I uninstalled and re-installed steam. I didn't uninstall my games, and they still exist on my hard drive (I checked).
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You can connect only one Steam account with your GOG.com library. This process is. What if I already own a game on both GOG.com and Steam? Create a Steam account from the official website, and download the official Steam client (see Resources below). Search for the game you want to purchase. Most can be found by title, but you can also locate games that are similar to those you already enjoy by clicking on the 'Browse Games' options at the left of the Steam client.
I have an SSD and a HDD, and to save space I install programs (including steam) to
C:Program Files (x86)Steam
drive (SSD) and games to D:GamesSteamApps
(HDD). How to I let steam know the programs are installed there?If you want to host a charity event you need explicit permission from the moderators via modmail. Game Advice, Asking For Friends. Posts asking for advice on which games to buy, how to smartly spend your money on Steam, finding a game you forgot the name of, etc. Are not allowed. Use the Monthly Game Suggestions Thread. Steam has a built-in system for making a backup of its game files, so you don’t have to re-download a full game every time you uninstall it and want to play again later. But like a lot of Steam’s features, it hasn’t been updated in quite a while, and frankly it often manages to break the game restoration process anyway. Steam Is Asking Me To Purchase a Game I Already Paid For. The next time you try to play the game, Steam will ask if you want to attempt the purchase again. You must make a valid purchase in order to play if your payment was declined for any reason. Problem with Steam?
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There is now an official support article at support.steampowered.com covering some other solutions as well.
Go to Steam > Settings > Downloads tab > Steam library folders. Add the
D:Games
folder there and restart Steam. Steam should then be able to find the installed games again.Steam Wants To Download Game That You Already Own A House
3ventic3ventic
Yes, just click install and this will happen:
After this it either installs the files or just does nothing. I had the same problem but I think it got patched by Valve a while ago
TimmyTimmy
I know this is an old question with old answers, but I came across it when I made the mistake of backing up only my .SteamAppsCommon folder, and not the app manifests that accompanied them before uninstalling, deleting and reinstalling Steam.
None of the easy methods worked for me, and faced with the task of manually clicking through the install dialogue and waiting for it to discover existing files 1000 times over, I wrote a PowerShell script to do it for me.
It saved me a lot of time and effort, so I thought I'd share for anyone else who lands here.
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I can confirm the possible ways for you because I have done it many times.
Method 1: Moving games to a new hard drive (like SSD)
The root folder can be anywhere, but the games must be in the subdirectory named 'steamappscommon' from the root folder. If you want the games to reside in D:Games then you should create the folder structure: D:Gamessteamappscommon
![Steam Steam](/uploads/1/2/6/0/126059787/174329758.jpg)
The resulting game folders will look like this:
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D:GamessteamappscommonArma 2
D:GamessteamappscommonArma 2 Operation Arrowhead
D:GamessteamappscommonMountblade Warband
D:GamessteamappscommonAssassin's Creed IV Black Flag
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Once the games are in place, in the Steam client open the Steam menu (top left corner) and select Settings. Open the 'Downloads' section and at the very top, the first setting is named Content Libraries with a button Steam Library Folders. Click the button to open Steam Library Folders. Click the 'Add Library Folder' button to add a new library then select the folder D:Games. The library list should now show 'D:Games' as a Steam Library.
Exit Steam and then run it again. As soon as it opens, all the games that it finds in the library folder will be shown in White color as if they were already installed.
Method 2: Copying steam games from an old computer to a new computerOn the new computer, open Steam and either install one small game, or create the subdirectory yourself - it should be C:Program Files(x86)Steamsteamappscommon
Exit Steam, then copy the games from the old computer's steam library usually from C:Program Files(x86)Steamsteamappscommon into the same folder on the new computer.
Run Steam, and all the game names listed in your library will be in White color as if they were installed. When you run the games, Steam will run the DirectX prerequisite installs if neeeded just like it had done on the old computer.
Method 3: Copying a single game from one PC to the otherSteam can be left running. On the new computer, open Steam and either install one small game, or create the subdirectory yourself - it should be C:Program Files(x86)Steamsteamappscommon
Copy the game from the old PC onto the new one and place it in the same folder as before - usually C:Program Files(x86)SteamsteamappscommonArma 2 Operation Arrowhead
The game will still be listed in gray (not installed) in Steam. Click Install Game. Steam will displayed the message 'Discovering existing files for xxx' and after a few seconds it will show the Play Game window.
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