How to Link Epic Games and Steam Installs to Save MASSIVE Storage Space [Guide] [Destiny 2 and more]
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- This video will teach you how to create a Symbolic Link between your Destiny 2 install locations for Epic Games and Steam. This will save you roughly 128 GB of storage! That's massive!
HERE IS THE COMMAND FOR POWERSHELL:
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "STEAM_PATH_GOES_HERE" -Target "EPIC_PATH_GOES_HERE"
IF YOU INSTALLED ON STEAM FIRST:
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "EPIC_PATH_GOES_HERE" -Target "STEAM_PATH_GOES_HERE"
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:38 The Problem
01:29 The Solution
01:48 Step 1: Install the game via Epic
02:02 Step 2: Get the Epic path
02:29 Step 3: Get the Steam path
03:23 Step 4: Get the command
03:40 Step 5: You have the Power(shell)
04:13 Step 6: Install the game via Steam
05:00 Step 7: Verify everything was done correctly
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🚨🚨READ FIRST🚨🚨 ---->> I highly recommend that you start this process from a clean slate and then install the game via Epic Games first and then via Steam second. Over time, folks seem to have had a much easier time, and far less hurdles/issues, when doing it in this order. It IS possible to set it up through Steam first and Epic second, but do so at your own risk.🚨🚨
This will save you 128 GIGABYTES of storage space! (Assuming you are doing it for Destiny 2)
This could be used for other games as well, such as The Elder Scrolls Online.
Don't hesitate to reach out for help if you run into any issues with a comment below or join us on Discord: discord.gg/VkcJa8GGqC
a question i have the legasy colection on epic but on steam i have only forsaken if i do the thing you showed in the video will i be able to have acses to the legasy colection and forsaken on my steam acc
@Noname-vq5ei no :/
You will have to buy it again on Steam if you want to access it from Steam.
This solution just allows the two platforms to share a single install so you don't have to maintain two full sized installs of the game.
But if you want to play the Legacy Collection content, then you will have to launch the game via Epic, and if you want to play Forsaken, then you would launch the game with Steam.
@@SatrixPlaysGames kk but on witch set of characters will i be playing if i do the metod the steam ones or the epic ones sorry if im annoying you with questions
@@Noname-ve5i you aren't annoying me :]
Do you have cross save enabled??
@@SatrixPlaysGames no i do not i saw it pointless if i can't transfer the Legacy Collection on the steam acc why?
You are Awesome. You helped me be able to get Assassin's Creed Valhalla installed on my steam account so I wouldn't have to have another 158GB of space taken. Instead of choosing a folder inside the installed folder. I just linked the entire assassins creed valhalla folder and it is working flawlessly.
Nice! I never tried doing the whole folder. In retrospect, I'm not sure why I didn't lol. I am glad this was helpful for you :]
This was so helpful. I was looking for a solution for over an hour. Thank you, sir.
You’re very welcome! That’s exactly why I shared :]
thank you so much for this, you are a life saver! and merry christmas to you and your family! 😊😊
Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!
I'm glad I could help :]
Thanks a lot for your help ! 😊
amazing tutorial thank you so much
really helpful, thank you
Thx for sharing
Thank you thank you so much!
I have the Legacy Collection on Epic and wanted to play it on Steam before i reach the DLC content (on Epic).
Now I dont need to download EVERYTHING again.
And thanks for the pinned comment telling us we can do this for any game
Glad I was able to help :]
Thanks for sharing this helped so much. Was finding for as solution to save disk space and not redownload the same game twice on different platform
I am glad it was helpful!
thanks a lot~ i wanna buy and use forsaken dlc on steam because it currently on sale right now, but don't wanna re-download it in steam.
you really a live saver XD
hope lightfall will be cheaper or free on epic too XD
Thank you! :]
I don't think Lightfall is discounted at the moment BUT it will go on sale sometime around or after when The Final Shape releases.
thanks i was about to redownload the game agian on steam
Tysm for this!
Of course! If you run into any issues don't hesitate to reach out :]
So you basically have 2 launchers for D2, but the storage size is cut down a bit because some of the files are shared by each launcher? That is insane lol
Yea lol if done the same way I did in the video (Epic 1st, Steam 2nd) then Epic holds all of the game files and then Steam "piggybacks" off of it.
The folder in the Steam location is basically just a sign with an arrow saying "The files you are looking for are over there."
Pretty cool! 😎
@@SatrixPlaysGames if u're installing on steam 1st then epic 2nd. then we use full steam path then for epic will be "Destiny2\packages" but without you creating the packages folder is that right?
You are criminally underrated. This deserved a billion views and at minimum a million likes. It's a shame all I can do is like it once and make a comment. But thank you, good sir.
That would be amazing, but this video has done surprisingly well! :] I appreciate your like and comment and I am glad my video was able to help you!
yeah totally agreed
thank you very much, you saved my hdd
Glad it helped! :]
thx a lot
thanks mate
Of course! :]
Man ur a fuckin genius. I was sure it was possible todo this thank you for proving it to me. Litterally asked gpt if it was possible to merge and even it said no lol
🤓
hello so i downloaded it first in steam when i did exactly what u said in video it worked, but after the verify step epic started to download the whole game again. even tho it was verifying at first
That's normal, after verifying, Epic realizes that it is missing some files (everything except the "packages" folder). So it downloads the game, I don't know why it makes you sit through a full download BUT at the end of it it only saves the missing files.
