Is there a way around having to DL all your steam games when you change rigs ?

wildman · 18 Mar 2011 at 15:56

I am about to build myself a new machine but after 5 years of using steam my stem folder is rather large, around 80 to 90 games. Is there a way which I can transfer this to my new machine without having to DL every single game again ?

I was thinking maybe I could put the old HD into a caddy of sorts and connect it to the new machine then copy the old stem folder over to the new HDD in the new machine ? But then I thugh this might not work as the games might not have the correct registry entries on my new machine ?

Stelly · 18 Mar 2011 at 15:57

yup, you can use the steam backup utility.

Stelly

jak731 · 18 Mar 2011 at 15:58

I find it quicker to just copy the steam folder in program files to a backup drive and paste it back after reinstalling.

lurkio · 18 Mar 2011 at 15:58

Correct , use a USB caddy with your olde HD in it copy our entire steam
folder to new PC , only thing you have to do then is enter your login details
and you are done.

Steam is portable , that about the only good thing I can say about it

will13 · 18 Mar 2011 at 16:00

Just copy and paste the steamapps folder, simple

Strife212 · 18 Mar 2011 at 16:05

Yeah as said just take the whole folder

Amnesia · 18 Mar 2011 at 16:18

as they said, just take the whole folder, that way you don't even have to download/install steam.

orderoftheflame · 18 Mar 2011 at 16:33

According to the stickied post dedicated to Steam questions like this...

You can just copy the folder without ill effect.