I just built a new PC and none of the tips I've seen for moving Steam games included the acf file, so this was a huge help. I definitely didn't want to be downloading games for eight hours. Thank you!
You're a lifesaver! Just built a new computer and was worried I'd lose all my months of Valheim, but obviously, Hugin and Odin sent you to save me!! VALHALLA!!!! :D
My entire game drive including my huge steam library, amongst hundreds of other "paid" games, got corrupted on my Desktop PC and I have limited wifi at this moment. I literally had to sneak my laptop into work everyday with an external hard drive in order to download at least just all of my steam games back. Was having trouble but this video helped! Thanks!
Thanks man! I just got a new PC and needed to move several of my let's plays onto it and did not want to start over in my games, this tutorial was just what I needed. You did a great job of explaining the process step by step. Thank you and I subbed to your channel as well
Thank you so much, I've never been able to transfer games like this and now I understand what I was doing wrong. Love Farm Together, been playing that one awhile myself.
man, this is more than just a help, this is a kid's joy which is sacred... just to compare, in other languages this, seemingly easy, info is not available. respect! @@Kaazoo71Games
OMG thank goodness this was here on YT to help us. Now I hope I do the steps right. I just got a new computer so this saves me losing my games. Some I can just restart over on Steam but some I've got a lot of money in game. So I don't want to start all over on them. Thx
Have a new Gamer rig on the way. I play ARK (As well having 183 games) so this will be a real time saver. Bless you sir. may health, wealth, and happiness come your way. 👍😁
thankyou this is the only thing that worked every one else videos 1 didnt work for me and 2 NONE SAY SHIT ABOUT MOVING THAT FILE WITH THE STORE CODE. THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, this video is really useful. I just got one question. Does that work with 2 different Steam accounts if both accounts have bought the game? I am leaving a like nontheless, simple, fast and very good video❤
Thanks for the info. I will need to have Windows 10 re-installed so this will help. Was wondering can I do the same thing to move my Steam app. from the hard drive to be wiped to my secondary drive and back again?
For some reason i cannot move the game folder from the external hard drive onto the commons folder, i can only copy it onto the folder in which takes longer, do you have a solution to this, i am on windows 11
@heado5432, Sorry, that I'm not sure of. As you can see, I was able to move it. At lease Copying it would still be quicker than downloading entire game again.
So I followed this guide in 2024 to setup my new gaming rig. Thanks for this good guide and recommend people to use this? Anyone know a good guide to do the same for Epic?
No problem, I only had one game on Epic I cared about, Starting a new save for anyway when goes into full release. There is a work around for saves on it but tried it sort of worked but didn't seem to carry the save data over just moved the game without saving like with Steam. Defo the inferior platform
is there any way to save your progress on a new computer directly through the steam app itself? like can i login to my steam on my new computer and download the same game from there, and wll i keep my game data?
@CoffeeSubset, only if the game is saved in the cloud. I lost a few when my new PC went down. Luckily they were saved in the cloud. I'm not sure how to know that or not. I know ARK Survival Evolved is NOT in the cloud. That is one I play the most. Astroneer was in the cloud and I kept my progress and so was a game called Planet Crafter.
Thank you for this video it has helped me. I was just wondering if I intall a game on computer A and the I moved the required files onto a USB could I then unistall the game on computer A and put the files on to Computer B. Would the game still work
It worked!! Thanks. But..I have an issue. On the new install, everything is shrunk in. It used to fill my whole screen, now I have space on each side, so everything is shrunk in. Have any ideas where I can look to remedy this?
@desertrose58, If you are referring to a certain game, it could be the game settings. If you are talking about in general on your new PC, it's probably the resolution settings.
hello once again do you know why it finds some of the game and manually downloads the rest? it happened to me a couple of times and i dont know how to fix it for an example it instantly installs half and the rest takes time
Hi great video thats simple and easy to do but i have a question or 2!!!! the steam id code files are just for games downloaded?? as i have loads of games but only 16 or so id codes!!! Also i could transfer all id codes and game folders at once correct? because the id codes go into steam apps and then the game folders all go into the common folder. I know these sound like stupid questions but im not a super tech guy and getting myself a new pc, im just seeing the steps i need to take before buying it
Thanks @tomspringall1, 😀 I do not think you can do all at once. I did them one at a time to be safe. If you didn't download all the games, you would not see folder IDs with all the games. I have about 50 games and only about 20 installed.
Does the game have to be uninstalled on the new computer for the game progress to transfer? Or can it be done if the game is already installed on the new computer?
I've not tried it if installed. It kind of defeats the purpose of transferring if it's already installed. This is how to quickly install by transferring.
