Installation of Steam client and games [duplicate]

If I install the Steam client onto my SSD, can I install games I download on Steam to my HDD?

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Best Answer

When you install a game, you can chose where to install it as one of the steps. By default, this is set to ~/Library/Application\ Support/Steam/SteamApps or C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Steam\SteamApps. You can set a different location, creating a new library in that location (will create a folder called something like SteamApps). From there, you can either then select that Library to install, and you can drag manifest and Application Data from common.

In this Dropdown, there will also be something like Create new library on drive x

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How do I install a Steam game twice on the same computer?

Short answer, yes! You can easily transfer Steam games to another computer, without having to redownload all the games again, using two methods actually. The one method of moving Steam games to a new PC is much faster than the other, but I will cover both in the tutorial, starting with the faster of the two.

How do you duplicate Steam games?

Games may appear uninstalled when Steam no longer recognizes the installation files. As long as the affected game's folder is still in the proper location, attempting to launch the game will prompt a download. This will allow Steam to recognize the installation files during the download process.

How to have multiple versions of a game installed on Steam

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