@@davidsiwale8503are ur games bought or pirated? If bought then maybe it has to do something with the launcher of the games not being within the games disk or sumn like that? Are they pirated or bought
For anyone that came across this well structured video just outdated with steam under the settings there’s a corresponding tab that says Contents it will allow you to do the same thing, but if not a little easier and simpler
I couldn't find the "Contents Libraries File Path" mentioned in the video and i also couldn't find the "Contents" tab mentioned in your comment. I'm very lost, confused and frustrated.
Spent an hour trying to find a good video that explains all of this.. Perfect video. Thank you. Easy to follow, easy to understand, easy to execute. I appreciate the time and effort to put this out into the world.
Thank you for teaching me this. It makes life as a gamer less complicated. There's so much i didn't know and its great that there are people who take time out of their day to make these videos for people like myself.
@@seagate Is it better to play off the external hard drive or PC hard drive?? I'll subscribe if reply...i used to have lots fps on Vanguard now it's at 60-80 maybe because of all the games i got in pC drive also i can't download anymore games I need an external forsure but what is better to play off of ?
This is just what I needed, I set it up pretty easy but couldn't use the storage it provided to me, this saved me so much stress thank you much apreciation
Thank you , thank you, thank you my main man. I recently sold my PS five because I got a steam deck and I’m an Xbox fan who has the XS. There are only a handful of exclusives that I wanted to play on PlayStation that steam offer so it only made sense to me to use the steam platform to play those PlayStation games as well as PC games. I updated the ram in my laptop and quickly realized that the SSD inside my laptop was insufficient. I went and got a 5 TB HDD Drive for 119 bucks at Best Buy and utilizing the information that you gave in this very quick concise infotainment video. I am so happy to report. I now have tons of room for all the games that I want to put on my laptop and take with me anywhere I go. Thank you so much please continue with great videos like this.
You might have been able to download to your PC/laptop then drag and drop to the external drive. This was useful, though, I agree, in being able to avoid that step.
They really updated this on steam to make more accessible I would follow this videos guide just like I did and you’ll see what I mean if not I’m sure the steps are still right here!!!! Thanks a bunch
This helped so much😭 I was looking at other videos that only said to just chang locations but I didn’t even know how to set up the location. This fr helped me a lot Appreciate it !!!
Hi, Thank you for your message. We are happy to hear about how this video helped. Let us know if you have any questions, this is your social media case 12708197 Regards, Paula
Ok, ive moved all the games to the external drive but then when i plug the drive in when i want to play games, it just makes me download the games again
Did you change the game directory on the launcher? The launcher has a set path where it will scan for the games that have been downloaded, if you haven't changed the file path in the launcher to the file path where you moved the games then obviously it won't detect that the games have been downloaded and will make you download them again
Thanks for making this video explaining the process. I just got an Alienware x17 and wanted to just keep 1 main game on the laptop itself and the rest, like Doom on an external ssd. Thanks again dude.
That's the same way im thinking..but im wondering whats faster more fps less lag playing that one main game off PC hard drive or external hard drive ..i just want more fps! Im at 60 -80 fps right now on pc vanguard
Ok this video helps. I got an Acer nitro 5 and am finally able to play more recent games on it. It runs great but has small space. I've been trying to figure out if I could get a hard drive to place my games there and how I could transfer them. Would a regular 2TB external hard drive work well with my laptop? Some feedback would be very helpful.
@@happynation3575 I was looking for the ryzen 5 variant but didn't able to get my hands on one , so i bought lenovo ideapad gaming 3 512gb ssd Now I am confused, should I add a 1tb hdd internally or just buy a external hard drive, mainly for games. Any suggestions?
Misleading video title. A more appropriate title would've been "how to install or move your games to an external drive", because "boot drive" implies that the computer itself will boot from said external drive, granted said external drive has an operating system installed and the BIOS is set up such that it allows booting from external media, and be able to use whatever software is installed on it.
Amazing tutorial! Wanted to add more storage without messing with the inside of my pc, thanks so much!!!! P.S steam automatically found the Seagate and added another folder for me with a simple click :)
This is probably a silly question, but for a laptop am I good to unplug the drive when I'm not playing games, and plug it in when I want to play a game that is installed on the drive?
