Transferring game files from mac to pc

[IKRunner]

About five months ago I recently picked up console gaming again because of the Coronavirus pandemic and after doing a bit of research, realized that there was a whole world of PC gaming that I was missing out on. So I casually picked up CS:Go and started playing on my PAC (Potato Apple Computer) and am having a blast. Throughout the course of my playing I setup up a windows bootcamp partition on my Macbook Pro and downloaded Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, Overwatch but the only games that I could play decently without horrible frame rates are Rainbow and Overwatch, so I decided to build a gaming PC. I have all the parts except for the GPU for which I will probably wait till Nvidia's 30 series cards come out. However I'm worried about being to transfer my CS:Go files from my Mac to my PC. My question is this: Is there a way to transfer the game files from Mac to Windows? What would happen if I were to say re-download CS:Go from the Steam client on Windows and start playing the game there? Would I lose all of my progress and my achievements? Is there a way around this?

[Three English Letters شازام]

Originally posted by IKRunner:

I'm worried about being to transfer my CS:Go files from my Mac to my PC. My question is this: Is there a way to transfer the game files from Mac to Windows? What would happen if I were to say re-download CS:Go from the Steam client on Windows and start playing the game there? Would I lose all of my progress and my achievements? Is there a way around this?

You will not lose your CS:GO inventory items/progress/achievements/ect. because that data is stored on servers.

All you will have to do when you get a new PC is install the Steam client and the game again, then everything will be waiting for you.

[Gillius_Thunderhead]

I have the opposite problem: I used to have a Windows PC and recently turned to MAC. The problem is I can't play any of the games I purchased on my MAC.

Is there a way to play them? Do I have to buy them again? ask for a refund? am I screwed? please help.

[Three English Letters شازام]

Originally posted by Gillius_Thunderhead:

I have the opposite problem: I used to have a Windows PC and recently turned to MAC. The problem is I can't play any of the games I purchased on my MAC.

Is there a way to play them? Do I have to buy them again? ask for a refund? am I screwed? please help.

What kind of games are you talking about?

If they are 32 bit then you will not be able to run them on the newest macOS Catalina.

[Cathulhu]

Originally posted by Gillius_Thunderhead:

I have the opposite problem: I used to have a Windows PC and recently turned to MAC. The problem is I can't play any of the games I purchased on my MAC.

Is there a way to play them? Do I have to buy them again? ask for a refund? am I screwed? please help.

Do those games offer a Mac OS X version in the first place?
Are those compatible to Mac OS X 10.15 aka Catalina?

[Night]

Originally posted by IKRunner:

About five months ago I recently picked up console gaming again because of the Coronavirus pandemic and after doing a bit of research, realized that there was a whole world of PC gaming that I was missing out on. So I casually picked up CS:Go and started playing on my PAC (Potato Apple Computer) and am having a blast. Throughout the course of my playing I setup up a windows bootcamp partition on my Macbook Pro and downloaded Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, Overwatch but the only games that I could play decently without horrible frame rates are Rainbow and Overwatch, so I decided to build a gaming PC. I have all the parts except for the GPU for which I will probably wait till Nvidia's 30 series cards come out. However I'm worried about being to transfer my CS:Go files from my Mac to my PC. My question is this: Is there a way to transfer the game files from Mac to Windows? What would happen if I were to say re-download CS:Go from the Steam client on Windows and start playing the game there? Would I lose all of my progress and my achievements? Is there a way around this?

To answer the question: "Would I lose all of my progress and my achievements?"

Achievements unlocked in-game will stay on your account and unlocked regardless of your computer, I think game progress will save if cloud save is enabled and supported in-game.

As for In-game purchases (cosmetics, etc) these items are added to your steam account inventory after buying them, you wouldn't be losing them either.