U go so fast for a old Vet to understand this. I have old windows 10 laptop hdd and new windows 11 laptop. Do I plug a external ssd to USB on windows 10 then how do I move many steam games into ssd? Then do I just plug ssd into USB on win 11 and click steam app to launch steam then how do I find the games on sdd to play them? Thx for any help
Jack Johnny, sorry. I figure most people would pause on each spot. Yes plug in External to old one. Find the files, move them to external. then plug into new laptop. Find the folder on your new laptop and move those two files to it. If you don't know where your games are saved on the new computer, right click one that you have installed and go to properties. Then click local files and it will tell you which folder it is in.
Hi I want to install steam games into new external ssd and keep the games there but be able to open steam app and play the games that are in external ssd because my new laptop would be full just by installed 2 steam games . So how do I get steam launch app to recognize the games on new ssd and not in win 11 laptop? Thanks for your info
@@jackjohnny682 You change your folder they download in. In steam got o View. Settings, and download. That is where you can change the folder or drive.
@blackaxe8950, if you mean connecting a cord from one to the other, I've tried that and it didn't work for me. I did some research at the time and found out that it's not possible. I may be wrong, but that is what I found.
Hey man, can I send it to another Steam account? A friend of mine started playing a game on my PC/Steam account, liked the game and bought the game on his account so he could play at his home. Does this method work to transfer the save from my PC to his PC, even if he uses another Steam account? Or could cause any problem? (he has the game on his account, he just want the save he started on my pc)
The Beast, is your steam ID the same on the new computer? Also, I'm not 100% sure on save data. This is just moving the game, so you don't have to download it. I think when I did it, I had some games keep the save data and some did not.
Just wanted to ask , couldn`t you just Log in to your steam account on the new computer that you just got and get all your games or does that not even work ?
i was moving apex legends, and whenever i move it using the same steps, after its done validating, only 16 GB out of 70 are downloaded, does anyone have a fix for that?
@khaledghareib2698, that is odd. Is it playable? I know when you download the amount shows less than is actually in the file. If you look at the file in Windows, is it 70 GB or 16 GB
@trevorbelmont4633, I'm not 100% sure. I know Steam has to associate the files. To do it the way I show, you have to have a created spot on a Drive from Steam to put the files in. If you just move a drive, I'm not sure how Steam would react. I"m actually moving files right now as I got a new PC.
for example Assetto Corsa has folder under C:USER\saved games for all the car mods & tracks but the game is installed in drive:H, same goes for DCS with config files C:USER\saved games.. which is not covered in the video
I have a question, since most of my games are already on my hard drive can i just plug it into my new pc and have steam recognize them on that drive and play them without copying anything?
Hi. I know how frustrating it can be when you are not finding something that should be there. Are you sure that you are in the right folder. Both files are in two different folders.
@Kaazoo71Games oh sorry I didn't explain what i meant right it's not the fact that i didn't find it My friend (who is far from me) copied just the game file from his hdd Without the acf file Is there anyway to use the game file without the acf And thx for replying so fast btw
The only way it would not work is if you are using a "different" Steam ID/Name. Even if you do this wrong under your Steam ID, you would just have to install it, not purchase it because you already purchased it. So that is the only thing I can think of, you are using a different Steam Account.
Hey man, in my new desktop, gta 5 is my first game I am transferring from my laptop, I did not have any folder named as common so zip created a new one, it is okay right?
i have a question. So my current hdd on my current pc is a 4tb hard driveand already has my steam games on it with the steam apps common folders etc. if i plug the hard drive into another pc with steam on it what should i do?
No. I'm not 100% sure but pretty close. This works on games you purchased. Even though you both own the game, you have a unique Steam ID attached to yours. You can try, but I don't think so. If you do and it works. let me know.
i don’t know what to do, i was playing it on my old computer and recently got a new computer and it says steam cloud out of date, on my new one, i don’t know what to do 😢, it says i played it on my desktop on a day and the save is not yet in the cloud (upload not started) i don’t know where to find the upload, it could create a conflict when the previous game progress successfully uploads
Legendary Destroyer123, I'm not sure. I found a video no RUclips on this. ruclips.net/video/Ku7Cjbil32w/видео.html&ab_channel=nothegreatIRONS I hope that helps.
hi im trying to do this with A:MR, when i try installing the game on the new pc it it doesnt have that little screen thing and when i open it it doesnt have my progress
@@Kaazoo71Games yeah steam, moved both files into their catagories, the screen thing is the install screen and says where its getting installed on my computer and just an install button under it
What if I copy the game from my friend folder, which has a different Steam account? Is it going to affect the saved game from my friend folder? (I've already brought the game)
move! So I can keep it in my external HDD. So tell me how can I? And in future whenever need, so I don't have to download entire bunch of data again.. Plz give me steps to do that‼️
@@Kaazoo71Games yes sorry my question was half.. I simply wanna ask that how to only copy the entire game, so in future when I deleted in my pc so I can again copy it from external drive.
