Trying to change games .exe location without reinstall.

[Mammary]

I am trying to move games from my computer to an external hard drive. I already have the file locations setup and any games I install onto the external will work just fine. There are however some games I would rather move manually. (Games without cloud save enabled/Large games that will take hours to download but 20 minutes to move.) The issue is that steam will look for the .exe of these games in their original spots if moved.

How do I change the .exe location steam looks at for a game so that it can find them? Or do I just have to reinstall them onto the external no questions asked?

[MaddDoktor [Linux]]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

Note that Steam is 32-bit, so if you have 64-bit Windows "Steam\SteamApps\ would be under "Program Files (x86)" instead of "Program Files"

[Mammary]

Originally posted by MaddDoktor Linux:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

Note that Steam is 32-bit, so if you have 64-bit Windows "Steam\SteamApps\ would be under "Program Files (x86)" instead of "Program Files"

I've seen this post before and i do nto with to relocate the entirety of my games or steam. just a majority. So I am assuming the .exe steam is looking for is set and locked upon installiation and to move the individual game is just out of the question if i want to launch it through steam again. Thanks though. Tis time to jsut carry over save files!!!

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[Tev]

Originally posted by Anna Of Mew:

Originally posted by MaddDoktor Linux:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

Note that Steam is 32-bit, so if you have 64-bit Windows "Steam\SteamApps\ would be under "Program Files (x86)" instead of "Program Files"

I've seen this post before and i do nto with to relocate the entirety of my games or steam. just a majority. So I am assuming the .exe steam is looking for is set and locked upon installiation and to move the individual game is just out of the question if i want to launch it through steam again. Thanks though. Tis time to jsut carry over save files!!!

If you've not set secondary locations, create one from Steam > Settings > Downloads > [Steam Library Folders]

Exit the Steam -client; move both the game folder from under SteamApps\common\ and the corresponding appmanifest_<app-ID>.acf -file from under SteamApps\ to the new location.

Transferring save files from one disk to another is not necessary unless you intend to back up the files. Even on another disk, the game often refers to the save files from the main Steam\userdata\ or %USERPROFILE% -folder located on the disk the operating system resides on.