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Kappyscope Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:40am

A extra drive to store Steam games.

I would like to see Valve add in a virtual drive that can store up Steam games that are large so they don't interfere with my other storage, What I mean is when you 1st install Steam, it creates a D:\Drive for free called D:\Steam.

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Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

It looks like what you're asking is Steam to create for you a VHD to use as a library option. Although possible it's better to actually create the drive from the OS and then point your Steam library to it.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-and-set-vhdx-or-vhd-windows-10

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Theblaze Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:42am

And where does the virtual drive take the space from?, out of the void?.

Kappyscope Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:45am

No, it's like a VM hard drive but it stores the game(s) but if you download DLC, it will store it into the virtual hard drive. (The content will be downloaded.)
And you can still play the content.

Last edited by Kappyscope; Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:45am

eram Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:46am

so you want to stream the games? maybe one day.

Kappyscope Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:48am

No, I don't mean by stream but some extra storage.

eram Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:50am

and how do you access this extra storage? you will have to use your internet connection to either download onto your pc or stream it.

Theblaze Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:51am

It will not get you extra storage without taking the space from somewhere else. It's much easier to create an additional partition than to make a virtual drive.

Judgmental Amaterasu Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:52am

Originally posted by efconway58:
No, I don't mean by stream but some extra storage.

What? And where is this magical storage going to be located? You can't just store things in the air. There has to be a physical drive somewhere.

Kappyscope Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:54am

Well, when you download the Steam program, it makes a hard drive (a virtual one) to store LARGE Steam games like big ones like Forza, Half-Life, TF2, and more.

Kappyscope Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:55am

It will create a D:\Drive.
If your confused, I will give you an example.

Last edited by Kappyscope; Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:56am

eram Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:55am

Originally posted by efconway58:
Well, when you download the Steam program, it makes a hard drive (a virtual one) to store LARGE Steam games like big ones like Forza, Half-Life, TF2, and more.

and those files are still on your pc taking up space, i dont think you know what a virtual drive is.

Originally posted by efconway58:
It will create a D:\Drive.
If your confused, I will give you a example.

yes im very confused.

Last edited by eram; Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:56am

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Jaunitta 🌸 Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:57am

When you buy an extra storage drive and move installation of game file by rightclicking the game properties>local files tab >move installion files to external drive Steam folder then make a new library point library to the new Steam folder on external drive all your games downloads will now default to this directory as per default library.. As you can now understand Steam has no jurisdiction over this only you.

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Kappyscope Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:58am

Sorry, I will now close this form post. If you have any more questions, Just message me on Steam.

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Zekiran Mar 16, 2021 @ 10:59am

If your data is not being stored on YOUR computer physically - it is online, and thus you would have to stream it from wherever it exists.

Valve isn't going to do that for you.

Get a hard drive.

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