- Nov 18, 2005
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So... this has been yet another fun lesson in the "You aren't as gifted in Windows as you think you are" series.
[quick background: my only user account is an admin-level account]
What got me here:
move the "steamapps" folder off my C drive (SSD), and onto my D drive (HDD).
create symlink using "mklink /j "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps" "d:\steamapps"
(original steamapps directory in the steam folder was no longer there at that point)
When I tried that, I got "access is denied" - but the "folder" was created in the original steam directory
Figuring this was failed, I tried deleting the directory. "Access is denied" ... Well shoot.
After some digging around, I've done a few things:
entered an elevated command prompt, tried removing directory - still same error
For the hell of it, tried running the mklink command again - no go, still denied
I also went into the security policies and specifically named my user account (though it should be grouped under Administrators) to have the permission/ability to create symbolic links. I logged off and back on, and repeated these steps. Nothing.
I go into the steam folder, and look into the Permissions. Well, the steamapps folder in particular shows me "Unable to display current owner" - and I've tried everything I know to take ownership. I cannot even display any page to change specific permissions until I take ownership, apparently, but I cannot do it. I cannot change the entire "Steam" folder's permissions and force child-inherit, at least, it spits an error stating something about steamapps (I clicked off quickly, as I was expecting that anyhow).
Suggestions?
At any rate, I'm also curious if what I am intending will even work in the end. I have and want to keep Steam itself installed on my SSD, but want to have the entire steamapps folder (all game data) on my HDD (must be done through symlinks - steam itself is retarded). But after I accomplish that, I do want to move a few specific games back onto my SSD.
I'm assuming I can't just put them back into the steamapps directory on the SSD (since that's a symlink); now that I'm thinking about it, this should work: I just move those specific folders into a new directory on the SSD, then create symlinks in the steamapps directory that's located on the HDD.
Of course, that's assuming I can get this little issue fixed - it's quite troublesome.
[quick background: my only user account is an admin-level account]
What got me here:
move the "steamapps" folder off my C drive (SSD), and onto my D drive (HDD).
create symlink using "mklink /j "c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps" "d:\steamapps"
(original steamapps directory in the steam folder was no longer there at that point)
When I tried that, I got "access is denied" - but the "folder" was created in the original steam directory
Figuring this was failed, I tried deleting the directory. "Access is denied" ... Well shoot.
After some digging around, I've done a few things:
entered an elevated command prompt, tried removing directory - still same error
For the hell of it, tried running the mklink command again - no go, still denied
I also went into the security policies and specifically named my user account (though it should be grouped under Administrators) to have the permission/ability to create symbolic links. I logged off and back on, and repeated these steps. Nothing.
I go into the steam folder, and look into the Permissions. Well, the steamapps folder in particular shows me "Unable to display current owner" - and I've tried everything I know to take ownership. I cannot even display any page to change specific permissions until I take ownership, apparently, but I cannot do it. I cannot change the entire "Steam" folder's permissions and force child-inherit, at least, it spits an error stating something about steamapps (I clicked off quickly, as I was expecting that anyhow).
Suggestions?
At any rate, I'm also curious if what I am intending will even work in the end. I have and want to keep Steam itself installed on my SSD, but want to have the entire steamapps folder (all game data) on my HDD (must be done through symlinks - steam itself is retarded). But after I accomplish that, I do want to move a few specific games back onto my SSD.
I'm assuming I can't just put them back into the steamapps directory on the SSD (since that's a symlink); now that I'm thinking about it, this should work: I just move those specific folders into a new directory on the SSD, then create symlinks in the steamapps directory that's located on the HDD.
Of course, that's assuming I can get this little issue fixed - it's quite troublesome.
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