Is it possible to have an external be always on so there's no lag etc if the drive needs to boot up so overall performance stays fast without having to convert it to and internal drive?
Hi there! For more specific questions, please contact our customer support team on our website: seagate.media/6058pFPHq They will be able to help you directly. Thank you.
So basically if you wanted to download a game but you didn’t have enough storage for it, a ssd would add storage to your computer for that game you want to get depending on how much ssd you get?
I bought a legion 5 with 500 gb and i was having problems downloading some games because i dont have that much space but now i can use an external ssd i already had as a syorage devicd for my games xD
Hello there! I just got a sea gate external hard drive as a christmas present and ty so much for this vid! But now i really need to know how to download it from Epic games launcher! Thank you.
This actually help thank you so much bc i was so confused im not using segate and this was still helpful im gonna follow and like bc i was like so confused then i found him
Hi @BettyJambazova, Thank you so much for your message. I am so happy to hear that. Please if you have any doubts just let us know. Regards, Paula Seagate Support
Hello, could you please give me some advice for the following: I have 2 desktop PC's, one is bigger case and the other a more compact one. The big one has windows 7 while the smaller one has windows 10. The big one has a hdd storage while the smaller one has ssd. So, I'm trying to replace the bigger ones motherboard with the smaller ones more upgraded motherboard with the ssd (with windows 10), but still keep the hdd (with windows 7 still installed) and connect it to the motherboard as a secondary storage. Is this possible? Other Questions: 1. Do I have to wipe the bigger ones hdd to prevent any issues with the pc booting from the wrong drive? 2. Should I also swap the power supply? 3. The bigger one has a dvd/blue ray disc drive, the smaller one doesn't (person I bought it from said he took it out for better performance), can I connect the drive to the replaced motherboard without any issues? 4. Since I'm using the same ssd that was originally connected to the smaller ones motherboard, I wouldn't need to reinstall windows 10 right? 5. Any other factors I should consider to prevent any issues? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
There's a WAY EASIER way to transfer existing games from your current hard drive to a new one. Have both hard drives connected to computer. Open steam. Click steam in top left. Click settings. Click downloads. You'll see a button in the middle that says "steam library folders". See it?? Good, now click it! At the top select which drive you want to transfer games FROM (not to). Use the check mark to the right of a game title and then navigate to the bottom and click "move". Now select which hard drive to move the game or whatever to, and click the move button again. If all goes well it should finish on its own! :)
Yes thanks cuz my drive is a 5 TERRABYTE DRIVE that doesn’t even accept when I go through the steps to use it on steam. And so far nothing else has shown me how to do what I need to do.
My god man you are a lifesaver my pc has the WORST storage I only got tf2 and Minecraft and my disc is full so I put everything on the 3 terabyte drive and it is working like magic
I bought a 1 TB external Hard drive awhile ago and this is the only video I found that clearly explained how to set it up.
Who did you buy and how’s it going?
I bought a 2 TB, and whenever I transfer my games, they refuse to run, whether it is steam game or not.
Can anyone help???
@@davidsiwale8503are ur games bought or pirated? If bought then maybe it has to do something with the launcher of the games not being within the games disk or sumn like that? Are they pirated or bought
@weak2297 Both pirated and steam games don't work. I found out that the cable was the problem and the write speeed itself is low.
Probably cause they made it
For anyone that came across this well structured video just outdated with steam under the settings there’s a corresponding tab that says Contents it will allow you to do the same thing, but if not a little easier and simpler
You are a great human being
thank you
I couldn't find the "Contents Libraries File Path" mentioned in the video and i also couldn't find the "Contents" tab mentioned in your comment. I'm very lost, confused and frustrated.
@@user-bn8is9ss4v Settings > Storage > Add Drive
Spent an hour trying to find a good video that explains all of this.. Perfect video. Thank you. Easy to follow, easy to understand, easy to execute. I appreciate the time and effort to put this out into the world.
Hi Lamont, thanks for the feedback. We are glad to hear this video was helpful for you.
