F5F Stay Refreshed Software PC Gaming I moved my Steam games to a different hard drive so they don't disappear from my library anymore.

I moved my Steam games to a different hard drive so they don't disappear from my library anymore.

I moved my Steam games to a different hard drive so they don't disappear from my library anymore.

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tyc4
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04-01-2026, 06:55 AM
#11
You definitely have to do a full restart of your operating system and don't assign "A" as the drive letter. Don't just trust me on this one thing.
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tyc4
04-01-2026, 06:55 AM #11

You definitely have to do a full restart of your operating system and don't assign "A" as the drive letter. Don't just trust me on this one thing.

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Ppatproduction
Junior Member
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04-02-2026, 07:08 PM
#12
USAFRet : You absolutely have to do an entire system reset and don't set that hard disk as your drive letter. Really. I'm wondering if it's possible to use a tool like AOMEI Partition Assistant to switch the drive letter of the partition where the operating system lives?
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Ppatproduction
04-02-2026, 07:08 PM #12

USAFRet : You absolutely have to do an entire system reset and don't set that hard disk as your drive letter. Really. I'm wondering if it's possible to use a tool like AOMEI Partition Assistant to switch the drive letter of the partition where the operating system lives?

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1Duduzim
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04-16-2026, 10:32 AM
#13
Starspiker: I only copied the game folders. I didn't tell Steam because I couldn't figure it out all along. I thought you already put them in your library the right way. Just follow what USAFRet told me on how to put that folder in the place it needs to be.
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1Duduzim
04-16-2026, 10:32 AM #13

Starspiker: I only copied the game folders. I didn't tell Steam because I couldn't figure it out all along. I thought you already put them in your library the right way. Just follow what USAFRet told me on how to put that folder in the place it needs to be.

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darkwolf644
Member
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04-19-2026, 04:28 PM
#14
Koolstr : USAFRet : And you really need to do a whole new Windows installation and not use the A as the drive letter. That's true. I'm wondering if it is possible to use a partition manager like AOMEI Partition Assistant to change the drive letter of the partition where the OS is installed? No, that won't work. If you try it, then you will have to reinstall everything all over again.
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darkwolf644
04-19-2026, 04:28 PM #14

Koolstr : USAFRet : And you really need to do a whole new Windows installation and not use the A as the drive letter. That's true. I'm wondering if it is possible to use a partition manager like AOMEI Partition Assistant to change the drive letter of the partition where the OS is installed? No, that won't work. If you try it, then you will have to reinstall everything all over again.

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NestangriffPvP
Junior Member
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04-21-2026, 01:31 AM
#15
I moved the game folder files exactly how you told me to do it, but they don't show up in the Library. They're all still inside the folder. The library setting just points to where these files actually are now.
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NestangriffPvP
04-21-2026, 01:31 AM #15

I moved the game folder files exactly how you told me to do it, but they don't show up in the Library. They're all still inside the folder. The library setting just points to where these files actually are now.

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XxvalentinoxX
Member
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04-24-2026, 12:57 AM
#16
Starspiker: I changed those game folder files exactly as you told me to do, but they still aren't showing up in my Library. All the actual game files are there, though. The library is actually set to point to that folder where the games live. Not sure what you mean by "the library is set to the file they're in." I don't know if something went wrong with whatever you did. What happens now? Maybe just download them again and put them somewhere else, like a different drive or folder?
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XxvalentinoxX
04-24-2026, 12:57 AM #16

Starspiker: I changed those game folder files exactly as you told me to do, but they still aren't showing up in my Library. All the actual game files are there, though. The library is actually set to point to that folder where the games live. Not sure what you mean by "the library is set to the file they're in." I don't know if something went wrong with whatever you did. What happens now? Maybe just download them again and put them somewhere else, like a different drive or folder?

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HERVVEHH
Member
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04-24-2026, 01:11 AM
#17
The reason Steam isn't seeing those files in my location is because the program thinks it already has the libraries loaded correctly. It's not looking for them in place; instead, it's trying to use settings I don't actually have set up yet.
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HERVVEHH
04-24-2026, 01:11 AM #17

The reason Steam isn't seeing those files in my location is because the program thinks it already has the libraries loaded correctly. It's not looking for them in place; instead, it's trying to use settings I don't actually have set up yet.

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WSWdog
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05-01-2026, 05:14 PM
#18
Star: I think the folder with my games, D:\Steam2\steamap\common, is where I put the library info, but Steam doesn't find them even though it shows up inside \common\. Can you see all those little game folders inside? If you can, I don't know what to do anymore.
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WSWdog
05-01-2026, 05:14 PM #18

Star: I think the folder with my games, D:\Steam2\steamap\common, is where I put the library info, but Steam doesn't find them even though it shows up inside \common\. Can you see all those little game folders inside? If you can, I don't know what to do anymore.

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Ballenknijper
Member
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05-02-2026, 01:20 AM
#19
Starspiker: I'm saying that the folder where the games live, D:\Steam2\steamap\common, has to have the library set up right. But sometimes Steam just doesn't see them there. If you made a mistake in typing the name of the place, try this instead: make sure it says "steamapps" and not "steamap". Go ahead and check that spelling first. There is a pretty good chance that just going to each game you want, clicking install, and picking your D drive folder (specifically looking for Steam2) will fix things. Once Steam sees the games are already on your computer's hard drive, it will verify them and download any missing pieces or updates. This is how I fixed my external games so they show up in Steam again. So if you have this same issue, try this fix now!
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Ballenknijper
05-02-2026, 01:20 AM #19

Starspiker: I'm saying that the folder where the games live, D:\Steam2\steamap\common, has to have the library set up right. But sometimes Steam just doesn't see them there. If you made a mistake in typing the name of the place, try this instead: make sure it says "steamapps" and not "steamap". Go ahead and check that spelling first. There is a pretty good chance that just going to each game you want, clicking install, and picking your D drive folder (specifically looking for Steam2) will fix things. Once Steam sees the games are already on your computer's hard drive, it will verify them and download any missing pieces or updates. This is how I fixed my external games so they show up in Steam again. So if you have this same issue, try this fix now!

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JR_GAMER07
Posting Freak
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05-22-2026, 01:07 AM
#20
You can now put games inside Steam Client. Just pick a second library, right-click on the game, hit Properties, go to Local Files, and click Move Game there. It used to take too much time, but that changed.
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JR_GAMER07
05-22-2026, 01:07 AM #20

You can now put games inside Steam Client. Just pick a second library, right-click on the game, hit Properties, go to Local Files, and click Move Game there. It used to take too much time, but that changed.

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