How to Move Steam Games to Another Drive without Redownloading 2021?

How to Move Steam Games to Another Drive without Redownloading 2021?

Geeks - Moving Steam games to another drive can free up space on your primary hard drive and allow you to keep all of your games in one place. It's also a good way to back up your games in case something happens to your primary drive. In this article, we will show you how to move Steam games to another drive without having to redownload them.

Here are the steps you need to follow to move Steam games to another drive:

Close Steam and make sure that all Steam processes have ended in the Task Manager.

Go to your Steam library folder. You can find the location of this folder by going to Steam > Settings > Downloads and clicking on the "Steam Library Folders" button.

Locate the game you want to move and right-click on it. Select "Properties" from the context menu.

In the "Local Files" tab, click on the "Move Install Folder" button.

Choose the new location for the game on the other drive and click "Move Folder".

Steam will now move the game files to the new location and update its database. This process may take some time, depending on the size of the game and the speed of your drives.

Once the game has been moved, you can launch it from the Steam client as usual.

It's worth noting that some games may not work properly if they are moved to a different drive or location. In this case, you may need to reinstall the game.

That's it! You have now successfully moved a Steam game to another drive without having to redownload it. You can repeat these steps for any other games you want to move to the new drive.

Remember to regularly back up your games and save files to prevent data loss in case something goes wrong with your primary drive.