Every user Steam sooner or later, he encounters various problems related to the installation of the game, the root folder during download, and file transfers between disks. Since not everyone knows how to do it correctly and quickly, this guide will help point the way to the game on Steam.
How to specify the path of an already installed game on Steam
First of all, it is worth considering the solution of two common problems, since their solution is the same each other:
- How to specify the path of an ALREADY installed game?
- How to point to an already downloaded game in Steam if you just TRANSFERED the FOLDER with the game from one disk to another?
To specify the path to an already installed game:
- Open Steam and go to library.
- In library open page with the game already installed on the computer.
- Steam will offer to install it: click on the "Install».
- In the installation window, under "Choosing an installation site»Select the folder where the already installed game is stored.
Remember! You need to specify the shared folder with the game: if the game is installed to the conditional folder "My games" or "Games", specify it. Otherwise, the installation process will abort due to an error.
- Click "Next", and then - "Finish».
Thus, the process of checking the folder with the already installed game will start. After the verification is completed, the "Install" button in the libraries will be replaced with "Play".
How to specify the path to the game in Steam after reinstalling the Windows system
After reinstalling the Windows system, Steam goes back to the original settings, and the path to previously installed games has to be updated.
When confronted with the situation in question:
- Open Steam.
- In the upper left corner through the "Steam" item, go to "Setting».
- Go to "Downloads».
- In "Steam Library Folders» add the folder with the previously installed game through "+".
Done, enjoy the game. You can read more relevant solutions to issues related to Steam in this section.
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