@@Kaazoo71Games but copy the game is gonna be a traditional way, isn't it? means I go to folder manually copy the folder and paste it to my external HDD! right? and when needed back to PC then copy it back to the PC (in steam > common folder) is this❓❓
Hi! Is it possible to transfer onto external drive only part of the game, for example just a folder with .exe and then download the rest of the game trough steam?
Dark Phoenix, My guess would be yes. You would need to locate your Game Folder on your hard drive to move what folder you want. I would suggest downloading the game on the new PC and then copying over the files. Of course I'm not 100% sure since I've never done it this way in some time. I have done this before.
does it work on dead by daylight? i tried doing it with overwatch 2 and it worked but it didnt work for me on dead by daylight, i think did it wrong but does it work with dead by daylight
My video is pretty step by step. I'm not sure what you are asking but I can tell you that I do not believe this will work on a USB drive. I tried that with a very large one and it would not work. I have an external drive in this video, and I still use it to this day.
I'm not the most tech-savy so please forgive me... What if I have multiple games that were originally installed on an external hard drive, and I want to move them to a new PC? Is there a similar process I can do where it doesn't necessarily install but prepares then discovers the game(s), if that makes any sense? I'm currently trying to install all my games on the new PC and it's taking a long time since it has to "reserve" space then individually download the various different game sizes. Basically, I'm downloading the games twice on the same external drive but on different PC's and I'm losing a lot of the extra space I originally had on my external drive...
@Official_Kianafernando, the only thing I can think of is to map that external hard driver to steam on your new computer. So, if your external driver was set up with Steam on the old computer, it may not be seeing them on the new. Use the steps I have in this video. But a little differnetly. Make another folder on the external drive. Move those files required from my video to that new folder. Then use the next steps to put them in the folder you have created from your new PC and Steam. This should recognize them and do the update thing. So when you click the install, it should discover it in your new steam folder that you are installig to from the new PC.
I have an issue, I bought a steam game on one pc, and I want to move it to a new one without spending all that money again. When I try this method it doesn't appear in my steam library, any solutions?
Country Health Care, if you are using the same Steam ID and this is not working, you should be able to just download the game again. This method worked for me on almost every game I have a few that I had to download. However, what you are describing sounds like you are using a different Steam ID.
How can I play a game on a PC that is not mine? Let's say I buy a game on my home computer then I go to a PC gaming business. Is there a way I can play those games on the PC I am paying for for a short time?
@elindigeno1215, are you asking if you buy a used PC game, can you play it? If that is the question, yes. The only issues is if a game has a registration key that is linked to a previous owner. That I would not know how to fix. Older games didn't do that.
@@Kaazoo71Games I currently don't own a gaming PC, but I found a place near my job where I can go. Pay to play. I was thinking about purchasing a game when I play near my job. Would the save data be only on my home PC or would it be saved to my steam, or epic account?
@@elindigeno1215 if you buy it on Steam or Epic, it should be linked to "your" account ID. Then it should be available to download on a PC you buy. That is my guess, but I'm pretty sure I'm correct.
Bro need help. me and my friend bought fc24 on steam but my wifi is so slow that it will take a week to download.can i transfer fc24 from my friends pc to mine with the same method you showed?pls help
Sorry. No that would not work. That is keyed to your friends steam account. Can't you hook up an ethernet cord to download it instead of using the wifi?
kwame Assad, the games I moved work both online and offline. I'm not sure I understand your questions. If it's one steam, it should work regardless of how you play it. I hope that helps.
Karvershen Eargambram, When I did it, it did the same thing, but it was not actually downloading the file, it showed downloading, but it was loading it from the external drive.
@@karversh Sorry, that is best advice I have on this. As you can see in my video, it does work, just odd with the downloading but not actually downloading message.
@arsalahmedtv8273, to download. That is super slow. This move technique is and has been very fast for me. I just did a bunch of games on my new PC last week. Super fast.
I just built a new PC and none of the tips I've seen for moving Steam games included the acf file, so this was a huge help. I definitely didn't want to be downloading games for eight hours. Thank you!
You are most welcome. Glad I could help.
