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    Steam won't allow games to be installed on different drives.

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HopelesslyFaithful, Mar 7, 2013.

  1. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    So I have tried to use Steam several times to allow it to install games on several hardrives...well two but it never works. Has anyone ever got it to work? I know there was a work around before they ever enabled it but now that it is enabled why can't I get it to work? It says steam library failed to install or something like that

    EDIT: well now I can make a new steam folder but can't install anything to it...it just installs to first one and doesn't give an option....
     
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    never mind.....i guess it works now but only for certain games...odd

    Mod feel free and delete or close.

    EDIT: curious though on why it works now and not before -_- and with only certain games
     
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    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    install steam in the HDD you wanna install?
     
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    finally got it to work...nah i have any where from 2-3 TB of games i bet now so i want my fav games on my SSD and the rest on external.

    Yep works on external now too....so dumb...for over a year i have tried to get this to work and never worked and now it is...sigh oh well at least it works now. I read somewhere it doesn't work if steam is updating or downloading a game so that might be the reason for it not working in the past.
     
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    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    2-3TB of games?!!!!! wow! I would be lucky if I had 150GB :)
     
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    Wait so you are actively playing all 3TB at one time?
     
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    no but like to have them on my computer if i want to. I have played ~50% of them so far and a little more every so often....i rather not have to wait and download a game to play it...especially with capped internet. I need to go to my community college again and redownload all of them since i reinstalled windows. I rather not try to salvage the games by copying the .appdata. I don't feel like last time doing that clicking on 300 games to check game integrity.

    EDIT: I always tell people to buy packs and deals....always avoid deals that are in packs or may become in packs. I have spent maybe 1 grand or so so far and about 100 or so bucks have been wasted due to double buying games in packs down the road :/ I was really disappointed in this year's Christmas sale...was hoping Sega complete was going to be there :/ sad i own a good chunk of those games though already :/
     
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    Glad you got it working, it works well but as you've discovered it does not work on all games.... From what I've read they are slowly updating but if a game hasn't been updated you will not be given an installation library choice. I'm stuck with a couple I can't move for that reason.
     
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