True
How would I do what you said but instead of steam Microsoft store?
Same
Took me 1 sec
Wish I could afford this, but its good to know that this is an option once I finally can
It seems like the price of even ssd drives keeps going down actually. I'm still mind blown that 256gb micro SD cards are only 40 bucks!
Bro work and save to get your money up, I built a $3k pc and I only worked like 3 weeks
@@user-dp3qk1qy7s what is your job
@@user-dp3qk1qy7s you sell drug?
Construction pays well but it's labor hard. Make 4 grand in about 1 month and a half
Thank you for teaching me this. It makes life as a gamer less complicated. There's so much i didn't know and its great that there are people who take time out of their day to make these videos for people like myself.
Happy to hear you found this helpful!
@@seagate Is it better to play off the external hard drive or PC hard drive?? I'll subscribe if reply...i used to have lots fps on Vanguard now it's at 60-80 maybe because of all the games i got in pC drive also i can't download anymore games I need an external forsure but what is better to play off of ?
i legit worship the ground you walk on rn thank you sm
Fast, informative, straight to the point. Thank you! nice video.
Spent 2 hours trying to figure out how to get it to show up, this guys a legend
Glad you found this helpful!
This is the most informative video I have watched on youtube. No bs just straight to it and I love it.
This is just what I needed, I set it up pretty easy but couldn't use the storage it provided to me, this saved me so much stress thank you much apreciation
Thank you , thank you, thank you my main man. I recently sold my PS five because I got a steam deck and I’m an Xbox fan who has the XS. There are only a handful of exclusives that I wanted to play on PlayStation that steam offer so it only made sense to me to use the steam platform to play those PlayStation games as well as PC games. I updated the ram in my laptop and quickly realized that the SSD inside my laptop was insufficient. I went and got a 5 TB HDD Drive for 119 bucks at Best Buy and utilizing the information that you gave in this very quick concise infotainment video. I am so happy to report. I now have tons of room for all the games that I want to put on my laptop and take with me anywhere I go. Thank you so much please continue with great videos like this.
That's great!
I have this problem for years sound is loud and clear + video is very professional + easy to follow. Thanks man
This video is a little bit outdated, so if you’re on steam, go to storage not downloads.
Yeah still around the same so the video is good
I just got a new external hard drive, and couldn’t figure out how to download files to it. This video was so useful
You might have been able to download to your PC/laptop then drag and drop to the external drive. This was useful, though, I agree, in being able to avoid that step.
Simple and right to the point. I really liked this video and there were all the side infos I needed. Thank you :D
Happy to be of help!
This was easy and I just got my first TB! Thank you so much!
That's great!
This really helped I just got a 1tb flash drive to carry more games and tried to download some stuff but it wouldn’t worked until you showed me
They really updated this on steam to make more accessible I would follow this videos guide just like I did and you’ll see what I mean if not I’m sure the steps are still right here!!!! Thanks a bunch
Finaly found a gaming review now gonna buy it!
This helped so much😭 I was looking at other videos that only said to just chang locations but I didn’t even know how to set up the location. This fr helped me a lot Appreciate it !!!
Happy to hear you found this video to be helpful!
Bro you don’t know how big of a life savor you are
I’m new to all of this . I have two seagate hard drives and this video really helped me out .. thanks man
Hi,
Thank you for your message. We are happy to hear about how this video helped.
Let us know if you have any questions, this is your social media case 12708197
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Paula
Ok, ive moved all the games to the external drive but then when i plug the drive in when i want to play games, it just makes me download the games again
same help
I dont think your supposed to take it out dude
Did you change the game directory on the launcher? The launcher has a set path where it will scan for the games that have been downloaded, if you haven't changed the file path in the launcher to the file path where you moved the games then obviously it won't detect that the games have been downloaded and will make you download them again
Thanks for making this video explaining the process. I just got an Alienware x17 and wanted to just keep 1 main game on the laptop itself and the rest, like Doom on an external ssd. Thanks again dude.