You're a lifesaver! Just built a new computer and was worried I'd lose all my months of Valheim, but obviously, Hugin and Odin sent you to save me!! VALHALLA!!!! :D
@OhDannyboy7, glad I could help
Man, you're a godsend. Easy explanation, clear visuals, simple steps; I can continue my games and I appreciate you.
some dude, glad I could help. Thank you.
cant believe this still works 3 years later, TYSM bro:))
Glad to help out!
My entire game drive including my huge steam library, amongst hundreds of other "paid" games, got corrupted on my Desktop PC and I have limited wifi at this moment. I literally had to sneak my laptop into work everyday with an external hard drive in order to download at least just all of my steam games back. Was having trouble but this video helped! Thanks!
Thanks In the Pines, 😀 I'm glad I could help
Thanks man! I just got a new PC and needed to move several of my let's plays onto it and did not want to start over in my games, this tutorial was just what I needed. You did a great job of explaining the process step by step. Thank you and I subbed to your channel as well
Hello @MedleyOfGames, thanks for subscribing! 😀 glad I could help
Thanks for a quick no bs video. Will be doing this today when the new PC gets here!
Jay Hughes You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much, I've never been able to transfer games like this and now I understand what I was doing wrong. Love Farm Together, been playing that one awhile myself.
@texxlady, Glad I could help!
Bro really helped me to transfer cs 2 to my brothers pc man it would have taken 1 week for me keep up with your work man
Glad I could help @arsalahmedtv8273,
man, thanks a lot, making complex things simple is a sign of a great man and thinker. Respect and hello from Ukraine!
@user-fm1tk1nj5l You are welcome. Thanks for watching. I'm glad I could help
man, this is more than just a help, this is a kid's joy which is sacred... just to compare, in other languages this, seemingly easy, info is not available. respect! @@Kaazoo71Games
OMG thank goodness this was here on YT to help us. Now I hope I do the steps right. I just got a new computer so this saves me losing my games. Some I can just restart over on Steam but some I've got a lot of money in game. So I don't want to start all over on them. Thx
MissX905 You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
That's just brilliant! You just made my life much easier and less stressful. Thank you! Subbed 🙂
@altostratus9342, Thanks for the sub! and glad I could help
This would help my neighbor a lot. He got a new pc for himself. But when I got my new computer, I didn’t had to do these types of steps
@juliankhalil5939, thanks for watching. Hope it helps your neighbor.
simple, elegant, ty for this video saves me reinstalling on rural wifi :)
Gregg Tierney You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
all my games transferred over the wifi somehow but DRG wouldnt and ive been trying for 3 hours until i saw this video!! thank you!!!!!!!!
@Nelsoh_ You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Have a new Gamer rig on the way. I play ARK (As well having 183 games) so this will be a real time saver. Bless you sir. may health, wealth, and happiness come your way.
👍😁
@bollox10000, thank you. Glad I could help
2024, still works, good video!
Thanks. Glad I could help
thankyou this is the only thing that worked every one else videos 1 didnt work for me and 2 NONE SAY SHIT ABOUT MOVING THAT FILE WITH THE STORE CODE. THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@isubiez You are welcome. Thanks for watching and I'm glad I could help.
Dude you're a legend. I'm gonna try this now.
BlinkandDie Thanks
This was incredibly helpful. Thank you!
9198David You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thanks bro love you 💕
Welcome 😊Glad it worked for you.
thank you so much for this tutorial
You're very welcome!
Hey, this video is really useful. I just got one question. Does that work with 2 different Steam accounts if both accounts have bought the game?
I am leaving a like nontheless, simple, fast and very good video❤
@brause7366, this works for each one individually. You can't download someone else's game. I think that is what you are asking.
Thanks Bro
Youre the man
Glad I could help and you are welcome.
Really appreciate the help
M O N T E You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for this 🙏
My pleasure 😊
That was amazing . I will test it . Thx
Please do!
Thanks dude.
You are welcome. Thanks for commenting
I just got a new pc and I plugged my external drive from my old gaming laptop into it now its just going wild 😭 hopefully this helps
It should. Let me know. Thanks for commenting.
Great video thanks.... will this transfer game settings as well like Key bindings etc?
AR, I'm not sure about the key bindings. The game works after moved them like this.
Thanks for the info. I will need to have Windows 10 re-installed so this will help. Was wondering can I do the same thing to move my Steam app. from the hard drive to be wiped to my secondary drive and back again?
@desertrose58, that I'm not sure. It's such a small file and super easy to download. I would just download it again on the new one.
Thanks you dude❤❤🎉
You're welcome 😊
For some reason i cannot move the game folder from the external hard drive onto the commons folder, i can only copy it onto the folder in which takes longer, do you have a solution to this, i am on windows 11
@heado5432, Sorry, that I'm not sure of. As you can see, I was able to move it. At lease Copying it would still be quicker than downloading entire game again.