When that download is done, your Epic install location should only be around 150 MB or so. While your Steam install location should be 128 GB or so.
what if I already using this and it worked. but i want to change the folder from D to C. do i need to redownload?
I havent tried moving the folders myself after yhe fact. However, it will definitely have to verify files again. There is a decent chance it will want to do the download again because of that.
So if I have armory collection and lightfall on steam, I should launch Steam version to play the contents?
And if I have Legacy on Epic, I should open D2 on Epic to play Legacy?
That's correct :]
hi, i didnt work for me , could it be becouse i have the destiny folder from epic in another drive then the steamfolder?
Hmmm... possibly. I just double checked both PCs in my home and the Steam and Epic install folders are on the same drive on both. So, I can't confirm from my end. I am going to do some googling to see if I can find more info on that case.
In the mean time, did you start fresh (the game wasn't installed on either platform)? If not, which platform was installed first?
EDIT:
So, I did some digging and SymbolicLinks should still work across different HDDs as long as they are connected (mounted) to the same PC (so, not a network shared drive). Here is where I found this info:
unix.stackexchange.com/questions/290525/why-are-hard-links-only-valid-within-the-same-filesystem
I have a save file on my steam if i do this will i be able to play my save with the new dlcs?
Your character progression is saved on Bungie's servers. You just need to activate cross-save to use them across different platforms. :]
Here is where you can do that:
www.bungie.net/7/en/CrossSave
This really helped me a lot. But i do own al dlc's now on steam and wanna disable it. SInce everytime there is a big update i gotta update epic first, then validate and update steam version wich is taking ages. And since i play on steam only now i wanna disable this command.
So how do i do this? can i just uninstal the game on both launchers, and then only instal it again on steam?
Or wil it keep using this command even afte a fresh instal on steam and give me errors since its stil trying to find the files in the location the command gives it?
Best way is to uninstall it on both and then reinstall it on Steam only in any location that you prefer. The SymLink folder will be removed during the uninstall process.
There is a command you can use to disable it if you want to be thorough but it isn't necessary since you will be uninstalling both. Typically you would only use this command if you were going to keep the game installed with the main launcher (Epic if you did the exact same process as me in the video).
@@SatrixPlaysGames ah nice thanks for the fast responce. Yeah i used the exact same setup before as in the video since i owned different dlc on different platforms because some where free on epic. But now i own them al on steam so just wanna use that for it. Good to know uninstalling both wil disable it and i can just do a fresh instal on steam then :)
What the command btw, maybe anyone else reading this wil want to use it if removing the steam version only?
@@elandrihl I am glad to see this has been really helpful!
The command, just in case:
Remove-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "STEAM_PATH_GOES_HERE" -Target "EPIC_PATH_GOES_HERE"
Essentially, the same command as what was used to create the folder, but instead of putting "New-Item" at the beginning, you will put "Remove-Item"
Having some trouble with the install on epic. (i installed on steam first) when i go to download it on epic 1 if i select the "Epic Games" folder it errors and says "Directory must be empty" 2 if i select the "Epic Games\Destiny2" folder it errors and says "Path is taken by an item currently installed." Is there anyway around this or will i have to uninstall on steam and install it on epic first?
So I didn't run into this when I did Steam first, then Epic BUT I ran into a similar issue so I think I can still help.
For me, Epic created a 2nd Destiny 2 folder within the Destiny 2 folder I created...smh. so it installed the full game.
What I did was delete the "packages" folder that Epic created and replaced it with the SymLink "packages" folder that we make in the video with Powershell.
How YOU can do it:
1 - Move the "packages" folder you created out of the Destiny 2 folder.
2 - Then let Epic install the game.
3 - Delete the "packages" folder that Epic creates.
4 - Move the SymLink "packages" folder back into the Destiny 2 folder.
It should work as intended then.
Hey, sorry, your number 2 issue didn't fully process in my mind on the first read...
That makes me feel like you may need to start over and do it with Epic first and then Steam. But would I would try what I said in my first comment before starting over.
While you can do Steam first and then Epic...For whatever reason Steam seems to play nicer with the SymLink folder than Epic.
Well, I dont own anything on steam, but i fkd my crossave, so now i have to wait 90 days to play my original characters. This way i can still use them! Without any expansion, but whatever, can still get some pvp or some pve. Thanks!
Oof, that 90 day wait time is rough! Glad this is able to help during the wait! :]
i have the legacy collection on epic games too but i wanted to buy forsaken pack but the sales are only for steam keys, with this metod is it possible to access on steam the character i have on epic games??
For sure! You just have to make sure you activate cross-save on Bunigie.net:
www.bungie.net/7/en/CrossSave
@@SatrixPlaysGames another question, do i have to buy legacy collection on steam to play along with forsaken pack?? or by doing this metod and activating cross-save i can play it all together on steam without needing to buy legacy collection??
@@prodbydr3100 you do NOT need to buy the Legacy Collection on Steam. You will just need to log in through Epic to access that content. The Forsaken pack will be slightly (very slightly) different.
The Forsaken campaign is no longer in the game, I think only the raid is (Last Wish). In order to play Last Wish you will need to be on Steam. The majority of the Forsaken Pack (or the main reason I believe people buy it) is to gain access to the exotic armor and weapons from that time period. Those exotics can be used on any platform once acquired. You might have to be on Steam to acquire them the first time, but I am not 100% certain on that specifically.