So can u remove ssd when you are not playing those games
@@harshkale1688 exactly what im wondering too
That's the same way im thinking..but im wondering whats faster more fps less lag playing that one main game off PC hard drive or external hard drive ..i just want more fps! Im at 60 -80 fps right now on pc vanguard
GOSH THANK YOU SOOOO MUCCHHH YOURE THE ONLY PERSON WHO EXPLAINED HOW TO DO IT
No problem!
Ok this video helps. I got an Acer nitro 5 and am finally able to play more recent games on it. It runs great but has small space. I've been trying to figure out if I could get a hard drive to place my games there and how I could transfer them.
Would a regular 2TB external hard drive work well with my laptop? Some feedback would be very helpful.
Hi Isaiah! For specific questions, please contact our technical support team: seagate.media/6053p98W1 Thank you!
@@seagate just answer the question lol
Wait do u have Acer Nitro 5 with 8gb ram, gtx 1650, 512gb, ryzen or I 5
@@happynation3575 I was looking for the ryzen 5 variant but didn't able to get my hands on one , so i bought lenovo ideapad gaming 3 512gb ssd
Now I am confused, should I add a 1tb hdd internally or just buy a external hard drive, mainly for games.
Any suggestions?
Yes that would work
Misleading video title. A more appropriate title would've been "how to install or move your games to an external drive", because "boot drive" implies that the computer itself will boot from said external drive, granted said external drive has an operating system installed and the BIOS is set up such that it allows booting from external media, and be able to use whatever software is installed on it.
thanks for being awesome Seagate
3 years later this video is still my life line lol
Dude this is the best v8deo i ve seen
Thank you so much for this video this is what exactly I've been looking for!
Amazing tutorial! Wanted to add more storage without messing with the inside of my pc, thanks so much!!!! P.S steam automatically found the Seagate and added another folder for me with a simple click :)
That's great!
Sitting here for hrs stuck thanks for the video
thank you so much this was so helpful :)
Happy you found this helpful!
Great video very fast and a lot of good information
Thank you so much I spent hours trying to find out how to do this
Hey! We are glad to read that you found this helpful!
Not sure if it worked yet but if it has ur a legend
You are a lifesaver for this video man. Thank you
Very well put together video, bravo!
on Steam I don't have your configuration, is not mentioning move folder in the dowloads..
This video is literally perfect! So beginner-friendly
Finally I can play war zone and gta
This is probably a silly question, but for a laptop am I good to unplug the drive when I'm not playing games, and plug it in when I want to play a game that is installed on the drive?
i am wondering the same thing haha
@@fadedjupiter same
shut down your laptop, unplug the external hard drive and then boot up your laptop again and you are good to go
This was really helpful I appreciate it.
Bro fr looks like an older version of billy from young sheldon with those facial expressions
Very helpful video, keep up the good work
Question. So does that mean you can free up space on your hard drive and delete mods and files from games after putting them on the external?
When I go to steam settings and download, mine looks different from the video. I don't have the steam library folder button?
...uh, i dont see a steam library folders button...
Thx you so much man! This has helpt me so much! Thx!!!!!
We are happy to hear you found this helpful.
Is it possible to have an external be always on so there's no lag etc if the drive needs to boot up so overall performance stays fast without having to convert it to and internal drive?
Hi there! For more specific questions, please contact our customer support team on our website: seagate.media/6058pFPHq They will be able to help you directly. Thank you.
I’m a noob with tech and other vids arnt informational enough but you do it all thanks for the help
THX SO MUCH this was explained very well.
You sir, earned another subscriber!
We appreciate that!
thanks for the tutorial it's a lot easier to do now on steam as they have added a storage manager to help you add devices
this video no longer helps - steam updated their UI and it has changed....slightly
So what works know?
Thanks, this helped me so much
So basically if you wanted to download a game but you didn’t have enough storage for it, a ssd would add storage to your computer for that game you want to get depending on how much ssd you get?
Bro thank you so much I really appreciate it I been looking for a video that was pretty simple
Hey Eli, no problem! Glad we were able to help!
I bought a legion 5 with 500 gb and i was having problems downloading some games because i dont have that much space but now i can use an external ssd i already had as a syorage devicd for my games xD
Thanks man, really nice job, very clear and well done. Keep up the great work. God Bless
Thanks, that worked just like you stated!!!!
