Will deleting a Steam game from my PC free up space?
If I uninstall or delete a Steam game on my computer, will it give me back the space/usage it took to download?
Best Answer
Deleting the local files of a game (via right-clicking a game and selecting 'Delete Local Content) will free up all the space that that game is using on your hard drive. For large games like TF2 this can be more than 15 GB.
However, it will not free up any internet data that it took to download (if that is what you are referencing to in the space/usage it took to download). If your data cap has run out, I suggest you contact your ISP (internet service provider) or look on their website to purchase more data.
Please note that deleting some games will delete your savedata, it depends on the game. If your savegames are stored in your Users folder (My Documents etc) they should be fine, otherwise, it would be a good idea to check.
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What happens if you delete a game from Steam?
When you remove a game from your Steam account, it's permanently deleted. The game won't appear in your library. You previously had to contact Steam customer support and ask for this, but there's now a standard way you can delete games in a few clicks.Do Steam games take up space on your computer?
The games you download take up space on your hard drive, they dont consume system memory until you play them, and its easy to uninstall them, just right click on the game in your steam list and delete the local content, and the game is uninstalled.How do I make Steam games take up less space?
To free up the space on Steam, you can try the following way around.How to Free Up Disk Space for Steam Games 2020 UPDATED VERSION
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