yet ANOTHER steam THREAD:

[fatbaby]

How do you make steam install the game files in another directory other than c:?

Heres how my comp is partioned:

C: 500 mb free
D: 600 mb free
E: 1.1 gb free
F: 1.3 gb free
G: 3 gb free
h: 5 gb free
i: 5 gb free

As you can see, I don't have enough space on c: but i have plenty of space on the other drives. How can i fix0r this?

 

[DaWhim]

partition magic is your friend

 

[CrazyPerson]

format... fdisk...

 

[RIGorous1]

when it tells you to specify a directory to install in just specify the drive and folder you want to install in (hit browse instead of continue).... don't forget to create an icon for your desktop for quick access

have fun

 

[cpals]

Is it necessary for that many partitions? There's something called folders.

 

[fatbaby]

Originally posted by: CrazyPerson
format... fdisk...

And then I lose 30 gb of SACRED RARE HARD TO FIND BUKKAKE WARRIOR INSTRUCTION VIDEOS.

I've had cs since it was version 1.0, and its been sitting in its own drive (g: with 3 gb free) for over 3 years.

 

[RIGorous1]

Originally posted by: cpals
Is it necessary for that many partitions? There's something called folders.

I agree

please don't tell me that you are collecting your old hd's from the past...

 

[FuZoR]

Originally posted by: fatbaby

Originally posted by: CrazyPerson
format... fdisk...

And then I lose 30 gb of SACRED RARE HARD TO FIND BUKKAKE WARRIOR INSTRUCTION VIDEOS.

I've had cs since it was version 1.0, and its been sitting in its own drive (g: with 3 gb free) for over 3 years.

you mean porn?

Don't you choose which drive steam goes to im pretty sure it went to my D:\

 

[fatbaby]

Originally posted by: RIGorous1
when it tells you to specify a directory to install in just specify the drive and folder you want to install in (hit browse instead of continue).... don't forget to create an icon for your desktop for quick access

have fun

Negative! This is AFTER I installed steam. I'm trying to play cs but its asking me to add it to this "My Games" list which doesn't allow me to select where I install it!

 

[RIGorous1]

Originally posted by: fatbaby

Originally posted by: RIGorous1
when it tells you to specify a directory to install in just specify the drive and folder you want to install in (hit browse instead of continue).... don't forget to create an icon for your desktop for quick access

have fun

Negative! This is AFTER I installed steam. I'm trying to play cs but its asking me to add it to this "My Games" list which doesn't allow me to select where I install it!

you should've said that in the first place... anyways all hl mods that use steam are installed under the steam folders where steam was initially installed.

I found my CS by looking under /steam/steamapps/(your email with steam)/c-strike

 

[fatbaby]

Alright, i'm in the SteamApps folder, and I see counter-strike.gcf, half-life.gcf, half-lifeengine.gcf, platform.gcf...How do i open them?

 

[RIGorous1]

Originally posted by: fatbaby
Alright, i'm in the SteamApps folder, and I see counter-strike.gcf, half-life.gcf, half-lifeengine.gcf, platform.gcf...How do i open them?

/steam/steamapps/(your email with steam)/c-strike

don't open those files... those are steam specific files.... nothing's gonna happen. you should find a subfolder with your email address with it... if not then you haven't set up your steam account yet.

even so, you couldn't just "move" the files because you'd lose the file associations and shortcuts... you'd have to reinstall steam into the larger drive and then follow with the cs update

 

[cpals]

Originally posted by: RIGorous1

Originally posted by: fatbaby
Alright, i'm in the SteamApps folder, and I see counter-strike.gcf, half-life.gcf, half-lifeengine.gcf, platform.gcf...How do i open them?

/steam/steamapps/(your email with steam)/c-strike

don't open those files... those are steam specific files.... nothing's gonna happen. you should find a subfolder with your email address with it... if not then you haven't set up your steam account yet.

even so, you couldn't just "move" the files because you'd lose the file associations and shortcuts... you'd have to reinstall steam into the larger drive and then follow with the cs update

Not necessary. If you just have the basic steam installer then reinstall it with the proper driver directions. Then move those .gcf files to the other drive in the same folder and you won't have to redownload them.

 

[fatbaby]

Originally posted by: RIGorous1

Originally posted by: fatbaby
Alright, i'm in the SteamApps folder, and I see counter-strike.gcf, half-life.gcf, half-lifeengine.gcf, platform.gcf...How do i open them?

/steam/steamapps/(your email with steam)/c-strike

don't open those files... those are steam specific files.... nothing's gonna happen. you should find a subfolder with your email address with it... if not then you haven't set up your steam account yet.

even so, you couldn't just "move" the files because you'd lose the file associations and shortcuts... you'd have to reinstall steam into the larger drive and then follow with the cs update

http://www.takemypaw.com/2player/v3/steam1.gif
http://www.takemypaw.com/2player/v3/steam2.gif

I am absolutely sure I have more than 1.1 gb of space free.

edit: and I downloaded the 400mb steam and cs package.

 

[cpals]

Just try installing one game at a time... go from there.

 

[ethebubbeth]

no you don't have too many partitions fatbaby

My partitions...

 

[fatbaby]

Originally posted by: cpals
Just try installing one game at a time... go from there.

Even if i uncheck everything except Half-Life, it still says 0 mb and says "You don't have enough space blah blah blah"

 

[cpals]

Originally posted by: fatbaby

Originally posted by: cpals
Just try installing one game at a time... go from there.

Even if i uncheck everything except Half-Life, it still says 0 mb and says "You don't have enough space blah blah blah"

Have you uninstalled all other instances of Steam (maybe even half-life)?

 

[Tetsuo]

Get the steam install for CS cache

 

[cpals]

Originally posted by: ethebubbeth
no you don't have too many partitions fatbaby

My partitions...

He's got ya beat by one... quick, make two more partitions.

 

[ethebubbeth]

true true... but i have fools in my dorm who give other's write permissions, hence the network drives....