#Transferring one game to another

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jaunty saddle
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Yo when I wanna transfer games on steam on 1 Drive to the other, it keeps saying the file is empty, but I know it’s not what do i need to do?

keen raft
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That folder is, in fact, empty. What drive are you trying to transfer FROM into the E drive?

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Also, use Steam's built-in Library management functionality.

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keen raft
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Weird. Perhaps somehow that folder was created with the Hidden or System File attribute? You can tell Windows Explorer to shows these, though I don't recommend leaving this on as it makes it tempting to delete things you shouldn't delete.

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jaunty saddle
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keen raft
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Oh wait, Treesize shows a different folder than your first screenshot.
E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common
E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps

jaunty saddle
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The first picture is what steam pulled up

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When I click on browse folder

keen raft
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Yeah so you can likely just close Steam, then manually copy the common folder:

  • FROM E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps
  • TO E:\SteamLibrary\steamapps
    then re-launch Steam. You may still have to tell Steam to "Install" the games, but it should auto-detect them if they're in the right location, only downloading missing files, if necessary.
jaunty saddle
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Let me try

jaunty saddle
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And then it crashed

keen raft
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Welp. Sounds that that drive might be defective. What is the exact make and model of your E: drive, how long have you had it, and why did you get a new drive in the first place?

jaunty saddle
keen raft
jaunty saddle
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Let me go see

keen raft
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Yeah... you know, the one you're having problems with? Kind of important to include as much information about the situation, otherwise we're merely guessing / flying blind. 🙂

jaunty saddle
jaunty saddle
jaunty saddle
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And the guy at the repair shop said it had bad firmware and then return it for the warranty. That’s why I’m doing this.

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I think he told me what firmware was, but I forgot

keen raft
keen raft
jaunty saddle
keen raft
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Kaput, donzeo, borken, non-functional, faulty, etc. Either re-download your games to your new drive, or restore from external backup, assuming you make regular backups.

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Many 980 Pro drives are known to have faulty firmware, making them unreliable when reading / writing data, or completely dying outright, taking all the data stored on them with them when they die.

jaunty saddle
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Damnnnnnn

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It’s covered under the five-year warranty though right

keen raft
jaunty saddle
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keen raft
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Sorry ... when what download is finished? Once Steam downloads whatever game you're installing, you'll know it's finished because Steam will say it's finished and you can click Play to launch the game.

jaunty saddle
keen raft
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If you're talking about the E: drive (your defective 980 Pro), it's likely that the drive isn't reading correctly, so of course Steam won't know what's on it. Tell Steam to install things into the Steam Library on your new (C:) drive.

jaunty saddle
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No, I’m talking about the 9100

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Says there in there

keen raft
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Right, let me clarify: if the files did not copy correctly from E: drive to C: drive, then Steam won't know that things are installed. Without having your computer in front of me, I can't really assist much further than telling you to tell Steam to install a game onto the Steam Library on C: drive, then see if you can launch it.

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