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    Is it possible to install Steam games on two hard drives?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by yotano21, Oct 5, 2016.

  1. yotano21

    yotano21 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have x2 500gb SSD in raid 0 that I install steam games on my current laptop. I will be getting a new laptop soon, Clevo P670RS, and this time I only want 1 m.2 SSD in the 500gb range for some Steam games that require more loading time and other Steam game on a 2tb spinner HD for lesser games.

    Is it possible to install on two HDs.
     
    yotano21, Oct 5, 2016
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  2. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    yes, you can select which drive you want to install to. i have 2 SSDs devoted to steam games.
     
    thegh0sts, Oct 5, 2016
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    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    Yep that's right, just add the directory you want in the steam settings first.
     
    TBoneSan, Oct 5, 2016
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  4. One of the good guys

    One of the good guys Notebook Consultant

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    Here's a link from Steam that should help. I had the same question; my desktop has a 128 GB SSD for Windows and a few big, commonly played games with long load times (like Starcraft 2 and Civilization V) while the rest were on my 1 TB HDD. It has worked fine for me.
     
    One of the good guys, Oct 6, 2016
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