Restoring TF2 from "steamapps/common/Team fortress 2"

I spent a month downloading this game and now i lost the backup, I'm left with only the content of the folder mentioned above (hl2.exe etc) is there anyway i can restore this without spending another month of downloading :( :?

I already put it back to common/ folder but steam doesn't recognize it!

when i go into store i get this: " Team Fortress 2 is already in your Steam library"

NVM, fixed, how can i delete this :?

steam team-fortress-2

Best Answer

It's hard to say what fixed my problem, but all i did was to close steam, recheck the folder, wait a few seconds, open it again and go to store and find out that it says (already in your library, click here to play) while i saw this there was no tf2 in my game library, it took a few seconds of installing then it showed me that i must download 3GB and I put it to schedule for tonight :) the backup I had is pretty old (when the hooks were just added) so I'm guessing that might be the cause, or just some files can't be moves like that!

Summary: 1. close steam 2. paste your Team Fortress 2 folder to steam/steamapps/common/ 3. open it and search for your game on store and click play! it will install it again ( if it's not there re open steam after a few seconds )

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How do I reset my Team Fortress 2 CFG?

If you're asking to reset controls just go into Options and click Reset to Defaults. If you're looking to clear the entire game wiping all huds, mods and configs here's how: Top left, click Steam, Settings, Cloud, uncheck Cloud Sync. Launch TF2, everything should be vanilla.

How do I reset steam cloud TF2?

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Temporarily disable TF2's Steam Cloud Sync. Right Click on TF2 -> Properties -> Updates -> Uncheck 'Enable Steam Cloud synchronisation':

Remove the "cfg" folder. ...

Remove anything in the "custom" folder. ...

Put "-autoconfig" in TF2's launch options. ...

Start TF2.

How do I fix my TF2 engine error?

What I did was to delete the game, go to the tf2 folder in steam, go inside the folder, delete everything. Then reinstall tf2. Once done verify the cache. Once I finished, it was fixed.

How do I add Team Fortress 2 to my steam library?

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Login to steam. This will work in the Steam client or your browser, but it may be easier to follow the instructions in a web browser.

Go to TF2's store page.

Click Play Game where would normally you would Add to Cart :

TF2 - How To Install Scripts

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