If you, like many other players, have run out of space on your hard disk and want to move it to a bigger drive you have installed in your PC, there's an easy process you can follow to transfer your installation to the other drive. You don't need to be a computer expert to complete these steps, as Steam includes all the necessary functions for you to move one of our products very easily.
How do I change the default installation path for my games?
Games are installed to the following folder by default: C:\Program Files\Steam (x86)\SteamApps\Common
You can create an alternate location on any drive, which you can choose in the future when installing games.
- Navigate to your Steam client 'Settings' menu.
- Select 'Steam Library Folders' from the 'Downloads' tab.
- From here, you can view your default installation path, as well as creating a new path by selecting 'Add Library Folder'.
- Once you have created the new path, all future installations can be installed there.
- You can right-click on one of the paths to set it as a default.
- If you wish to move existing games without having to uninstall them, please see the instructions below.
How to Move a game installation
- Open Steam.
- Go to Library.
- Right-click on a game, go to Properties, Local Files.
- Click Move install folder...
- Choose one of the installation folders you have already set up.
- Press Move Folder.