Steam game install problem

Zeebedy · 2 Apr 2021 at 17:44

hey guys,

I have a 1tb HD that I have setup to put some games on, but soon as I try to i get this message? :

any ideas ?

Zeebedy · 3 Apr 2021 at 14:43

hmm, thinking it might be a hard drive issue.

should i take this opportunity to remove, and upgrade to a 512gb SSD, or even a 1tb? just for the extra games?

I have EFT and CS GO on my boot drive.

JohnG7 · 3 Apr 2021 at 14:48

You can add other locations to the steam install location so adding another drive with a new letter will work.

I would try and work out how your getting that error unless the drive has not enough space left.

Zeebedy · 3 Apr 2021 at 14:57

JohnG7 said:
You can add other locations to the steam install location so adding another drive with a new letter will work.

I would try and work out how your getting that error unless the drive has not enough space left.

you sir, are awesome!

I changed the drive letter, and set to default on Steam and it worked!

Still thinking of changing out to an SSD though? what do you think?

JohnG7 · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:01

Faster loading times for sure but zero difference to FPS just FYI.

I have a Samsung 860 Pro 1TB for my games but next time will go 2TB as some of the games are big now and you do not want the drive nearly full for best performance.

Zeebedy · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:08

JohnG7 said:
Faster loading times for sure but zero difference to FPS just FYI.

I have a Samsung 860 Pro 1TB for my games but next time will go 2TB as some of the games are big now and you do not want the drive nearly full for best performance.

OK, i will stick with the 1tb for now, see how i get on.

JohnG7 · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:09

Ideally I do not want many games installed at same time as I will never finish them if I do so.

MrRockliffe · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:10

Zeebedy said:
OK, i will stick with the 1tb for now, see how i get on.

Picking up a SATA-based SSD is one of the best, most noticeable, changes you can make to your gaming experience, especially if playing RPGs and games with large maps :-)

Zeebedy · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:13

MrRockliffe said:
Picking up a SATA-based SSD is one of the best, most noticeable, changes you can make to your gaming experience, especially if playing RPGs and games with large maps

damn you

now my brain is ticking. Will give it a mull over the weekend and see come Monday / Tuesday about ordering one.

MrRockliffe · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:15

Zeebedy said:
damn you

now my brain is ticking. Will give it a mull over the weekend and see come Monday / Tuesday about ordering one.

If you're not sold on the idea, pick up a cheap 240GB drive for ~£30 and try that out :-)

In the grand scheme of things, £30 isn't much, and I'm sure you could recoup most of that in the MM if you wanted to.

Zeebedy · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:18

MrRockliffe said:
If you're not sold on the idea, pick up a cheap 240GB drive for ~£30 and try that out

In the grand scheme of things, £30 isn't much, and I'm sure you could recoup most of that in the MM if you wanted to.

yeah, i might just get a 512gb ssd, will give it a thought..

cheers for the replies btw guys!

MrRockliffe · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:20

Zeebedy said:
yeah, i might just get a 512gb ssd, will give it a thought..

cheers for the replies btw guys!

Within a couple of years of getting my first SSD, a 120GB HyperX drive, I completely migrated to a full solid state setup

Best thing I've ever done!

Zeebedy · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:23

MrRockliffe said:
Within a couple of years of getting my first SSD, a 120GB HyperX drive, I completely migrated to a full solid state setup

Best thing I've ever done!

yeah, the only thing im thinking is that, when i installed CS GO on the HDD it was a little choppy very once in a while..but when i moved it over to the SSD it was smooth as butter..

and that cant be coincidence either i wouldn't of thought?

MrRockliffe · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:30

Zeebedy said:
yeah, the only thing im thinking is that, when i installed CS GO on the HDD it was a little choppy very once in a while..but when i moved it over to the SSD it was smooth as butter..

and that cant be coincidence either i wouldn't of thought?

Something like CS GO should run fine on an HDD.

Perhaps it needed defragging? Though Windows has built in defragging which should automatically run...

Maybe a sign that it's on the way out?

Zeebedy · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:31

MrRockliffe said:
Something like CS GO should run fine on an HDD.

Perhaps it needed defragging? Though Windows has built in defragging which should automatically run...

Maybe a sign that it's on the way out?

I hope not, its a brand new HD, only thing on it at the time was CS lol! :cry:

MrRockliffe · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:33

Zeebedy said:
I hope not, its a brand new HD, only thing on it at the time was CS lol!

Hmm, very strange then. CS GO isn't exactly resource heavy for loading... :confused:

Zeebedy · 3 Apr 2021 at 15:37

MrRockliffe said:
Hmm, very strange then. CS GO isn't exactly resource heavy for loading...

yeah, i wondered this too. no matter, CS doesnt take up too much space, so will leave that and EFT on for now. the rest of the games in my library is not a concern, so they can go onto the hard drive, until i get that SSD!

m4cc45 · 4 Apr 2021 at 12:20

MrRockliffe said:
Within a couple of years of getting my first SSD, a 120GB HyperX drive, I completely migrated to a full solid state setup

Best thing I've ever done!

Wait until you get to the NVME drives - so much quicker than SSD.

Also HD's will affect FPS to a degree, if, when running around you are dynamically loading then you may get blips which may get annoying.

I'd agree with a lot of other posters, verify the drive is okay - assume you've done the Steam verification as well? If you can afford to then a SSD / NVME drive would be a good purchase.

M.

JohnG7 · 4 Apr 2021 at 12:22

Next to no real world gains, will not notice it as much as from a HDD>SSD.

m4cc45 · 4 Apr 2021 at 15:14

Depends on what you're doing - NVME is still around 6-8x faster than SSD. HDD to SSD is what around 4x faster give or take.

M.