I hope I haven't created any confusion. But long story short, there is no need to buy ANY of the content on multiple platforms unless you just want the convenience of not having to bounce between platforms to play different content.
@@SatrixPlaysGames thank you so much, you helped me a lot
what if the game gets an update? wld i have to update from steam or epic or maybe both
Both of my launchers are set to automatically update. I believe Epic has been handling it because Steam hasn't shown any downloads for it.
So, that said, whichever platform you used as the main folder (first installed) is the one that will handle it. Or should handle it if you update manually.
It works!!! Thanks for this guide
Thanks for sharing this! Do you know if it works with Microsoft Store - Steam?
TL;DR - it should work just fine but if it doesn't then I am here to help as best as I can :]
So, I have not done that specific order on my own machines but Symbolic Links are a very useful tool meant for this exact type of thing. If you follow the video but substitute "Microsoft Store" in any of the spots where I say "Epic" then I fully expect it to work. If you run into any issues then I will do my best to assist you.
@@SatrixPlaysGames tried to use Epic - Microsoft Store. It didnt work . I got legacy colletion on Epic and Lightfall on MS. Wonder if I can link its folders too .
Is there a way to just transfer it to steam and remove it from epic games because i installed first on epic and later bought all the dlcs on steam because of the steam sale and now i dont want to redownload everything
So... I am not sure, I haven't tried that. But I have an idea of how you possibly do that. But if this doesn't work, you will just have to re-download it with Steam, unfortunately.
So, here is what I would try:
1 - Use the same command you used to create the SymbolicLink BUT change "New-Item" to "Remove-Item". This will undo the SymbolicLink.
2 - BEFORE uninstalling with Epic. Copy and paste the packages folder from the Epic install location into the Steam instal location.
3 - THEN you can uninstallDestiny 2 from Epic. Steam may want to verify files, but I believe this will let you skirt downloading the game all over again.
When I go to properties in steam it says that it is the full 100 something gigabytes of storage and in File explorer it says 158 megabytes I think. Will this show up on my hard drive as 100 gigabytes gone or will it correctly display that only 158 mb was used?
Mine says the same thing on Steam but shows the correct amount in File Explorer. It is only taking up the 158 MB that File Explorer indicates. From Steam's perspective, the game is taking up that much space, but that's because the "packages" folder in it's install location points it to the Epic folder. The Epic folder IS 128ish GB so Steam reads the game size as such.
Some extra info from my experience:
After I created the linked folder (and before I did the Steam "install") my hard drive showed 1.23 TB of free space.
WHILE Steam was "installing" my hard drive said it had 1.11 TB of free space.
Once Steam finished, my hard drive went back to saying it had 1.23 TB of free space.
This is because while installing, Steam will reserve the space it thinks it will need but then won't actually use it because it will share Epic's install files instead. I hope that isn't confusing, but rather helps clarify what is taking place.
Just in case my other reply is confusing...some times I dump too much info.
File Explorer is telling you the truth.
While Steam BELIEVES it is telling you the truth because it can't tell the difference between a SymbolicLink folder and a normal folder. (Which is good, that means it worked :] )
Ah I see the issue. I was following your video and when it got to the downloading part I never closed anything out so my hard drive showed that it had the missing 100 GB because I was viewing the hard drive from when I started the instillation(Hence the 100 GB still appearing as missing). I reopened it just now to double check and the 100 gb is back. Thank you. Great video @@SatrixPlaysGames 👍
@@terminatorsd6686 thank you! :]
I'm glad the video has been helpful!
I think i did something wrong but i dont know what...
I createt the Epicgames Folder "Destiny 2" because i had already downloaded the game on steam. I followed your instructions exactly how you showed in in the Video and used the different Powershell Command. Then i installed Destiny in Epic Games and i chose the Path to the Folder i createt. But when the Installation was ready it createt a different Folder named "Destiny2" and now i got ~270GB just with Destiny on my SSD
Do you know how i can fix that? Help much appreciatet :D
That happened to me as well when I did this with Steam installed first. I fixed it by deleting the packages folder in the D2 folder Epic created and then dragging the SymLink folder we create in the video into that folder.
Now, if that doesn't work and it breaks both installs then the best thing to do is to uninstalled both versions and start over completely fresh beginning with an Epic install.
it didnt work for me it tells me in the powerShell "cannot find drive" what is that supposed to mean
Sounds like you may have the wrong letter for the drive in your command. But if you used "Copy Address" then that shouldn't be the case.
Can you paste the error Powershell gave you so I can look into it?
@@SatrixPlaysGames New-Item : Cannot find drive. A drive with the name '
c' does not exist.
At line:1 char:1
+ New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (
c:String) [New-Item], DriveNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DriveNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
wait so if i do this i get to access all of the epic games dlcs on my steam launch?
No, there's no way to do that. This just lets the two platforms share the install location so you can save storage space. This is useful for people who have DLCs on one but not the other, but you still have to launch the game from the appropriate launcher.
If you want to play Beyond Light and you own it on Epic, then you have to launch through Epic.
Later, if you want to play Lightfall and you own that one on Steam, then you have to close the game and re-launch it through Steam.
It was normal to play the game for the past few days, until when I tried to launch the game from EPIC, an error message appeared requiring me to update. However, it was still normal when I launched it from steam.
