will all my things on steam transfer over to my new PC?

[Crispyhardt]

so i should be getting a better PC soon and i was wondering if my games, progress, and items would transfer over to my new pc once i install steam to it?

[DirtyFishy]

Depends on the games.
All of the paid games will stay on your account, saves may or may not stay depending on whether they use the Steam cloud.

[ໂ‧͡‧̫ໃ]

I'd like to add this link so you can make sure you can transfer the files you need to properly: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

All the games you bought or were activated on your account will stay with you wherever you use your Steam client. But as DirtyFishy commented only the save files/progress automatically synced each time you leave said games are the ones that you don't need to backup as they're on the cloud. The F2P games that are deleted from your library once you remove it, if not synced to Steam Cloud, will have to be backed up also so don't forget them.

Congrats on getting a new, better PC. :)

[Crispyhardt]

ok thanks

[SerfT]

use this to backup your game saves.. then reinstall everything on the new computer.

http://www.gamesave-manager.com/

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

1. Your games' files can be redownloaded onto your new computer, or transferred from your old computer. Your games are tied to your Steam account permanently and you will not lose them.

2a. Your save files may need to be transferred. If the game has the Steam Cloud feature, they will be automatically transferred. To check whether a game has Steam Cloud, visit the game's Steam store page and look at the right-side column, below the list of your friends that own the game.

2b. If the game does not, you will need to check where the game puts its save files, and then transfer them to the right place in the new computer. (Do a Google search for "[game name] save file location" to find this.) Some games save in your personal folder on the computer; some games save in the game subfolder inside Steam's folders. It varies.

3. Your configurations for your games will probably not be transferred, unless they are tied to your save files. So you should be prepared to change the settings again, if you have done that before.

[Crispyhardt]

ok so my paid games stay, some saves stay, what about my items? also will my progress in payday 2 stay?

[Tev]

Items are stored on the server side; PAYDAY 2 progress too (as it's a multiplayer game.)

[Crispyhardt]

Originally posted by Teutep:

Items are stored on the server side; PAYDAY 2 progress too (as it's a multiplayer game.)

thank you