Transfering Steam games files from 1 computer to another?

[President_Evil69]

Hey guys, i recently bought Hotline Miami and downloaded it on my computer, but it won't run because my hardware is too old (it doesn't have a proper graphics card, just some built-in Intel chipset graphics which sucks). I just wanted to know if it is possible to transfer the game files from the Steam folder and paste it into the Steamapps folder on another computer instead of having to redownload it on the other computer.

I can live with redownloading it (it's only 170MB) but because my ISP caps my internet download quota I'd prefer it if i could just copy it over on a USB flash drive or something.

[Tev]

Yes, you can.
Just copy the steamapps folder and carry it over to your other PC's Steam location. (default location: C:\Program Files\Steam\)
If you only want to download that one game, you should find its folder inside the steamapps folder and then copypaste that to the other PC's steamapps folder.

Once you've done that, you should still see on your client it's not downloaded, but once you click 'Install', it should download it in a second. You might want to verify the cache to ensure there's no corrupted files in the process by right mouse clicking it on your Steam Library -> choosing Properties -> Local Files and from there [Verify Integrity of Game Cache]

[DutchMajorGeneral]

When the Steam account is the same it shouldnt be a problem..

[class101 [OLED deck]]

Also carry ...\Steam\userdata and ...\My Documents\My Games folders for saves

[President_Evil69]

OMG!! It works hahahah :D Thanks guys, what i did was i copy the files over and created a "common" folder inside "steamapps" and pasted the game files there then hit "install" and BOOM it works. This game is awesome!! Can't wait to go achievement hunting with this. Thanks :)

[NotZeppp]

Originally posted by DutchMajorGeneral:

When the Steam account is the same it shouldnt be a problem..

it wont work if we have different accounts?