SSD Data Transfer Help

[daviden]

I am using a 250GB SSD as a boot drive, since I had never built my own PC or anything before I didn't know how to make my computer put everything else on my HDD. I need help figuring out the best way I can get everything I need onto my HDD, I think I really only need Program Files(x86) on the HDD as that is where of course all my games are which is the bulk of my storage usage. I know that deleting and re-downloading everything onto the HDD is an option but I don't know how to do it safely.

[MoonlightSylv]

12 minutes ago, daviden said:

I am using a 250GB SSD as a boot drive, since I had never built my own PC or anything before I didn't know how to make my computer put everything else on my HDD. I need help figuring out the best way I can get everything I need onto my HDD, I think I really only need Program Files(x86) on the HDD as that is where of course all my games are which is the bulk of my storage usage. I know that deleting and re-downloading everything onto the HDD is an option but I don't know how to do it safely.

Plug HDD into PC

Drag and drop folders

[daviden]

1 minute ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

Plug HDD into PC

Drag and drop folders

from what i've heard that doesn't work because how the shortcuts work or something

 

[MoonlightSylv]

Just now, daviden said:

from what i've heard that doesn't work because how the shortcuts work or something

 

Works for me.

[daviden]

Just now, ShadowTechXTS said:

Works for me.

I might try

[Lurick]

Reinstall the games like new and then copy the game folders over so shortcuts and everything are there.

[daviden]

Just now, Lurick said:

Reinstall the games like new and then copy the game folders over so shortcuts and everything are there.

if i just launch all my games on steam, could I just copy everything over without worrying about shortcuts?

 

[Lurick]

Just now, daviden said:

if i just launch all my games on steam, could I just copy everything over without worrying about shortcuts?

 

Yes, if all your games are steam games you can just drag the steamapps folder over after installing Steam itself and then when you load Steam and sign in it should see all the games right away.

[daviden]

Just now, Lurick said:

Yes, if all your games are steam games you can just drag the steamapps folder over after installing Steam itself and then when you load Steam and sign in it should see all the games right away.

some of my games I added to the library through the "add a non steam game" option, will they still work?

[Lurick]

Just now, daviden said:

some of my games I added to the library through the "add a non steam game" option, will they still work?

For those your best bet would be to reinstall them like a fresh install and then copy over the game folder and replace everything that way. Then you can just add them back to steam with the "add a non-steam game" option and they'll show back up just fine.

[daviden]

Just now, Lurick said:

For those your best bet would be to reinstall them like a fresh install and then copy over the game folder and replace everything that way. Then you can just add them back to steam with the "add a non-steam game" option and they'll show back up just fine.

after i do all that stuff, how do I set my computer to automatically download everything else on the HDD

[Lurick]

Just now, daviden said:

after i do all that stuff, how do I set my computer to automatically download everything else on the HDD

So once you have everything off the drive you can either reformat it and then just create a new folder called Games or something like that, or just create a new folder anyway. Then open up Steam > Steam (Menu) > Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders > Point it to the HDD folder.

[daviden]

1 minute ago, Lurick said:

So once you have everything off the drive you can either reformat it and then just create a new folder called Games or something like that, or just create a new folder anyway. Then open up Steam > Steam (Menu) > Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders > Point it to the HDD folder.

K thanks for all the help