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steam adds choice of install drive

  • 12-09-2012 11:16pm
    #1
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,105 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Finally!

    http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/12/steam-finally-adds-choice-of-installation-drive/
    As spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, the new Steam beta adds more than just Big Picture mode. The feature everyone’s not so much been crying out for as screaming “WHY, WHY, WHY IS THIS NOT HERE?!” has finally arrived – the ability to install a game to any drive you like.

    Yes, there have been ways around this, but it’s insane that they’ve been required and this has been a constant thorn in many a Steam user’s side. If you buy an SSD especially, space on your main drive is at a premium. Now though, there’s an official way around it… if you do just a little fiddling.


Comments

  • #2
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    About ****ing time! I've been setting up junctions on W7 to install to other HDs as the one its currently on is full


  • #3
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    Good...was running out of space on my 3TB drive.


    Eh, I may have a gaming addiction.


  • #4
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,925 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Is it bad that this was one of the key things keeping me from upgrading into an SSD?


  • #5
    Meirleach
    Registered Users Posts: 251 ✭✭Meirleach


    Overheal wrote: »
    Is it bad that this was one of the key things keeping me from upgrading into an SSD?

    If you don't feel like setting up junction points manually, someone did make an app for this kinda thing, called logically enough Steam Mover. It's free and here - http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover

    Built in steamsupport for installing to different drives will be of course much preferable. Also about bloody time Valve!


  • #6
    Nody
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,337 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    Overheal wrote: »
    Is it bad that this was one of the key things keeping me from upgrading into an SSD?
    Step 1) Install Steam on a different drive then the SSD
    Step 2) Profit

    Of course that only really works well if you need to do a full reinstall anyway (and redownload games).


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  • #7
    moonboy52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    Great news!

    Now i can install just Arma 2 to my SSD and leave the rest on my mechanical.


  • #8
    Andy!!
    Site Banned Posts: 1,678 ✭✭✭Andy!!


    Nody wrote: »
    Step 1) Install Steam on a different drive then the SSD
    Step 2) Profit

    Aye that's what I would have done meself. Good to have this option though! Also, Big Picture looks puuuuuurdy.


  • #9
    Blowfish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,112 ✭✭✭Blowfish


    Nody wrote: »
    Step 1) Install Steam on a different drive then the SSD
    Step 2) Profit

    Of course that only really works well if you need to do a full reinstall anyway (and redownload games).
    That's pretty pointless though as your games then always load off the slower hard drive. The whole point of junctioning games was so that you can put your most used games on the SSD with the rest on the slower HDD.


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