So I followed this guide in 2024 to setup my new gaming rig. Thanks for this good guide and recommend people to use this? Anyone know a good guide to do the same for Epic?
Thanks @Rogerfoulger, 😀 I'm glad it worked for you. Sorry, no idea on Epic.
No problem, I only had one game on Epic I cared about, Starting a new save for anyway when goes into full release. There is a work around for saves on it but tried it sort of worked but didn't seem to carry the save data over just moved the game without saving like with Steam. Defo the inferior platform
@@Rogerfoulger I agree. I downloaded it just for a game they put up for free. I never played it. LOL
is there any way to save your progress on a new computer directly through the steam app itself? like can i login to my steam on my new computer and download the same game from there, and wll i keep my game data?
@CoffeeSubset, only if the game is saved in the cloud. I lost a few when my new PC went down. Luckily they were saved in the cloud. I'm not sure how to know that or not. I know ARK Survival Evolved is NOT in the cloud. That is one I play the most. Astroneer was in the cloud and I kept my progress and so was a game called Planet Crafter.
Well done was struggling with a Test drive that worked finally figured the mystery, how about epic games same?
I'm not sure. I'm guessing similar but I'm not sure.
Thank you very much, it worked well
Glad it helped
legend bro !! Thank you
No problem 👍
Thank you for this video it has helped me. I was just wondering if I intall a game on computer A and the I moved the required files onto a USB could I then unistall the game on computer A and put the files on to Computer B. Would the game still work
Yes. That is what I do in this video. If you have a big enough USB. I use a external hard drive in this video but the same concept,.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome! Alex Silva
Could you just do the same thing by moving your game files to a google drive account rather than using a hard drive?
I think the answer to that is yes, but I've never tested it. As long as you can get those files on the google drive.
@@Kaazoo71Games Okay cool, Thank you
It worked!! Thanks. But..I have an issue. On the new install, everything is shrunk in. It used to fill my whole screen, now I have space on each side, so everything is shrunk in. Have any ideas where I can look to remedy this?
@desertrose58, If you are referring to a certain game, it could be the game settings. If you are talking about in general on your new PC, it's probably the resolution settings.
@@Kaazoo71Games Thank you, got it figured out. Thanks again for saving me a headache in moving my game.
@@desertrose58 You are most welcome.
hello once again
do you know why it finds some of the game and manually downloads the rest?
it happened to me a couple of times and i dont know how to fix it
for an example it instantly installs half and the rest takes time
I'm not sure on that. This is odd.
Hi great video thats simple and easy to do but i have a question or 2!!!! the steam id code files are just for games downloaded?? as i have loads of games but only 16 or so id codes!!!
Also i could transfer all id codes and game folders at once correct? because the id codes go into steam apps and then the game folders all go into the common folder. I know these sound like stupid questions but im not a super tech guy and getting myself a new pc, im just seeing the steps i need to take before buying it
Thanks @tomspringall1, 😀 I do not think you can do all at once. I did them one at a time to be safe. If you didn't download all the games, you would not see folder IDs with all the games. I have about 50 games and only about 20 installed.
Does the game have to be uninstalled on the new computer for the game progress to transfer? Or can it be done if the game is already installed on the new computer?
I've not tried it if installed. It kind of defeats the purpose of transferring if it's already installed. This is how to quickly install by transferring.
U go so fast for a old Vet to understand this. I have old windows 10 laptop hdd and new windows 11 laptop. Do I plug a external ssd to USB on windows 10 then how do I move many steam games into ssd?
Then do I just plug ssd into USB on win 11 and click steam app to launch steam then how do I find the games on sdd to play them?
Thx for any help
Jack Johnny, sorry. I figure most people would pause on each spot. Yes plug in External to old one. Find the files, move them to external. then plug into new laptop. Find the folder on your new laptop and move those two files to it.
If you don't know where your games are saved on the new computer, right click one that you have installed and go to properties. Then click local files and it will tell you which folder it is in.
Jack Johnny, If I went slow, i would have so many comments on how slow I went. LOL. I figure people can pause it to see the file locations. 😀
Hi I want to install steam games into new external ssd and keep the games there but be able to open steam app and play the games that are in external ssd because my new laptop would be full just by installed 2 steam games . So how do I get steam launch app to recognize the games on new ssd and not in win 11 laptop? Thanks for your info
@@jackjohnny682 You change your folder they
download in. In steam got o View. Settings, and download. That is where you can change the folder or drive.
