within Steam, it will NOT remove the shortcut from the Users/<username>/Applications folder. You will have to manually remove it (until Steam/Valve can get Steam working properly with Lion, that is).
Last edited by ARuarkGuy; Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:50pm
smashravioli Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:51pm 
Originally posted by Sir ✴ Mystiq:
Just right click on it and delete it.
When it goes into the garbage, should I delete it, or keep it in there? If I keep it in the trash, i'll put it in a new folder for Steam stuff.
smashravioli Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:53pm 
Originally posted by ARuarkGuy:
Steam stores application shortcuts in the Users/<username>/Applications folder. If you delete a game from within Steam, it will NOT remove the shortcut from the Users/<username>/Applications folder. You will have to manually remove it (until Steam/Valve can get Steam working properly with Lion, that is).
I don't want to get rid of the game, just the shortcut, but thanks.
ARuarkGuy Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:54pm 
Originally posted by TEGTommy:
Originally posted by ARuarkGuy:
Steam stores application shortcuts in the Users/<username>/Applications folder. If you delete a game from within Steam, it will NOT remove the shortcut from the Users/<username>/Applications folder. You will have to manually remove it (until Steam/Valve can get Steam working properly with Lion, that is).
I don't want to get rid of the game, just the shortcut, but thanks.

No problem but deleting the icon on the desktop will not remove the game. If you put it into the Recycle Bin or click one time on it and push delete, it is the same thing.
HEART Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:54pm 
Originally posted by TEGTommy:
Originally posted by Sir ✴ Mystiq:
Just right click on it and delete it.
When it goes into the garbage, should I delete it, or keep it in there? If I keep it in the trash, i'll put it in a new folder for Steam stuff.
Just delete it. You can always recreate it later if you wish.
smashravioli Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:56pm 
Originally posted by ARuarkGuy:
Originally posted by TEGTommy:
I don't want to get rid of the game, just the shortcut, but thanks.

No problem but deleting the icon on the desktop will not remove the game. If you put it into the Recycle Bin or click one time on it and push delete, it is the same thing.
Thanks for the help! I'll try right now. EDIT: It worked! Thanks!
Last edited by smashravioli; Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:57pm
smashravioli Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:56pm 
Originally posted by Sir ✴ Mystiq:
Originally posted by TEGTommy:
When it goes into the garbage, should I delete it, or keep it in there? If I keep it in the trash, i'll put it in a new folder for Steam stuff.
Just delete it. You can always recreate it later if you wish.
Thanks for the help! I'll try right now. EDIT: It worked! Thanks!
Last edited by smashravioli; Jan 29, 2016 @ 2:57pm
sisyphus Feb 2, 2016 @ 6:47pm 
What I don't understand is how somebody could think that a shortcut has anything to do with the actual game itself.
Reeboii Feb 2, 2016 @ 6:51pm 
wow
logdumper Dec 22, 2016 @ 6:54pm 
I deleted all my game shortcuts on my desktop and had to download all the games again!! And I lost all the progress on them!!! :steamsad:
Last edited by logdumper; Dec 22, 2016 @ 6:55pm
latnsoja Apr 23, 2019 @ 9:29am 
Right click on the shortcut, Click Properties, Click General, and beside attributes, click hidden.
RachyS ¯\(ツ)/¯ Apr 23, 2019 @ 11:31am 
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Penner Jun 28, 2019 @ 9:40pm 
search it in finder and move to trash
lolhook Jun 28, 2019 @ 9:47pm 
gg
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