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I have just bought a new computer and I have everything migrated over except for my Steam games.

I looked in Program Files/Steam/ and I found a folder full of the games I have downloaded, but I do not know if it is safe to just copy these folders from one computer to another (seeing as a lot of other applications will not work if you do this), or is there another recommended way?

Now you need to specify the folder where you want to install the game and also specify if you want to create a desktop icon and start menu shortcut. Once done, click next and the restore will start. This will take sometime depending on the size of the game. Also, Steam will download and install any new updates for the game simultaneously. If so, there will be one of two ways to download the game, either Steam will automatically add the game to your account, if this has happened you can tell by going to the main Steam program, Clicking 'Library' and seeing if the games your purchased are in that section if so highlight the game by clicking on it, then selecting install on the right. How to re-download an already purchased game on steam I want to re-download My game that I purchased a long time ago but I cant find where to re-download because when I look it up its asking me if I want to buy it. You're logged into the wrong Steam account. Jan 1, 2015 @ 1:04am.

I don't really feel like re-downloading all my games. I don't have the time nor bandwidth to download 20GB over a 1.5mbps connection.

Is it possible to contact Valve and get a disk with the games on it?

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I copy the files like you suggested all the time, and it is fine to do. Any files that do not match are usually re-downloaded from Steam, hence why it will still update a bit after a fresh copy. If you do not want all to redownload just the sounds and maps (which take up the most of the space), you can simply take the .gcf files for each game from Program Files/Steam/SteamApps.

Steam also has a 'Backup' feature you can use. The files it creates can be moved from PC to PC and restored on any one.

Here is the official answer from Valve on how to relocate where Steam games are installed. While the article is written as if you're moving from one directory to another on the same computer, the principles would be alike for moving downloaded content from one computer to another:

An unofficial one, is to copy just your complete steam folder to another PC/HDD, without the need to reinstall steam.

I made it many times, and it works also on external HDD, that is easy if you want to show some games to your friends when you don't have your PC with you.

From this forum thread:

Install Steam, then just copy the directories over onto the new computer, use the same filepaths etc..

And you will need to delete the clientregistry.blob file that you copied over from your old computer. Don't worry Steam will create a new one when you run it on your new computer.

Or re-download the games after installing Steam

Download Steam mover from the techmixer site:

You can check the info first.

It was written by a Steam user and was first posted on the Valve developers forum.

It enables easy transfer between separate folders and/or hard drives, and is free, and portable.

How To Download Game From Steam Account To Desktop Windows 7

You should be safe to just copy the game files - but should worse come to worse, you can always just re-download as many times as you need/want to. (That's what I always do.)

There are 2 options to do this.

Method 1

1. Make a backup of Dota 2 via steam backup and restore function found under 'steam' tab.
2. Copy this back up to new computer.
3. Install steam, login to your steam account. All games (Including Dota 2) will be visible in your game library. Install Dota 2 via back up you created in step 4. After install is complete, game 'MAY' update to download any missing or out dated file.

Method 2

1. Copy “common” folder and “appmanifest_570.acf” from PC 1 to a hard disk or USB. This stuff is located in steamapp folder. Most commonly the address will be C:Program Files(x86)Steamsteamapps
2. Now go to PC 2 and install steam.
3. Once steam is installed in PC 2, close it completely and then paste these copied “common” folder and “appmanifest_570.acf” in steamapp folder in PC 2.
4. Once this procedure is complete, you’ll be able to play Dota 2 on PC 2 as well.

Whatever method you choose, I suggest that you validate game’s cache before starting game. You can do it by going in Dota 2 properties >> Local Files tab >> Verify Integrity of Game Cache.

If you encounter any problem or error, this post contains complete procedure with images and a troubleshot guide as well.

Having read all the answers I think I had a unique situation where I had already started downloading the game. Attempts to copy the game still had steam thinking it should download.

So here are a list of steps I think includes the other answers and my situation.When taking through this, I will refer to stuff as source and target. Target being the pc or files that you want to copy the games to.

Open steam on the target PC.

First we should ensure that the game is not on the target PC due to a started download of it. Right click on the game / properties / Local Files, and if the button 'Delete local game content' is enabled, then click it and do that process. The game should still list in your library, just greyed out now.

Close steam on the target PC. Ensure it is not open. (I don't think this is required, but just in case).

From the source pc, either over the network of with usb sticks etc. Copy the game folder from the source pc from a folder similar to this C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommon to the similar location on the target pc.

Once the copy has been completed. Open steam on the target pc, right click on the game in your library and click install.

Just in case anyone else needs to move a Steam game from macOS to Windows:

How To Download Game From Steam Account To Desktop Windows 10

Since the two versions of the same game could share up to 99% of data, this is doable. Still, you need to figure out what data can be shared.. so:

1. Locate the game files from your macOS Steam. I'll take Factorio as example. Factorio has a .app package on Mac, and it's located under ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Factorio.
2. Right click this factorio.app, choose Show package contents.
3. Copy the Contents/data folder to your PC. I did this via an USB stick.
4. On the PC, start installation of Factorio, then cancel it right away. You will now have am empty Factorio folder under your steamappscommon folder.
5. Move the data folder from your USB stick into this Factorio folder.
6. Start installation in Steam again. Now Steam will actually detects which files are already there -- big thumbs up for Valve!
7. Steam will download any missing file for you. This is just several Mbs in my case.

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Steam is a great client for managing your PC games, but by default, it pauses all downloads whenever you're playing a game. Fortunately, you can get around this.

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Once you start a game, all of your downloads will immediately pause, which is a pain because after all—what's the best way to kill time while waiting for a game to download? Play a different game! Luckily, you can force Steam to download games while you play. Just fire up the game you want to play, then follow these steps:

1. Press Alt-Tab to get back to the desktop, then pull up the Steam window.
2. Hover over 'Library' and select 'Downloads.'
3. Click the big 'Resume All' button, as seen in the screenshot above.

Your downloads will begin immediately. Keep in mind that if you're playing an online or multiplayer game, downloads might affect your ping, but single-player should be fine. Remember you can also limit your download speed, if you want to minimize that effect.

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