Instead of using a USB drive, could this be done with a USB cord/wire?
@blackaxe8950, if you mean connecting a cord from one to the other, I've tried that and it didn't work for me. I did some research at the time and found out that it's not possible. I may be wrong, but that is what I found.
thanks@@Kaazoo71Games
Love bro love❤❤ you save my data
thanks. Glad I could help
Hey man, can I send it to another Steam account? A friend of mine started playing a game on my PC/Steam account, liked the game and bought the game on his account so he could play at his home. Does this method work to transfer the save from my PC to his PC, even if he uses another Steam account? Or could cause any problem? (he has the game on his account, he just want the save he started on my pc)
No, it's based on the Steam ID
@@Kaazoo71Games Got it! Ok, thanks for the answer man! And great video by the way
cant i use like Google drive? to download the stuff? or needed USB?
for the game Bloons td 6
@iamabotatgameyt9822, I am not sure. Try it and let me know if it works.
@@Kaazoo71Games that was fast, thanks for answering i didnt try it yet but i think it will
@@Kaazoo71Games but question how will the update work? will it be basically like normal updating games?
@@iamabotatgameyt Yes it should be
@@Kaazoo71Games okay, thank you so much
i tried this on my dark souls 3 but when i opened the game in my new computer i had lost all the progress any idea why that happened?
The Beast, is your steam ID the same on the new computer? Also, I'm not 100% sure on save data. This is just moving the game, so you don't have to download it. I think when I did it, I had some games keep the save data and some did not.
Just wanted to ask , couldn`t you just Log in to your steam account on the new computer that you just got and get all your games or does that not even work ?
SHL。スサノオ, it does work but you have to download the games and that takes a long time. This way is much quicker
Great help
Thanks @Dr.mzeshanAli, 😀
i was moving apex legends, and whenever i move it using the same steps, after its done validating, only 16 GB out of 70 are downloaded, does anyone have a fix for that?
@khaledghareib2698, that is odd. Is it playable? I know when you download the amount shows less than is actually in the file. If you look at the file in Windows, is it 70 GB or 16 GB
@@Kaazoo71Games its 46, which is even weirder
What if you just move the whole Drive(SSD/HDD) to the new PC? And what happened to the required file from Documents/Saved games
@trevorbelmont4633, I'm not 100% sure. I know Steam has to associate the files. To do it the way I show, you have to have a created spot on a Drive from Steam to put the files in. If you just move a drive, I'm not sure how Steam would react. I"m actually moving files right now as I got a new PC.
for example Assetto Corsa has folder under C:USER\saved games for all the car mods & tracks but the game is installed in drive:H, same goes for DCS with config files C:USER\saved games.. which is not covered in the video
I have a question, since most of my games are already on my hard drive can i just plug it into my new pc and have steam recognize them on that drive and play them without copying anything?
Yes, you can play them from the hard drive. Just set the install drive to that location.
@Kaazoo71Games thank you
Hey man
I got a question
I don't got that acf file
i only got the game file
What do i do
Hi. I know how frustrating it can be when you are not finding something that should be there. Are you sure that you are in the right folder. Both files are in two different folders.
@Kaazoo71Games oh sorry
I didn't explain what i meant right
it's not the fact that i didn't find it
My friend (who is far from me) copied just the game file from his hdd
Without the acf file
Is there anyway to use the game file without the acf
And thx for replying so fast btw
@@solam No you cannot use a copied file from someone else. This only works on your files. Your Steam ID has to be the owner of the file.
👍 Sweet! 👍
4FunRC . Thanks for watching.
Newer method is hitting install if your on the same steam account on the same wifi and it should auto transfer
@thatonezeldagamer3424, that is cool. Never had it work before, but cool if it does. Thanks.
best of best tip!
Thanks Banty Windwalker, 😀
Does this work with games that have mods added to it? like assetto corsa?
@HailingTheHydra, I only know that it works on the games. Not sure about the mods.
instead of saying install it says purchase. its making me purchase again or am i doing something wrong? please help
The only way it would not work is if you are using a "different" Steam ID/Name. Even if you do this wrong under your Steam ID, you would just have to install it, not purchase it because you already purchased it. So that is the only thing I can think of, you are using a different Steam Account.
@@Kaazoo71Games turns out i was being stupid. i was logged into my other account with a very similar name without realizing . thanks :)
Hey man, in my new desktop, gta 5 is my first game I am transferring from my laptop, I did not have any folder named as common so zip created a new one, it is okay right?
i have a question. So my current hdd on my current pc is a 4tb hard driveand already has my steam games on it with the steam apps common folders etc. if i plug the hard drive into another pc with steam on it what should i do?
