Rename steam library folder

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Home Discussions Workshop Market Broadcasts. Change language. Install Steam. So I'm not trying to rename the steam folder but rather the folder that contains the steam folder. The reason is because the folder which my steam folder is in has an ' in it and it's causing an issue with an addon within FSX. My question is will renaming this folder screw with anything in steam or should I be ok?

Rename steam library folder

Steam may be facing stiff competition from Epic and Uplay, but it is still a solid place to go for games right now. As digital downloads have gradually taken over for game discs, Steam makes managing hundreds of games simple. But what happens when you fill up your storage? Can you change the game location in Steam? Can you move games to a different drive? While Steam does an excellent job of managing your library, you can control where games get installed and even move them if you upgrade your storage or want different locations. For games that come on a disc, their size limit gets based on storage capacity. The games require updates that get stored on a drive. Downloaded games are massively huge, but all files easily fit on hard drives HDDs and solid-state drives SSDs in one central location—with minor exceptions, of course. Steam creates a game storage folder by default but does let you choose where it makes it. You can also create different game folders within Steam and have them in other locations to suit your needs. Now, whenever you add a new game, Steam will prompt you for the location to download and install it. Many Steam users find that they run out of space on the currently used partition of existing storage or need to replace the drive due to failure or upgrade it to get more space. If Steam already exists and you already have games there, you can move them if you want. Here are some ways to change game download locations in Steam.

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Home Discussions Workshop Market Broadcasts. Change language. Install Steam. So I'm not trying to rename the steam folder but rather the folder that contains the steam folder. The reason is because the folder which my steam folder is in has an ' in it and it's causing an issue with an addon within FSX. My question is will renaming this folder screw with anything in steam or should I be ok? Showing 1 - 13 of 13 comments.

Rename steam library folder

Steam may be facing stiff competition from Epic and Uplay, but it is still a solid place to go for games right now. As digital downloads have gradually taken over for game discs, Steam makes managing hundreds of games simple. But what happens when you fill up your storage? Can you change the game location in Steam? Can you move games to a different drive? While Steam does an excellent job of managing your library, you can control where games get installed and even move them if you upgrade your storage or want different locations.

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Languages: English , Portuguese Brazil. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. I found this thread via Google; I wanted to add the folder where I'd saved my old games after moving to a new PC. The above process is a much more elegant way to manage games in Steam. To rename a steam library folder ie not the installation directory : 1. Steam just created new libraryfolders. This comment was deleted 1 year ago. Search Advanced search…. Info Decent cooler for budget minded builds! Note it's always risky if something ever happens to your windows, you also lose the games offcourse. Install Steam. PT-BR Neste guia, vou apresentar uma ferramenta que permite, tanto renomear quanto classificar os jogos da sua biblioteca steam, de forma muito simples e intuitiva. Edit the corresponding path.

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Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic harassment, fighting, or rude posts. Cant you just remove the drive and then select the new location? You can have Steam identify the game and add it to your library. Current visitors. Here are some ways to change game download locations in Steam. Search titles only. But an alternative to editing the steam config files, is use the Windows SUBST command to map a folder to a drive letter. Just did it today and worked perfectly! Showing 1 - 13 of 13 comments. The folder I am looking to rename is obviously "Caleb's Folder". Hey so i remember a few years back changing the default steam library folder was possible, there was no option for that, but you could edit certain. Latest: thestryker 30 minutes ago.