HDD not connected for a while—what should I do to run the games?

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HDD not connected for a while—what should I do to run the games?

HDD not connected for a while—what should I do to run the games?

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07-23-2025, 09:36 PM

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I recently took my HDD offline because it generated a lot of noise. Now I want to play CS:GO, which is stored on my HDD due to limited space on my SSD. Steam doesn’t seem to know the game is already downloaded. It’s installed in a specific folder under HDD\Steamlibrary\steamapps\common\CS:GO. How can I ensure Steam recognizes this location so it doesn’t need to re-download the entire game? Thanks. Edit: It worked by restarting Steam, which then started downloading a 1.5 GB patch.

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07-23-2025, 09:36 PM #1

I recently took my HDD offline because it generated a lot of noise. Now I want to play CS:GO, which is stored on my HDD due to limited space on my SSD. Steam doesn’t seem to know the game is already downloaded. It’s installed in a specific folder under HDD\Steamlibrary\steamapps\common\CS:GO. How can I ensure Steam recognizes this location so it doesn’t need to re-download the entire game? Thanks. Edit: It worked by restarting Steam, which then started downloading a 1.5 GB patch.