Titanium Shadow 42, I'm not 100% but it may recognize them if you point to the folder when you try to install it.
Does this work if i take it from my friend? It's a paid game but we both purchased it.
No. I'm not 100% sure but pretty close. This works on games you purchased. Even though you both own the game, you have a unique Steam ID attached to yours. You can try, but I don't think so. If you do and it works. let me know.
i don’t know what to do, i was playing it on my old computer and recently got a new computer and it says steam cloud out of date, on my new one, i don’t know what to do 😢, it says i played it on my desktop on a day and the save is not yet in the cloud (upload not started) i don’t know where to find the upload, it could create a conflict when the previous game progress successfully uploads
Legendary Destroyer123, I'm not sure. I found a video no RUclips on this.
ruclips.net/video/Ku7Cjbil32w/видео.html&ab_channel=nothegreatIRONS
I hope that helps.
@@Kaazoo71Games thank you
hi im trying to do this with A:MR, when i try installing the game on the new pc it it doesnt have that little screen thing and when i open it it doesnt have my progress
Just to verify, you are doing this on Steam? Also, you moved the files already? What screen thing are you referring to?
@@Kaazoo71Games yeah steam, moved both files into their catagories, the screen thing is the install screen and says where its getting installed on my computer and just an install button under it
What if I copy the game from my friend folder, which has a different Steam account? Is it going to affect the saved game from my friend folder? (I've already brought the game)
@fanchatics, I do not believe that you can copy a friend's game. Let me know if you find out that I'm wrong.
move! So I can keep it in my external HDD. So tell me how can I? And in future whenever need, so I don't have to download entire bunch of data again..
Plz give me steps to do that‼️
@naitikkathiriya, are you asking how to keep it on the external just in case? If so, just copy instead of MOVE on my last steps.
@@Kaazoo71Games yes sorry my question was half.. I simply wanna ask that how to only copy the entire game, so in future when I deleted in my pc so I can again copy it from external drive.
@@naitikkathiriya no worries. The same method. What you copy is the entire game.
@@Kaazoo71Games but copy the game is gonna be a traditional way, isn't it? means I go to folder manually copy the folder and paste it to my external HDD! right? and when needed back to PC then copy it back to the PC (in steam > common folder)
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Thanks @muhamedal-ataby7324, 😀
will this method work if the steam id is different. the game is in friends library too but dont wanna download all of that again
@sathwikksk, no it has to be owed by the steam ID that is downloading/moving it
Does it transfer the addons you had on certain games like Garry’s Mod?
Boris Team, I can't say 100% sure but I'm pretty sure it does.
Hi! Is it possible to transfer onto external drive only part of the game, for example just a folder with .exe and then download the rest of the game trough steam?
Dark Phoenix, My guess would be yes. You would need to locate your Game Folder on your hard drive to move what folder you want. I would suggest downloading the game on the new PC and then copying over the files. Of course I'm not 100% sure since I've never done it this way in some time. I have done this before.
Thanks for answering!
does it work on dead by daylight? i tried doing it with overwatch 2 and it worked but it didnt work for me on dead by daylight, i think did it wrong but does it work with dead by daylight
It should work on any game.
@@Kaazoo71Games okay thanks
can i use this method to transfer game in my other steam account?
Has to be the same steam ID/Name. Can't transfer from one account to a different one.
I need help my first one is fill so it won't download and how do i download it to my usb
My video is pretty step by step. I'm not sure what you are asking but I can tell you that I do not believe this will work on a USB drive. I tried that with a very large one and it would not work. I have an external drive in this video, and I still use it to this day.
I'm not the most tech-savy so please forgive me... What if I have multiple games that were originally installed on an external hard drive, and I want to move them to a new PC? Is there a similar process I can do where it doesn't necessarily install but prepares then discovers the game(s), if that makes any sense? I'm currently trying to install all my games on the new PC and it's taking a long time since it has to "reserve" space then individually download the various different game sizes. Basically, I'm downloading the games twice on the same external drive but on different PC's and I'm losing a lot of the extra space I originally had on my external drive...
@Official_Kianafernando, the only thing I can think of is to map that external hard driver to steam on your new computer. So, if your external driver was set up with Steam on the old computer, it may not be seeing them on the new. Use the steps I have in this video. But a little differnetly.
Make another folder on the external drive. Move those files required from my video to that new folder. Then use the next steps to put them in the folder you have created from your new PC and Steam. This should recognize them and do the update thing. So when you click the install, it should discover it in your new steam folder that you are installig to from the new PC.
