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How should I go about getting a hard-drive for games.

DaxTee
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Hi, I plan on getting another harddrive for steam and other games I don't know if it would be better to move steam game (and other game) folder to the other drive or do something else entirely . I currently have a 1tb WD blue with a 120gb 840 evo. What would be the best way to go about this? 

Sorry if this seems like a stupid question.

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You could move the folder, but then you'd have to change the directory it looks for the files in for every. single. game.

 

 

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copy the steamapps folder to the HDD, uninstall steam on main HDD, install steam on new HDD, then replace the steamapps folder with the backed up one

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You could move the folder, but then you'd have to change the directory it looks for the files in for every. single. game.

 

 

I like your profile picture. LOL

Well I don't have many games outside of steam,origin,uplay (i don't think i have any whatsoever outside of those) and don't those have an option to make another game directory or move the folder I really don't know.  I like my profile picture too. 

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copy the steamapps folder to the HDD, uninstall steam on main HDD, install steam on new HDD, then replace the steamapps folder with the backed up one

Okay so should I make the 2TB fully dedicated to steam and games.

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Okay so should I make the 2TB fully dedicated to steam and games.

if you want, go ahead.

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Okay so should I make the 2TB fully dedicated to steam and games.

 

How many games do you have, I have 92 Installed on a 1TB drive drive (got 8GB free), and a 8 on a 120GB SSD (15GB Free,  dedicated gaming drive)

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