Can I use an External Drive for My STEAM Games?

[DaveBC]

I have a lot of STEAM games and only 1.5 mbit internet conneciton.

Could I just copy my STEAM folder to exteral drivel, re-format/re-install windows, then browse to the STEAM folder and open the client? Viola, my games?

 

[cheapherk]

Steam does have a built-in backup feature.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Performance will suffer running off an external disk. Use the backup feature instead to backup the games to the external disk.

 

[I4AT]

I've always just saved a copy of the .gcf files to my USB drive, install Steam then paste them into the SteamApps folder.

 

[Lonyo]

You can copy your Steam folder to your external, then I would advise reinstalling Steam on your internal drive and copying everything back across. Then it should all work without issue.

 

[DaveBC]

Thanks for the help.

Dave