Did this happen today? They are currently performing maintenance.
If not, did it give you an error code?
wait wait So what if there is an update, where should I update from? (I'm epic to Steam)
I have Epic and Steam set to auto-update and everything has been smooth sailing since I published. :]
Epic has been handling the updates and I think Steam has only checked on things once.. that I noticed.
This so good i was looking for a way to do this didn't expect to find exactly a solution for Destiny Thank you.
But i have problem as you said it might not work Steam to Epic and it didn't 😢
I did every part and PowerShell was successful it created a shortcut in Epicgame Destiny folder and Epicgame start validating files but as it finishes Epicgame delete all the packages files and start downloading, and the shortcut folder was gone too.
I am sorry that happened! If you decided to start over, I highly recommend starting with Epic first. It seems much less finicky that way. You are the second person I have seen in this exact situation in just a few days. I haven't figured out why Epic is doing that yet. What steps have you taken since?
@@SatrixPlaysGames now I'm trying to put the packages folder in Epicgame/Destiny folder after downloading a bit of the game in epic and see if it still removes it
@@MGvinUsing the new folder Epic created to attempt to make a new SymLink folder for Steam? That's what I was going to suggest trying, if you hadn't already.
Steam is going to want to verify files after and might make you sit through a download again, but at the end of it Steam shouldn't actually save anything (unlike Epic).
If that doesn't work, I would start completely fresh and then begin with Epic instead. I am wondering if something has changed with Epic causing this new issue.
Let me know what happens please, I am trying to look into causes and solutions in the mean time.
@@SatrixPlaysGames yeah trying to put packages next to the files Epic downloaded see if it do anything if not I'll download the game from Epic first.
Ty for this video it helps a lot i let you know if this time it worked
its not supported for me, i don't understand. it says "New-Item : Symbolic links are not supported for the specified path."
stackoverflow.com/questions/69053370/i-am-trying-to-create-a-shortcut-in-powershell-from-one-server-to-another
According to this it may be a setting has been disabled by an admin. If the computer is not maintained by an admin then there could be a typo of some sort in the paths used in the ocmmand
hey i did this but after i saw i had to reinstall the game i deleted epic games d2 and installed steam d2 but now ive got a disk write error, could this be because of this?
I am sorry you are having to deal with that. I don't believe this would cause a disk write error. For clarity on my end, did you delete the install or do a proper uninstall through the Epic launcher?
Setting up the SymLink Folder doesn't change "Write" Permissions for your hard drive, so it shouldn't be caused by this. Steam does occasionally run into disk write issues on it's own, though. Here is one site I found with multiple possible solutions:
www.makeuseof.com/steam-disk-write-error-windows/
@@SatrixPlaysGames i uninstalled through epic, but something was wrong with my packages file so i deleted all the files in the steam install, it somehow worked but then the game said it couldn’t verify the files so now i’m repairing it
@@1-800-dilbertOk, if that is the packages folder that you created from the video you could use this command in PowerShell:
Remove-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "STEAM_PATH_GOES_HERE" -Target "EPIC_PATH_GOES_HERE"
This would undo the link, which would break the game for Steam but not Epic. But if the folder was already removed during the uninstall, and then Steam created a new Packages folder for itself, then this disk write error seems like it has a different cause. Only thing I would suggest to try if the problem persists is to completely uninstall the game from both launchers (or just Steam since you already did it for Epic), and then go to the location the game used to be installed and delete the Destiny 2 folder. Essentially, creating a clean slate to start from.
I tried this but realized my Steam copy would sometimes crash. After I verified the game files, it's now stuck installing the lost files. Any solution?
I would let it do it's thing installing the files. If crashes continue after that I would uninstall from both platforms, then delete the folders for the install locations, and start over. I had a similar issue when I did this on our second computer, starting completely over was how I fixed it.
i installed the game first in steam but when i use your procedure epic didn't recognize my steam files. help me please
Did you have any errors when creating the Symbolic Link in PowerShell? If so, what was the error?
What was your command that you used? You must be absolutely sure you have the command pointing to the correct file locations for this to work.
If no errors occurred, did Epic go through a full "install/download" of Destiny 2? Or did it try to verify the files?
If none of the issues above happened, the command was entered correctly, and Epic properly installed BUT you still have this issue....then my best advice is to uninstall Destiny 2 from Epic AND Steam. Delete the install folders. Then start this process over from a clean slate, but install via Epic first.
I kept receiving errors.
I copied the PS command from video description.
So I asked CoPilot. Here is its answer. Turns out to be a typo
Hard to tell on the phone the difference between the " I's" but the one appears to be a 1
Copilot
It seems like there’s a typo in your PowerShell command. The parameter for specifying the item type is -ItemType, not -ltemType. Here’s the corrected command:
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Destiny 2\packages" -Target "C:\Program Files\Epic Games\Destiny2\packages"
When you tried CoPilot's correction, did it work for you afterwards?
I am confused a little by the correction it made haha it changed "-ItemType" to "-ItemType"? Were you manually typing out the command and accidentally put a "1" (one) in stead of the letter "I" ("eye")
Or do the command's I put in my description have the typo?
@SatrixPlaysGames ctrl + C, ctrl + v.
I didn't notice in Notes, but when I copied it into MSword, it looked like a font issue. One of the uppercase ( I's) had the header and footer, the other had a little mark of to the side, resembling a 1.
