Unable to move Steam games [duplicate]

So I had my Steam game installed in H:\Games and wanted to move it to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\.

I followed this Steam guide on how to move a Steam installation. I moved my game folder to a safe location while steam was closed. Then launched steam, right-clicked the game in the library, and deleted local content. I closed steam again, moved the backup game folder to my target location in the common folder. I opened steam and found the game greyed out as if it was not installed. I entered properties and could not verify the game cache. It prompted me to install. I installed it to the common folder and it was downloading. I tried to vertify it, but it did not vertify, just kept downloading.

The game is Borderlands 2.

steam borderlands-2

Best Answer

Preparation: you should already have at least one game installed on other drive so that Steam has its games folder there.

Simple way how to properly MOVE already installed game to other drive

in Windows: copy game folder to your steam games folder on other drive
in Steam: uninstall the game (right click on game and choose: delete local content)
in Steam: install into other drive (where you've already copied the files) Steam will just verify that all files are present and change its settings, registry setting and any other settings that point to game location.
Done. No download necessary, no manual changing of settings.

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Can you manually move Steam games to another drive?

Launch Steam and click on\u201dSteam -> Settings.\u201d Select \u201cDownloads,\u201d then choose \u201cSTEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS.\u201d Click the \u201c\u2295\u201c icon at the top next to the other listed drives. Click the \u201cdropdown list\u201d and choose \u201cLet me choose another location\u201d to specify your new drive and folder.

How do I move Steam games to my SSD?

Steam Library manager can solve the problem of how to move games from HDD to SSD. When you open the main interface, you will see all the Steam Library on your PC. Just select the game, drag and drop the game to another Library on SSD.

Fastest way to move Steam games from one PC to another

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