That didn’t work for me
This did though
Steam, settings, storage, clock on OS (C:) at the top and add drive
thank you brotha really appreciate this video
Thank you for this makes things easy
Could you keep all your games and download programs apps on a cuda and factory reset your computer often to keep it running fresh
This video was really helpful, I think I have either a different SSD or the steam updated it's display, either way your video was very helpful!!!!!!!
Hello there! I just got a sea gate external hard drive as a christmas present and ty so much for this vid! But now i really need to know how to download it from Epic games launcher! Thank you.
This actually help thank you so much bc i was so confused im not using segate and this was still helpful im gonna follow and like bc i was like so confused then i found him
that was so helpful, thank you!
Hi @BettyJambazova,
Thank you so much for your message. I am so happy to hear that.
Please if you have any doubts just let us know.
Regards,
Paula
Seagate Support
Best video ever omg 🙌🏻 thank you so mush
THANK YOU! I was told that I was screwed because I have a gamer laptop…. (Yeah I know don’t have to tell me) but this helped so much!
This video helped a lot thanks
thanks! i recently got an external hard drive because me dis space is being dum, and this helps alot!
thank you this helped a bunch
Thank you i didn’t realize I had 900gb of extra storage space.
thank you i've been looking for a video that not only explains it but what are some good ssd
We are happy you found this helpful!
Know this is a good tutorial
Well explained, i was thinking which external Solid hard drive to buy. Please recommend me. Much appreciate.
Hello, could you please give me some advice for the following:
I have 2 desktop PC's, one is bigger case and the other a more compact one. The big one has windows 7 while the smaller one has windows 10. The big one has a hdd storage while the smaller one has ssd. So, I'm trying to replace the bigger ones motherboard with the smaller ones more upgraded motherboard with the ssd (with windows 10), but still keep the hdd (with windows 7 still installed) and connect it to the motherboard as a secondary storage. Is this possible?
Other Questions:
1. Do I have to wipe the bigger ones hdd to prevent any issues with the pc booting from the wrong drive?
2. Should I also swap the power supply?
3. The bigger one has a dvd/blue ray disc drive, the smaller one doesn't (person I bought it from said he took it out for better performance), can I connect the drive to the replaced motherboard without any issues?
4. Since I'm using the same ssd that was originally connected to the smaller ones motherboard, I wouldn't need to reinstall windows 10 right?
5. Any other factors I should consider to prevent any issues?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks this actually helped though you could add that if it doesn't show as default you can change then when downloading a game
THANK YOU
We are happy to hear you found this helpful!
There's a WAY EASIER way to transfer existing games from your current hard drive to a new one. Have both hard drives connected to computer. Open steam. Click steam in top left. Click settings. Click downloads. You'll see a button in the middle that says "steam library folders". See it?? Good, now click it! At the top select which drive you want to transfer games FROM (not to). Use the check mark to the right of a game title and then navigate to the bottom and click "move". Now select which hard drive to move the game or whatever to, and click the move button again. If all goes well it should finish on its own! :)
Thank you buddy 😊
Thanks, you are the best❤
exactly what Mont La said, thanks
Thanks mate👊🏻
Yes thanks cuz my drive is a 5 TERRABYTE DRIVE that doesn’t even accept when I go through the steps to use it on steam. And so far nothing else has shown me how to do what I need to do.
Very helpful, thanks
My god man you are a lifesaver my pc has the WORST storage I only got tf2 and Minecraft and my disc is full so I put everything on the 3 terabyte drive and it is working like magic
Glad we were able to help!
Bro your the best
very good video!
You're the man dude!!
Thank you 🙏 very helpful
We are happy you found this helpful!
very useful thanks for the tips :D
We are happy to help!
With this method, does the entire game including mods, saved files and data transfer over to the external ssd?
Thank you!
The Man of God
thank you very helpful video just liked
Thank you!!
just wondering, if you move a steam game from steam to the ssd will it take away those gb from the main drive and put them on the ssd?
Yes, if properly set up, you should be able to move your Steam games to an external hard drive to free up room on your internal hard drive.
This video huge help