Also pasting in to PS the COpilot response worked correctly, and no more annoying red error txt.
@@kamododemon dang, good catch! I need to figure out if I can stop copypasta from picking up the header and footer. Thank you for this info!
I will try again tomorrow It does not show the dlc from steam on my epic account.
Wait. Don't start the process over. That's completely normal and the is the reason for doing this. DLC is locked behind platform. So if you have DLCs split across two platforms then this solution enables you to have one shared install. BUT you need to launch the game from the correct platform depending which DLC content you want to play that day.
NOTE: Seasons should be accessible regardless of platform assuming you own that seasons pass. Yearly DLC and Dungeon keys are locked behind platform.
Question, after downloading the files and installing the game on Steam, can I uninstall the game on Epic?
If you have done everything in the same order as the video then Steam is not installing the game, it is verifying that all of the files exist and then will piggyback off of Epic's install.
If you were to uninstall the game on Epic, it will no longer launch from either platform.
If you want to "uninstall" it from Steam you will first need to unlink the two "packages" folders. If you uninstall it without unlinking then this will also break it for both launchers and you will be at square one.
@@SatrixPlaysGames And, in short, I won't be able to uninstall it?
@@zaggerbell7464 No, you can't uninstall it if you want it to work.
I did the other way around, from steam files to Epic store, executed command successfully, verified steam d2 packages shortcut inside Epic store destiny 2 install location, clicked install d2 on Epic store, it verified the files first but then it deleted the linked packages folder inside epicstore d2 install location and proceed to install full game.
While it cam work doing it that way it *does* seem to be much more finicky. I didn't realize this when I made the video but as time has gone on doing Epic amd then Steam seems to work without issue just about every time.
@@SatrixPlaysGames I have just confirmed that Epic Store verifies the shared packages from Steam but it deletes SymbolicLink and the actual original steam Destiny 2 packages folder and proceeds to download whole game instead. I had to download game again on Steam and it took me like 5 hours since I am on 10MB at best connection. I have backed up Destiny 2 Packages folder this time, tested it again. Epic Store verified first and then deleted the steam packages 110GB is lost again. It does not seem to be working when sharing from Steam it seems. Thank you for the tutorial again though, glad it's working for others.
@@magnapeccatrix I apologize for the frustrating experience :[ I am going to add a warning to my pinned message and the video (if I am able to) that is highly recommended to start fresh and install via Epic first and then Steam as I have less issues over time this way (via comments) for whatever reason. I guess Epic likes to feel like the "boss".
Again, I am sorry it didn't work out for you but I am grateful you shared your experience with us.
Thank you
I don't know why but EGS decided to erase all of the packages' data after I succesfully linked Steam and EGS folders together like in the video (I had a game installed via Steam first). Now redownloading the whole game from the scratch on EGS first to try everything precisely like in the video😔
I'm sorry to hear that happened to you! I don't know why but there seems to be more issues when installing first with Steam. I rarely see issues the other way around. If you run into any other issues I will try to help as best as I can.
@@SatrixPlaysGames it’s ok, I’ve copied your steps from EGS to Steam and everything worked just fine. Thanks for the guide and for the yeehaw build 🤠
@WowleraTV glad it went smoothly the 2nd time :]
And thanks about the yeehaw :]
i keep getting an error code of "marmot" after trying to open the game from steam ( everything looks fine the game shows on steam the correct size but file explorer shows about 158mb i tried to verify the files and it goes normaly but after i hit play on steam and connecting it get this error code and game closes
I am on my way home from visiting family so it will be a bit before I can look into this. Does it still run fine from Epic?
I am home now and have double checked my own installs to make sure nothing has changed. Your File Explorer saying 158 MB while Steam says 110 GB is expected and totally fine. I am not sure why you are getting the Marmot code but since verifying files didn't work I would try re-making the SymLink folder.
1 - Try removing the folder with this in Powershell:
Remove-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "STEAM_PATH_GOES_HERE" -Target "EPIC_PATH_GOES_HERE"
2 - Then confirm it has been removed vis File Explorer.
3 - Make a new "packages" folder with:
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "STEAM_PATH_GOES_HERE" -Target "EPIC_PATH_GOES_HERE"
4 - Verify files in Steam and launch the game.
Please, let me know if that fixes it.
no worries , enjoy your holidays yeah it still does , i originally download it from the heroic launcher ill redownload it from the epic launcher and see if that works
@@SatrixPlaysGames ok thanks will try i m redownloading the game now on the epic launcher
@@aminesga8652 how did it go?
Could this be done with Destiny from Xbox Launcher? Final Shape is bought for me on there, but the rest of my DLC are on Epic.
It should be. I haven't done it myself with anything other than Steam and Epic, but the process *should* be the same.
@@SatrixPlaysGames Ill give it a try, Im just doing the same steps but Instead of Epic
@@scorchinorphan1687 awesome! I am interested to know how it goes/went. I know it should work with anything, but getting confirmation would always be cool
also, I dig the pfp lol, I used to watch Rocko a lot when I was young.
@@SatrixPlaysGames I cant be much help sadly, I realized what I had done to my account and what was happening with my DLCs, they are actually on a separate Bungie account. So I have to play from Xbox, or change back to the other Bungie account. Xbox App doesnt give me access to the DLC I bought on Xbox. I stopped trying more after that, I think i just gotta rebuy, AGAIN lmao.
