New PC - do I need to uninstall games?

[Plethora]

Hi all - my new Win8 machine will arrive this week. Do I need to remove every Steam game I have from my current system in order to install on the new?

[DarkCrystalMethod]

If you can log onto Steam on your new computer then all cloud-stored info gets re-downloaded when you download the games again. (as a shortcut, copy your steamapps folder to a usb drive and walk it over to your new machine after installing Steam itself)
Games that have a steam inventory will remember all your items. Only *some* games remember your saved games and progress (although achievements will be remembered).
Some game info is in C:\Users\ but it depends on the game.

Steam lets you download your games as many times as you want/need on as many devices as you want. You can go back to your old computer too, but you can't log in with the same account on multiple devices (exception: 1 computer and 1 Steam-mobile phone app)

[Plethora]

Helpful - thanks for your reply.

[dirrtymartini]

Originally posted by Dave Wilson:

Helpful - thanks for your reply.

DarkCrystalMethod covered the bases. Moving games via USB drive is a winner.

One possible but rare snag is games with activation limits. If you've installed a game on 3, 4, or 5 PCs, you might have to deactivate one of those copies before you can install it onto your Win8 PC. Might not even apply in your case but you should be aware of it.

Hope your new PC is a beast!

[Plethora]

Here's the spec;

• Fractal Design R4 Case With USB 3.0
• Quiet Xigmatek 600W 2x PCI-E Power Supply
• Intel Core i7 3770 IVY Bridge, Quad Core (1155, 3.40GHZ, 8MB Cache)
• Quiet Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro CPU heatsink With 92mm Fan
• Asus P8Z77-V LX2,
• 16GB (4 x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3
• AMD HD7970 3GB Graphics Card
• Silent 240GB Ultrafast Solid State Drive SATA III (Boot drive)

[dirrtymartini]

Originally posted by Dave Wilson:

Here's the spec;

• Fractal Design R4 Case With USB 3.0
• Quiet Xigmatek 600W 2x PCI-E Power Supply
• Intel Core i7 3770 IVY Bridge, Quad Core (1155, 3.40GHZ, 8MB Cache)
• Quiet Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro CPU heatsink With 92mm Fan
• Asus P8Z77-V LX2,
• 16GB (4 x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3
• AMD HD7970 3GB Graphics Card
• Silent 240GB Ultrafast Solid State Drive SATA III (Boot drive)

My goodness. "Greasy fast speed" popped into my head while reading that. You should be good to go for a bit (lol). Thanks for sharing your specs. :)

[Plethora]

I copied the Steamapps\Common folder across but Steam still is downloading the whole Gb's worth of games :(