Linking installed game with steam

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Medieval total war 2 is already installed on my pc, if I look in steam it is there and it only says "install"

Is there anyway of making steam recognise that its installed already and link them or do I have to wait 8 hours for it to download and install on steam?

Thank you

EDIT: The reason I wish to link the two is so I can get steam to auto update






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How do I transfer installed games to Steam?

Find the game in your Library you want to move. Right click the game's title and select "Properties..." Select the "Local Files" tab and then select "Move install folder..." From the drop down menu you can then select the Steam Library folder location you want to move the game's installation to.

Can you link a game to Steam?

Although you can add almost any game to Steam, you won't have access to social features or achievements. Instead, Steam allows you to connect apps so you can see and launch them from your library page \u2014 though it doesn't go through the effort of fetching box art of anything of the sort.

How do I get Steam to recognize installed games on Reddit?

On This Page :
  • Solution 1. Reinstall the Game from Steam Client.
  • Solution 2. Add Steam Library Folder Manually.
  • Solution 3. Extend the Main Drive of Steam Installation Location.
  • Solution 4. Move the Games to a New Drive.
  • Solution 5. Force Steam to Recognize Games Using . acf Cache.




  • How to add a game to steam that was downloaded elsewhere | Add any game to steam library




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