Thanks, Its been years since I picked it and I just make it my PFP everywhere if I can
@scorchinorphan1687 aw man, that sucks that you will have to spend more money.
Can I delete the epic one after I click download on steam cause I don't have enough space?
Doing so will get rid of the Symlink folder.
Is Steam not letting you proceed? It isn't going to install a second copy. It does that download as part of it verification process. But in the end, it will only actually keep about 160ish MB.
@@SatrixPlaysGames Steam don't let me download due to lack of space so I unistall the epic one, but I can still see the "packages"
@jasonsilver5321 when you uninstall with Epic the folder created in the video would be deleted. Then Steam would create a new "packages" folder but this new folder will not be Symlinked and the two platforms will not be sharing a single install.
For me it starts validating and afterwards it redownloads the game. Is there anything i can do ?
That is expected. It did the same thing for me, I went over it in the video but I don't think I was very clear about that part, so I apologize about that.
When I did it, it validated and then started to download the game, but when it finished it's process it did not actually install anything. I am not sure why Steam makes you sit through that but when you come through it on th eother side, as long as all the steps were followed to the "T" in the video, then it will work properly and your Steam "packages" should end up only being about 160ish MB.
@@SatrixPlaysGames Unfortunately it tries to download the whole game for me.
@@1of8bn. is Steam trying to install to the location you put in the command? I saw this happen once before and the person missed that step and had Steam put the game elsewhere. But it has to go to that same location from the command.
If you did tell it to put it in the correct location, then everything should be good. When you click install on Steam it may look like it is downloading the game to install 128 GB of data, but when it gets to the end of the download it will only have actually installed somewhere around 160ish MB of data. I don't know why Steam makes us sit through this validation/download but it is completely normal and you will have to let it go through with it in order for this to work. But gotta make sure Steam is installing into the same location you used in your command.
If the Steam location is correct, and you let it go through the download, but it doesn't work as I said above, then we can do a text chat or video call on Discord to try to see what is going on, if you like.
@@SatrixPlaysGames Yeah, it was the same location but i will recheck. Thank you so much. You are really helpful.
help im getting the error illegal characters in path
That means something like a space or comma has been included in your path. Check to make sure you didn't accidentally mash a button and add one. Or just delete them and redo your copy and paste of each install path
@@SatrixPlaysGames nvm i accidently skipped a step to add the end of the path ty
@hmac916 no problem! Glad it was an easy fix :]
would this work if you already had it downloaded on both epic and steam? cuz i literally just finished downloaded it on epic the day before this vid came out lol and i dont wanna waste my time downloading it another time
You could try deleting the packages folder in one of the install locations and then creating the SymLink folder. But I think you are still going to have to sit through a very long validation process, unfortunately.
@@SatrixPlaysGames welp my epic games destiny 2 just dissapeared so im back to square one basically... anyways since i downloaded on steam first do i still need to put in \packages at the end of the steam path? or is that subjective because you used epic first?
@@Slayer_992 first, I am sorry the Epic install went 💥... :[
Second, so if starting with Steam first the method is the same, just anywhere in the video that I say Epic, pretend I said Steam, and vice versa.
To more directly answer your question, though, yes. Both paths will require "\packages" at the end. In the video, we add it to the end of the Steam path because it didn't exist yet (and we are telling Powershell to create it, but also link it to the one that does exist). In your case, the packages folder should already exist in the Steam folder, but not inside of the Epic location, so you will append it the to end of the Epic path.
Also, make sure to use the slightly altered command I have in the description.
@@SatrixPlaysGamesi was gonna ask another question but i got it to work lol, hell yeah thanks alot brotha
@@Slayer_992 glad it is working! If any other issues come up don't hesitate to reach out :]
after it verifies it still tries to download the whole game again for me
This is expected, but rest assured, when it finishes the "install" it will NOT actually consume any storage for a second install. The only negative here is the time you will spend waiting for this step to complete.
@@SatrixPlaysGames oh okay thnx
@@encursio4870 any time! :]
If you run into any other concerns don't hesitate to reach out.
Fucking legend
how would you undo this process?
Method 1(best) -
This command in Powershell should do the trick:
Remove-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "Link" -Target "Target"
If you followed my video then the command is the same, just change New-Item to Remove-Item.
Method 2 - Right-click the linked folder and then click delete.
Note that I say right-click. Do NOT left-click and then hit delete on your keyboard. As that will delete the linked folder AND the target folder. It won't ruin your computer or anything like that, so don't worry, but you will likely have to download the game again.
@@SatrixPlaysGames thanks
@PlaysGames i wanna ask, if i delete the folder on steam and uninstall the game from epic, do i need to re-link it like in the video when i install it again??
@@dalere3569 yes, because the SymLinked folder would have been deleted in the process. You would be starting fresh, more or less.
@@SatrixPlaysGames okeey thanks~
you are god...
hi, how can I undone it?
Method 1(best) -
This command in Powershell should do the trick:
Remove-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "Link" -Target "Target"
If you followed my video then the command is the same, just change New-Item to Remove-Item.
Method 2 - Right-click the linked folder and then click delete.
Note that I say right-click. Do NOT left-click and then hit delete on your keyboard. As that will delete the linked folder AND the target folder. It won't ruin your computer or anything like that, so don't worry, but you will likely have to download the game again.
