How to move a steam game to a new installation directory?

[Firearm2112]

Hey guys,

 

My 1TB hard drive comes today. For about a week, ive had GTA V on my SSD, but I would like to move it to the 1TB. How would I go about doing this without having to re-download the entire game?

 

Thanks

[manikyath]

the easiest way is to move the folder, and then create a junction in the original location.

[Jobbe03]

http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover works like a god damn charm

[TheBestFakeWords]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

 

The following instructions are a simple way to move your Steam installation along with your games:

1. Exit the Steam client application.
2. Browse to the Steam installation folder for the Steam installation you would like to move (C:\Program Files\Steam by default).
3. Delete all of the files and folders except the SteamApps folder and Steam.exe
4. Cut and paste the whole Steam folder to the new location, for example: D:\Games\Steam\
5. Launch Steam and log into your account.

Steam will briefly update and then you will be logged into your account. For installed games, verify your game cache files and you will be ready to play. All future game content will be downloaded to the new folder (D:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\ in this example)

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

Bruh, thanks for making this topic .

My hard disc enclosure would be coming by this weekend and I have a 1TB HDD in which all my games are installed