How to add a Steam Library folder

[Kalkra]

I saw this image:

How to add a specific Steam Library folder (2023 UI) 

Community Created Artwork for Steam Artwork

By: rawWwRrr

The Steam client will not allow more than one library folder from the same drive. This process cannot work around that restriction. Go to (1) Steam > (2) Settings > (3) Storage (4) Click on the (+) symbol on the...

But my UI looks a bit different. I have a drop-down menu with "Windows (C:)" and "Add Drive".When I click "Add Drive" file explorer pops up, and when I select the folder I want, (C:\Users\username\Steam) a steamapps folder appears in that folder, but nothing else changes. The path displayed is still C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam, and there's still only those two options in the drop-down menu.

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Kalkra:

I saw this image:

How to add a specific Steam Library folder (2023 UI) 

Community Created Artwork for Steam Artwork

By: rawWwRrr

The Steam client will not allow more than one library folder from the same drive. This process cannot work around that restriction. Go to (1) Steam > (2) Settings > (3) Storage (4) Click on the (+) symbol on the...

But my UI looks a bit different. I have a drop-down menu with "Windows (C:)" and "Add Drive".When I click "Add Drive" file explorer pops up, and when I select the folder I want, (C:\Users\username\Steam) a steamapps folder appears in that folder, but nothing else changes. The path displayed is still C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam, and there's still only those two options in the drop-down menu.

Yeah, that's mine. I added comments to that effect in the description.

Recent change:
{ * } Seems this has changed slightly. It is now a drop-down menu that contains your library drives. After clicking on it to expand it, at the bottom is a + Add Steam Library selection which will take you back to Step 5 above."

I *just* put that infographic up when Steam was changed with the drop down menu, so I didn't feel like creating that all over again.

You are still limited to one library folder per drive. Since Steam is usually installed by default to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam, you cannot choose C: again. You could move the entire Steam folder to a non-default location on C:, but that's not covered by the infographic.

[Kalkra]

Thanks.

How would I do that?

[tintingaroo]

In regards to adding that location as an additional library you could follow this manual process to achieve that:
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/3395163747110198261/#c3395163747110912094

[Kalkra]

Thank you.