Make steam find games that aren't in the steamapps folder

[Coldris]

I'm trying to mod skyrim to shit but as part of that process I need skyrim to be located in X:\Skyrim, whereas steam insists on it being in the Steamapps/common folder. Is there any way to make steam realise that i have the game installed and access it from X:\Skyrim?

Thanks,

Coldris

[Master Disaster]

4 minutes ago, Coldris said:

I'm trying to mod skyrim to shit but as part of that process I need skyrim to be located in X:\Skyrim, whereas steam insists on it being in the Steamapps/common folder. Is there any way to make steam realise that i have the game installed and access it from X:\Skyrim?

Thanks,

Coldris

You can try modifying the games install location in the app manifest. I've never tried it personally but I see no reason why it wouldn't work.

[minibois]

Within Steam settings you can set up another library, on your X drive now. Afterwards you can select Skyrim to install in that folder/on that drive and it will see Skyrim is already there and finish up within minutes (not downloading the files, but just verifying them)

[Coldris]

1 minute ago, Minibois said:

Within Steam settings you can set up another library, on your X drive now. Afterwards you can select Skyrim to install in that folder/on that drive and it will see Skyrim is already there and finish up within minutes (not downloading the files, but just verifying them)

I've already tried that. It's just that when I do that, steam insists that skyrim MUST be installed in X:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Skyrim, whereas I just want it to access the folder that's already there.

[Coldris]

6 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

You can try modifying the games install location in the app manifest. I've never tried it personally but I see no reason why it wouldn't work.

How do I access the app manifest?

[Master Disaster]

1 minute ago, Minibois said:

Within Steam settings you can set up another library, on your X drive now. Afterwards you can select Skyrim to install in that folder/on that drive and it will see Skyrim is already there and finish up within minutes (not downloading the files, but just verifying them)

You can't create a steam folder in a location that already has files in it, Steam will actively refuse. Besides which Steam still enforces the Steamapps/Common structure, even in library folders.

 

[Master Disaster]

1 minute ago, Coldris said:

How do I access the app manifest?

Exit Steam entirely.

 

First you need to get Skyrims Steam App ID then in Steamapps/Common there's a load of files called appmanifest_xxxxx (where xxxxx is the steam app id).

 

Open Skyrims manifest in notepad and you can modify the install location. Save when finished.

 

Reload Steam and it should point to the new location.