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uninstalling steam games

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  • 18-05-2011 3:38pm
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    passingthrough
    Registered Users Posts: 529 ✭✭✭


    i just finished half life ep 2, quality game, but now i want to free up space on my laptop but cant find where to delete it, i know i can delete local content like save games etc but dont know how to delete the main game files. does anyone know how to do this


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    Jelle1880
    Registered Users Posts: 9,839 ✭✭✭Jelle1880


    If you go into your Steam library, right click on the game and then choose Delete Local Content. This will also ask you if you want to remove the save games, which you can then choose to do/not do.

    It will then stay in your library, but greyed out, ready to be downloaded any time you want.


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    Seifer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭Seifer


    Delete local content removes the entire game from your hard drive.


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    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Did you actually Uninstall it from your Windows Programs thingy in Control Panel?

    The game files are in <your computer>\Steam\steamapps\common\<game>


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    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    What Jelle said


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    passingthrough
    Registered Users Posts: 529 ✭✭✭passingthrough


    thanks for the replies everyone


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    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    If the "delete local content" doesnt work, follow Kharns root path and just delete the whole folder for the game. Also copying these from one computer to another is a great way to avoid downloading a game again, or save it to an external drive if you want to free up room on your main drive.


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