New Windows 10 User

[Newinhuman]

Finally Upgraded! Yay
Just installed windows 10 on an empty harddrive; windows 7 on the old one with all my games. Steam installed on both. Steam says I have no games but they still load up when I access their files but can't load my saved game files... What should I do?

worse case scenario: Format the old drive and reinstall Windows 10
best case scenario: Make steam recognize my old harddrive

Had to install Windows 10 to avoid a headache, new headache is not welcomed

[Omega]

Move the games to the Steam game installation directory on the new Windows installation.

The Steam game installation directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ by default.

Alternatively you can create a new Steam game installation directory on the Windows 7 drive.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129
Just point it to the old installation directory on the Windows 7 drive. It should be D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\.


And to get all your savegames back go to D:\Users\YourUserName then simply copy everything and paste it in C:\Users\YourUserName.

[Newinhuman]

ty, i think I'll try the second option... I accidentally installed windows to my tiny ssd...

hmmmm says the folder cant be used because it isnt empty

side note:
it didnt ask me where i wanted to install steam in the first place either...

im going to try moving my saved games from D to C... wish me luck

ok that worked but the question now is how do i install new games from steam without using my tiny C drive

I've been trying to trick steam into recognizing my games but still no luck... I can load my saved games now and install games into my destination but can't seem to load them from the steam library

[Omega]

Steam (Top left of the Steam window) > Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders > Add Library folder > Select the D:/ drive in the dropdown menu > Navigate to the old Steam game installation folder > Highlight the Common folder and press Select.

[Newinhuman]

it says the file has to be empty

it also recreates steam apps folder with common and installs in there .... I'm just going to reinstall all the games I play... I give up but at least i got my saves to be recognized

[Omega]

Ok, strange.

We could just nuke the entire drive while keeping your games. How about that? We remove everything from the drive except for the games. It's a waste of storage space anyway to have your old Windows installation stored on it.

[Newinhuman]

you wanna cash me ouside? stomp on this harddrive?

[Omega]

So that is a yes? Double check everything when wiping/expanding partitions. Make sure you are ding it on the correct drive.

Rightclick the Windows start button > Disk Manager > Rightclick the D:/ partition > Shrink Volume > Shrink > Rightclick the grey part that appeared on the Disk > new volume > Keep pressing next

Now copy/paste the Steam games to the new HDD that appeared which should be labeld E:/.

Now remove all partitions from the disk in the Disk Manager except for the one you created > Rightclick the E:/ partition > Expand > Keep pressing Next

[Newinhuman]

i shouldve restarted my PC to get everything to recognize it after moving save from user/myname/my games

[IceFoxX]

Move files from common directory into another make it clear...now add the path inside steam..move your games back

Or rename old steam folder. Create path inside steam. (Delete new steam directory) rename it back

引用自 Omega：

Ok, strange.

We could just nuke the entire drive while keeping your games. How about that? We remove everything from the drive except for the games. It's a waste of storage space anyway to have your old Windows installation stored on it.

Since when is dual boot waste of storage?!?or if he just wanna test win10 or something else...still waste of storage?!? Rofl

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

Adding your other library should work. Redo it at some other directory level if steamcommons isn't the one to use.

[Omega]

引用自 IceFoxX：

引用自 Omega：

Ok, strange.

We could just nuke the entire drive while keeping your games. How about that? We remove everything from the drive except for the games. It's a waste of storage space anyway to have your old Windows installation stored on it.

Since when is dual boot waste of storage?!?or if he just wanna test win10 or something else...still waste of storage?!? Rofl

OP never said anything about dual boot.

Even if OP is dual booting there is no reason to run both 7 an 10.

[IceFoxX]

引用自 Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism：

Adding your other library should work. Redo it at some other directory level if steamcommons isn't the one to use.

Got this problem so much times...lol and got the error with complete empty directories too
If steam created the directory its fine..but with already existing steam directory (empty) i got the same

引用自 Omega：

引用自 IceFoxX：

Since when is dual boot waste of storage?!?or if he just wanna test win10 or something else...still waste of storage?!? Rofl

OP never said anything about dual boot.

Even if OP is dual booting there is no reason to run both 7 an 10.

OP telled nothing about...but you are just thinking its waste storage..so ignorant
Some stuff needs win 10 other maybe not running at win 10....soooo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ much reasons lol...but i cant tell if its waste storage or not...because yea op didnt told anything about it

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

引用自 IceFoxX：

引用自 Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism：

Adding your other library should work. Redo it at some other directory level if steamcommons isn't the one to use.

Got this problem so much times...lol and got the error with complete empty directories too
If steam created the directory its fine..but with already existing steam directory (empty) i got the same

引用自 Omega：

OP never said anything about dual boot.

Even if OP is dual booting there is no reason to run both 7 an 10.

OP telled nothing about...but you are just thinking its waste storage..so ignorant
Some stuff needs win 10 other maybe not running at win 10....soooo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ much reasons lol...but i cant tell if its waste storage or not...because yea op didnt told anything about it

OK. I may just have done it once or so.