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You've just made a backup and now your Steam account is asking to re-download everything. It seems the cloning process might have accidentally copied Steam itself along with your games. Try linking the Steam installation files back into your original folder instead of keeping them separately. This should restore your games without needing a full re-download. Let me know if you need help with that!
When the folder matches, Steam checks for updates before installing and activates it instead of re-downloading. If the location differs, confirm Steam knows the path before proceeding.