Kept Files from Windows 10, No Games Kept, Hard Drive Space Still Occupied

[Beijing Biden]

So when upgrading to Win 10 (from Windows 7), I chose the option to keep personal files, but remove programs/apps. After the update, Steam, and all of its games, were gone. No biggy, I backed up important saves before upgrading. But wait! My remaining hard drive space is a bit lower than it was before upgrading (makes sense, new OS takes space), but my Steam folder was well into the 50-100GB size range, yet none of that space is freed up. I look in the appropriate folders, but to no avail, I can't find anything from the previous Steam installation. I install Steam onto Win 10, log in and everything, but none of my games are shown as being downloaded, only available to be. This is a rather big problem, because I have only ~15gb left on my hard drive, and a butt load of games to re-install.

[Beijing Biden]

I always hate the thought of people solving their own problems, but never sharing their solution.

In your C drive (y'know, the same folder that has Program Files, Program Files (x86), etc.), you should find a folder titled Windows.old. Inside, you'll find the contents of your old C drive, including your old Program Files (x86) folder, which will contain the almighty Steam folder. If you kept your files, but deleted apps, your games are still there. Moving them over into your new Steam folder will make them pop up in your library, ready to be played again :)

[Air]

Originally posted by Sir Topham Hatt:

I always hate the thought of people solving their own problems, but never sharing their solution.

In your C drive (y'know, the same folder that has Program Files, Program Files (x86), etc.), you should find a folder titled Windows.old. Inside, you'll find the contents of your old C drive, including your old Program Files (x86) folder, which will contain the almighty Steam folder. If you kept your files, but deleted apps, your games are still there. Moving them over into your new Steam folder will make them pop up in your library, ready to be played again :)

And it can be helpful to install Steam in the root of the C:\ drive rather than the Programs File folder, so that your Steam installation and games won't be affected by that upgrade or a system refresh

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

it is in your "windows.old" in case you decide to revert to windows 7?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Like Sir Topham Hatt said; everything u had before is within the Windows.old > Program Files; etc..

U just move/copy over from there; to the proper structure on C:\Program Files; etc...