Why Is Steam always deleting my games?

[Braden]

Does anyone know what the problem is? It started happening on my computer now its happening on my laptop.

[spoof]

if your drive letters change and you use custom folders it gets reset.

steam uses mlinks for custom folders , making any changes in sharing or drive letter will remove the mlink.

[Braden]

Originally posted by spoof:

if your drive letters change and you use custom folders it gets reset.

steam uses mlinks for custom folders , making any changes in sharing or drive letter will remove the mlink.

Thats not the problem though. Steam just randomly deletes the games and says its a update. The game size goes from, what like, 11 GB to 1 GB? Its pretty bugged.

The only way I can fix it is by deleteing it then putting "appmanifest" in the SteamApps for the game to stop deleting itself and moving a backup into common while steam is shutdown then starting it up.

Because it will delete it even if I have a backup and stop the download shutdown Steam put the game in common then start Steam back up.

[spoof]

the appmanifest moving proof that I am on the right track.(open one with notepad)

stop using custom folders and you will see it will not delete anything.

or figure out what is resetting the mlink

edit:and actually confirm if there is any deleting going on.
check the common folder for the game files.
if they are there nothing was deleted.

[Braden]

Originally posted by spoof:

the appmanifest moving proof that I am on the right track.(open one with notepad)

stop using custom folders and you will see it will not delete anything.

or figure out what is resetting the mlink

edit:and actually confirm if there is any deleting going on.
check the common folder for the game files.
if they are there nothing was deleted.

I never use custom folders and the link is not restting.

As I said it happens on both my computers.

As I said "Thats not the problem though. Steam just randomly deletes the games and says its a update. The game size goes from, what like, 11 GB to 1 GB? Its pretty bugged."
This is in the common folder.

[spoof]

than the data is in the downloading folder.

steam does not delete data for me.
only velvet assasin did that one time for me.

[Braden]

Originally posted by spoof:

than the data is in the downloading folder.

steam does not delete data for me.
only velvet assasin did that one time for me.

Why would the data move from common to download folder? When it updates (even though the game does not need one) it deletes the whole game leaving about 1 GB of data and wants to re-download the rest of the game. This has happened with Saints Row 3, Warframe, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Skyrim.

I don't have the internet to be able to re-download games that Steam randomly deletes so I probably will neven play them again unless I have a backup which I only do of Warframe and Skyrim.

[spoof]

if you just let it do its thing it just gets the update.

start steam in offline mode so it does not want to update your backup all the time.
sounds like you created your own groundhog day.

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[Braden]

Originally posted by spoof:

if you just let it do its thing it just gets the update.

start steam in offline mode so it does not want to update your backup all the time.
sounds like you created your own groundhog day.

The update that deletes the whole game and re-downloads the game? A 10 GB update? Like hell... I am wasting internet downloading that it would take hours also... I want to know what the ♥♥♥♥ is even updating since no patchs come out for the games and they are up-to-date already.

I am not using the Steam Client in offline mode to play some games. I enjoy chatting with friends but ♥♥♥♥ like this ruins it and you cannot play most games online without Steam Client being online.

The only way around it is doing the "appmanifest" but thats only if you have a backup if I don't then, well. Thats probably a game I will never play again.

[spoof]

I tought I said something about letting it do its thing and it would just get the update.

well good luck with it anyway.

[Braden]

Originally posted by spoof:

I tought I said something about letting it do its thing and it would just get the update.

well good luck with it anyway.

There is no update, it is the game itself.

[Alceu Dispor]

Well, after this update Steam is deleting my custom file EVERY WEEK. '-' fDuck!

[WizKnight98]

Originally posted by Braden:

Originally posted by spoof:

I tought I said something about letting it do its thing and it would just get the update.

well good luck with it anyway.

There is no update, it is the game itself.

hello... did you fix the issue?

[WizKnight98]

Originally posted by Braden:

Originally posted by spoof:

I tought I said something about letting it do its thing and it would just get the update.

well good luck with it anyway.

There is no update, it is the game itself.

i have faced the similar problem... if you could fix it, please reply

[Iceira]

2 pc, you know the odds for that is. ?

you most do something that cause this, multi account issue maybe, because i dont have this issue 1 pc same user,

or you have something other or keep do same mistake, dont even dare ask for enough free space , that mean both pc is have same no free space left even that seem quite impossible and thats under 200gb. or dl size multiplyed by 3 to 5 11gb then its 55gb+ atleast as temporary work space.
and on system disk that way more needed free space. and on 2 pc same mistake, other then that repaire steam library, ( clear dl cache and then validate game intergrity of files. )

try safe boot mode, but now you are over in interference and with what. ( this still require you have a pc that update with its driver from product support page. )

as i said you have 2 pc and have same bug on both, thats not possible.
i bet they are different in hardware, so only your software and what you keep doing can cause this.