3

Some time ago it was very easy to copy steam game files. start the download, close steam and copy the files to steam/steamapps/common/.

But now this folder wont appear until the download has finished. It is in steam/steamapps/downloading/. Coping the files there wont solve the problem, because steam saves the progress in steam/steamapps/downloading/state__.patch files, which are not editable with a usual editor like gedit, MS editor or MS wordpad. Is there a workaround?

I want to copy the program files, not the progress in a game.

Improve this question
  • Are you asking how to share a save file to another computer? If so many steam games allow a cloud storage for accessing save files on different computers. – sherby_ Jul 21 '16 at 16:03
  • This might be helpful: gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/59731/… – Jay Lapham Jul 21 '16 at 16:09
  • @sherby_ see edit – Motte001 Jul 21 '16 at 16:29
  • @JayLapham This is helpful, but it seems like the third party backup isn't working anymore and i cannot locate the mentioned clientregistry.blob – Motte001 Jul 21 '16 at 16:30
  • @Motte001 I see, I'll try and get back to you on that, as right now I do not have the answer. Did you check the steam discussions? – sherby_ Jul 21 '16 at 16:31
4

The following has worked for me on Windows without 3rd party tools.

First I install Steam in the new location (if it's not already installed), log in at least once, then exit. Then from the original Steam location, I copy over 2 things to the same relative directories in the new Steam location:

  1. The game's directory in \Steam\SteamApps\common\
     (should be the name of the game, roughly)
  2. The game's ACF file in \Steam\SteamApps\
     (appmanifest_APPID.acf where APPID is found like so)

Once those 2 things are copied over, log back into Steam and you should be set.

Improve this answer
  • 1
    +1. This is what I do when I need to move games over. However, I usually only copy the folder in \common\ to the new \common\ folder. Then I open Steam again and try to install the game, which will have Steam discover the files that are already there. – Chris Powell Jul 22 '16 at 15:50

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.