I have an issue, I bought a steam game on one pc, and I want to move it to a new one without spending all that money again. When I try this method it doesn't appear in my steam library, any solutions?
Country Health Care, if you are using the same Steam ID and this is not working, you should be able to just download the game again. This method worked for me on almost every game I have a few that I had to download. However, what you are describing sounds like you are using a different Steam ID.
Can i do this with a paid games like gta 5 or witcher 3? I Need answers
Sulevan, this works on any Steam Game. I've paid for all the ones I moved.
Didn’t work for me. Steam options aren’t the same.
What do you mean by "Steam Options?"
I mean steam doesn't give me the option to click next and discover. The only option I have is to install (download) the game again.
@@dominicvita2743 after you moved it. Click Install and it will discover
How can I play a game on a PC that is not mine? Let's say I buy a game on my home computer then I go to a PC gaming business. Is there a way I can play those games on the PC I am paying for for a short time?
@elindigeno1215, are you asking if you buy a used PC game, can you play it? If that is the question, yes. The only issues is if a game has a registration key that is linked to a previous owner. That I would not know how to fix. Older games didn't do that.
@@Kaazoo71Games I currently don't own a gaming PC, but I found a place near my job where I can go. Pay to play. I was thinking about purchasing a game when I play near my job. Would the save data be only on my home PC or would it be saved to my steam, or epic account?
@@elindigeno1215 if you buy it on Steam or Epic, it should be linked to "your" account ID. Then it should be available to download on a PC you buy. That is my guess, but I'm pretty sure I'm correct.
can I use another steam account in the other pc?
Nobody, no, games are linked to one Steam ID/Account.
@@Kaazoo71Games well can I change the account ID later after that?
@@bro11995 I do not believe so. The games are registered to the owner id. Steam doesn't allow them to be transferred.
what if i just log into my steam account on the new pc. Wouldn’t I still be able to access my games?
@sanuparl2366, yes, the game, you would need to download then. This way, you have the game and saves
Bro need help. me and my friend bought fc24 on steam but my wifi is so slow that it will take a week to download.can i transfer fc24 from my friends pc to mine with the same method you showed?pls help
Sorry. No that would not work. That is keyed to your friends steam account. Can't you hook up an ethernet cord to download it instead of using the wifi?
Can i play the on both pc’s ?
@kraxxdzhx9923, you could but I don't believe the saved data would transfer to the cloud on some games.
Does this work for both online and offline games as well??
kwame Assad, the games I moved work both online and offline. I'm not sure I understand your questions. If it's one steam, it should work regardless of how you play it. I hope that helps.
can you get more windows on top of each other so we cant see what to do...
Mike trejo, that is really funny. I see your point and I thank you. 😀
some reason when it goes discovering new files its not working and then starts redownloading the game?
Karvershen Eargambram, When I did it, it did the same thing, but it was not actually downloading the file, it showed downloading, but it was loading it from the external drive.
@@Kaazoo71Games alright, I'll just let it run and see what happens
@@karversh Sorry, that is best advice I have on this. As you can see in my video, it does work, just odd with the downloading but not actually downloading message.
why mine only have update button
@ballesterosjake7165, I'm not sure. But if you click the update button, I believe (I'm not sure) it should see the saved moved file.
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@meheretmezgebu4130 You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Can’t you just download the steam game from steam on the other pc?
Dehq, absolutely, this is just quicker on the larger downloads. Mintes as opposed to hours for some large games.
Worked for me. I just deleted farlight 84 and
@ramphenyanaleceus5347, glad I could help
does it transfer all the game data
David Little, yes
ill try hope it work seems legit
@snm1786, worked for me a few times. I've switched PCs often.
@@Kaazoo71Games oh well
Can also online games in steam
Are you saying you can online game and don't have to download the game?
@@Kaazoo71Games No, I can also do this method for online games
@@RDgaming-ht7le I see. Nice to know. Thanks.
Similar for ogrin/ea games?
AR, that I'm not sure of.
does it work for call of duty
Works on Any Steam Game
Bro it took me 1 week to download a damm cs 2
@arsalahmedtv8273, to download. That is super slow. This move technique is and has been very fast for me. I just did a bunch of games on my new PC last week. Super fast.
Does this still work now?
PengY, it should. I've had people recently tell me they did this from my video'
@@Kaazoo71Games Ok thx so much
I have whached sooo many tutorials on this but none of them have worked
:)
@@PenguinBoi27 I did this myself, that is why I know it works. I had to get a new computer and this was easy
files failed to validatye and will be reacquired
@Alex-ln9on, that means a corrupted file. That happens sometimes. I just moved 15 games last week this way, with no issues. Sorry you had an issue.
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