New laptop with steam already installed.

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  1. heppsan

    heppsan Well-Known Member

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    So, I have got myself a new laptop to get even more out of this game. :)
    The thing is that steam is already preinstalled on the C: / OS drive, but it's barely any space remaining on that driver.. .
    And R3E needs quite some room by itself!. ;)

    Is it possible to download the games from steam to a different driver despite that steam is located in C: without any issues?
    Or should I reinstall steam on another driver before downloading R3E to the new rig?
    Anyone that are good with those things?
     
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  2. Sean Kenney

    Sean Kenney Well-Known Member

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    You can.


    Check steam help pages, will explain the best
     
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  3. Hannes Wallstedt

    Hannes Wallstedt Well-Known Member

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    Hello,

    Yes, you can create a secondary folder for your Steam games.
    • Open up your Steam client
    • Click the "Steam" menu in the top left corner of the Steam window
    • In the drop-down menu that appears, click "Properties" (or Settings not sure what the English name is)
    • In the window that appears, select the "Downloads" section
    • In this section you'll see a button called "Library folders for Steam", click it
    • In the window that now appears, you have the ability to add another Steam library folder
    Once you have a secondary folder you will be able to select which folder to use when installing games.
     
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  4. heppsan

    heppsan Well-Known Member

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    Thank you so much for this!!
    My steam is in swedish, but I think I'll manage to figure it out. :)
     
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  5. Hannes Wallstedt

    Hannes Wallstedt Well-Known Member

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    Hah, ok.

    Then Properties will be "Inställningar", Downloads "Nedladdningar" and Library folders for Steam "Biblioteksmappar för Steam". Everything else is the same.
     
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  6. heppsan

    heppsan Well-Known Member

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    Tack! :D