Doing the above will enable the game to be uninstalled from whichever launcher you have piggybacking. Example, If you installed Epic first then Steam could now be uninstalled.
If you don't care about preserving one install then you cam just uninstall from both launchers then delete the install locations just to be thorough.
@@SatrixPlaysGames on method 2 you say to delete de linked folder... what folder?
@@igorsimoes6291The "packages" folder
Thanks for the video but does it actually re-downloads the game on steam, im asking because I'm using phone data so I don't want to download 110GBs 😂
When I did it, it did download the data but then discarded it. So I would NOT do it over you mobile network.
@@SatrixPlaysGames why does it redownload the entire game makes this kinda point less if you dont have enough space for anther install
@@ACE-fd4nhIt's not pointless, you will end up only using 128 GB instead of 256 GB.
It will make you sit through a download but it will not actually commit that data to your storage. I do NOT have an answer for why it makes us sit through a download, but I know for a fact that it does not actually save that data to your storage because I have done it on two separate PCs and very carefully watched my available storage before, during and after. Here is what happened for me:
Prior to the Steam "download and install" - 1.23 TB of Free Space
During the Steam "download and install" - 1.11 TB of Free Space (this is because Steam was "claiming" the space it thought it was going to need)
After the Steam "download" finished - 1.23 TB of Free Space (this is because Steam realizes all of the files were already there so it does not save them a second time so it no longer "reserves" the 0.12 TB it thought it would need)
You will only have have one true install of the game. If you do it just like the video then that install will be in your Epic location, while the Steam location will essentially just have a sign with an arrow saying "The files you are looking for are over there".
@@SatrixPlaysGames I get that, however if you are already low on disk space then this wont work as it has to reserve all that space and download.
@@ACE-fd4nhin that case, I have a possible work around, but I can't guarantee it. I am making the assumption that Steam would at least let you begin the download. However, if it prevents you from even trying to start it then this won't work. So...assuming you can start it, try this:
0 - Get rid of the SymLink folder, if you created it. Run the same command you ran to create it but replace "New-Item" with "Remove-Item".
1 - Let the download run briefly (10 seconds, maybe not even that long) and then pause it.
2 - While paused, create the SymLink folder in the folder Steam has created for the install.
3 - Resume the download.
If we are lucky, Steam might think it managed to download all those files instantly and skip ahead to the end of the download.
I was able to use this method to solve a different problem. I know it can fix some things but I am not so sure it would work around this.
But yea, if this won't do it then I would have to do some digging for another possible solution but I don't think I would be able to help here. Only other thing I can think of is to temporarily uninstall some other games or programs to make space just until you are able to complete the steps in the video. Then reinstall whatever apps you uninstalled.
How do i undo this link
Use this in Powershell:
Remove-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "STEAM_PATH_GOES_HERE" -Target "EPIC_PATH_GOES_HERE"
Or you can uninstall the game from both launchers and manually delete the install locations afterward.
It doesn’t work anymore I launched it on steam and I have no expansions
I did everything right, even when I launch it on epic now it just launches with steam and I still have no expansions
Update: it actually just did nothing and doubled the space and then when I deleted it from steam it couldn’t verify the files for epic
It still works. I have it set up this way on two PCs and just helped several people do theirs in the past week.
It sounds like Steam may have been pointed to the wrong install location.
When you say "when I launch it from Epic, it just launches from Steam." Are you using a 3rd party launcher like Playnite?
Lastly, this will NOT transfer expansions from one launcher to another.
why the game requires me to download a 116gb update? is it normal?
(Assuming you installed with Epic and then Steam) It is normal for Steam to make you sit through a download after if validates files. But it isn't actually installing anything. I don't know why it makes you sit through the download, but, unfortunately, it is an expected part of this process.
@@SatrixPlaysGames i mean i already did the process, but for the weekly update it requires me 116gbs again, i cannot see the update also, d2 gave me the cat error code(update required) so i checked the file integrity on both store and they require this 116gb update
@@v3rcxxAre both platforms attempting the 116 GB update?
Side note, if this is happening right now, wait a bit for maintenance to be completed because it could be an error because the servers are offline.
@@SatrixPlaysGames yeah ty mate, can i ask you a destiny 2 question? like i cannot find the unveil quest from nimbus for get the permission to unlock all the strand aspects
@@v3rcxxof course!
Have you beaten the Lightfall campaign? If not:
1 - Complete Lightfall campaign
2 - Complete Unfinished Business quest to acquire deterministic chaos exotic
3 - Complete Parting the Veil quest - this requires you to go into Veil Containment and beat it
4 - Pick up Unveiled quest from nimbus
5 - If necessary, go back to veil containment and listen to audio note on the TV screen when you first enter. You don't have to complete the activity again.
If you have done all of that, have you checked the Quest Archive kiosk? I have had stuff show up in there before that I don't remember ever picking up.
can i do this with microsoft store and steam?
I believe so. I haven't done it with any other platforms, but I see no reason why it shouldn't.
Do I need to download the entire game on steam as well?
EDIT: It works!
Simple answer: yes.
Not so simple answer: When Steam validates the files it will make you sit through a full download, but it is not going to actually create a second install. It just needs to add a few files it needs that Epic wouldn’t have added. Unfortunately, that means waiting for Steam to finish. Afterwards you should be good to go.
