wait....steam doesn't let you pick where you install something on your computer?

[MentalIlness]

Install steam on the drive or partition you want all your games to be placed.

You know what ? The good thing is, is that I already know how to do that. The bad thing is, it didn't cross my mind whatsoever. D:

Doing it now actually, Just have to play Portal again

 

[pcslookout]

You know what ? The good thing is, is that I already know how to do that. The bad thing is, it didn't cross my mind whatsoever. D:

Doing it now actually, Just have to play Portal again

I would hope. Anyone that doesn't know how to change where a program installs should not be using a pc.

 

[Nebor]

I would hope. Anyone that doesn't know how to change where a program installs should not be using a pc.

I have no idea what your advice was. It seemed to be "install steam wherever you want all your steam games installed."

I dunno, I guess I need to switch to a Mac.

 

[coxmaster]

I would hope. Anyone that doesn't know how to change where a program installs should not be using a pc.

I still think its ridiculous that there isnt native support for installing games to different drives. However, i predict it will be added sometime soon

 

[pcslookout]

I still think its ridiculous that there isnt native support for installing games to different drives. However, i predict it will be added sometime soon

I predict your wrong. A very small team works on steam.

 

[coxmaster]

I predict your wrong. A very small team works on steam.

Its not like this is a difficult thing to add..

Either way, I'll continue using the workaround for now i guess

 

[simonizor]

It's really pretty awesome in my opinion. You just install Steam to the partition that you want your games on, and then all of the games that you download through Steam go into the same directory so they are incredibly easy to find. When you reformat your computer, you can save the entire Steam folder, and then install Steam in the same directory and all of your games, settings, etc are still there just as if you had never reinstalled. What's not to like?

 

[Liet]

The fact that there's no Steam-native option to install the game I'm playing most frequently for the past month to my SSD drive.

I've been playing tons of Mount & Blade, and it'd be nice to have it on the SSD until I find a new 'favorite' game.

 

[simonizor]

Well, if you must, here's a tutorial on how to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwYBep0lFbc&feature=player_embedded#!

 

[pugh]

What a GREAT application Makes things so much easier. My 1TB drive is almost full - I will have to start using it in a few games...

Agreed . I just tried it on a game I have not began to play and it worked great! Now i will be able to loosen up some space on my main drive. That guy did a great job making this program!

 

[TheStu]

I have no idea what your advice was. It seemed to be "install steam wherever you want all your steam games installed."

I dunno, I guess I need to switch to a Mac.

Actually, the Mac version of Steam won't even let you change where STEAM gets installed. It is all on C: (in Windows parlance), I contacted them after Steam for Mac first came out, what I got back was that it wasn't included and they weren't sure if it would be.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Nope. Why should they ?

Because it really shouldn't be that hard to implement.

You can make symbolic link(junction i guess its called in windows) and do it that way, its not a big deal.

Also with current HDD prices I really dont understand why you just wouldnt spend $40 for a 500GB or $70 for a 1TB and just have a drive just for games. SSD's have been tested for games and dont show much improvement over mechanical drives gaming wise so why waste the space on your SSD for games anyways.

first off, you're grossly simplifying the situation strictly to level load times

even if we do that, if you ever play a game that has a lot of loading, even if a SSD is only a few seconds faster that compounds over the course of the gaming session

second, if you're ever playing and the game has to access the hard drive at all, get ready for some slide show stuttering with a disc drive.

third, SSDs can make a night and day improvement in gaming experience in certain, WoW for instance.

It really isn't that difficult to understand, I play a few games where I want as few hardware restrictions as possible and thus I want those games on my SSD. The rest of my games, mostly single player games I'll only play through ever so often, can go on a HDD where a hiccup here or there won't get annoying or ruin the overall experience because I'm only playing through it once and certainly not playing it competitively.

At the end of the day its pretty lazy/foolish of Valve not to offer such flexibility firsthand. Heck, they just recently introduced tabbed windows to steam chat, about 7-8 years behind the curve. Based on that we'll probably have multi TB SSD drives available for cheap and thus have no need for such a function.

 

[gszx1337]

Because it really shouldn't be that hard to implement.

Especially if the team can get the source to that Steam Mover application linked earlier.