@@SatrixPlaysGames Oh ok thanks for replying that was my only question
@@SatrixPlaysGames Ok finished the download and it really only took 161 MB on steam but right now there's a maintenance so can't check the DLCs
@@joybumbershootThat sounds like it has worked as expected! :]
Keep in mind, when logging into Steam you will only have access to the DLC you own on Steam. To access the DLC you own on Epic you must launch the game from the Epic launcher. You may already understand that, but there has been some confusion before so just wanted to explain just in case.
@@SatrixPlaysGames Yeah I know that, btw I also shared this video with my friends it's very useful
Does the download consume 113 gigs of internet?
I did not check that when I did this but I would assume that it does. So, if your internet has a data cap I do NOT recommend proceeding.
When I did this it took Steam a long time to go thru the download portion, as if it was truly installing it. But when the download completed it did not take up any extra space. I have my ideas of what is happening... I believe Steam is saving the files within that shared folder, essentially rewriting everything within the folder. I just don't have proof this is what happens without doing it all again myself.
@@SatrixPlaysGames thx for the info and another question can I use the lightfall weapons and strand subclass which is on steam on my epic account
@@victorleo4925 You're welcome :]
You will be able to use your weapons but not the Strand subclass.
@@SatrixPlaysGames hey man I did everything correct yet it pops a marmot error code I saw a comment
With the same error tried the steps you mentioned there but it still pops those error
@victorleo4925 I am doing some digging on this issue now, and seeing a possible cause can have something to do with BattleEye.
www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/q6ylqu/marmot_error/
I have seen other posts with different solutions, but I don't think they would work for this situation. I am still in bed atm but can look into this some more in a couple of hours. I'm sorry this is happening for you.
can I get banned for this?
By Bungie? No, you aren't violating any TOS that I am aware of.
By Steam and/or Epic? Also no.
I do only have anecdotal evidence, though, but I have been using this setup since I published and I have not been banned.
@@SatrixPlaysGames thanks for the reply, I asked that because right now, I have everything in Epic, even light fall, except for the forsaken pack and 30th anniversary, but Steam has an offer for a pack that includes Forsaken, 30th anniversary, and also 20 pieces of exotics, everything for 7.50 usd (I live in a Caribbean Island so my region is Netherlands Antilles), and I was wondering if this method would help me to use everything in Steam so I can get that offer that ends in 6 days in my region
@@babyeiden7092 That's a good deal! In my opinion, this is the perfect solution for you then. You even have the ideal setup, having the game installed through Epic first. The process in the video seems to be much less "finicky" that way.
that shit doesn't work, dropping me an error on powershell, pfff
What is the error?
@@SatrixPlaysGames hi bro, i will screen that error and drop it on a link
@@jimmytc8453 I appreciate that!!
Just put the same name that epic games gives u and thats it
I am not sure if this is a question or statement. I hope you were able to make it through the process :]
Apparently it is no longer relevant, fixed
What do you mean?
@@SatrixPlaysGames I dont think it is relevant to do anymore because I bought the lightfall+annual pass and also legacy connection on Epic store, but I've always had Destiny 2 downloaded from Steam. I don't have it downloaded on Epic so when I play Destiny through steam I still have the DLCs
@@2Lav yea, I didn't realize when this comment was made but I think recently they made all those campaigns available to everyone and plan to keep it that way after The Final Shape.
@@SatrixPlaysGames Now Im confused because I dont have the witch queen on steam but it says I have it. I got the witch queen on epic and also light fall too but it doesnt say I have lightfall. For some reason the legacy collection transfers but not the lightfall+annual
@2Lav the Legacy Collection is what they made available to everyone. But Lightfall is still paid unless you have Playstation Plus (it's a monthly game currently). That said, the annual pass stuff should still be available everywhere, I think 🤔
Lmao You only save space if you install the SAME games. Otherwise you don't
Yes this is for D2 because dlcs are linked to the platform you buy them from.
So if you have LF on steam and get WQ on epic you need to close the game and relaunch it on the other launcher depending on what content you want to play.
@@lukoka6371 this reply is meant for @Stuka1210, but I wanted to piggyback off of yours.
But, exactly! :]
The guide was made for Destiny 2 but this solution should also work for other online games that function similarly. The Elder Scrolls Online is a good example.
SymbolicLinking is useful in a situation where 2 different programs make use of the same assets. Here the 2 programs would be Steam and Epic both utilizing the same Destiny 2 assets. Normally, they would each have their own copy of the assets, therefore consuming 256 GB (👎) instead of 128 GB (👍)
@@SatrixPlaysGames I feel like only a very small % of people actually do this, most people only use one prefered storefront. Still useful I guess, it's just weird.
for me it kept saying New-Item : Illegal characters in path.
At line:1 char:1
+ New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\comm ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: (G:\SteamLibrary...iny 2\packages
:String) [New-Item], ArgumentException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AccessException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewItemCommand
You might have a "space" in one of your locations. I did that on accident when I did it.
@@SatrixPlaysGames ok thanks
CommandNotFoundException error please HELP me @SatrixPlaysGames
Without seeing the full error message, I can assume two possibilities:
1 - You may be using an older version of PowerShell that doesn't recognize the command. In this case, upgrade/update PowerShell and then try again. (I am using PowerShell 5.1)
2 - There may be a typing error in the command. In this case, double check there aren't any extra spaces or other characters included in the command that shouldn't be there.