New Steam Library Folder On Same Drive?

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Dyantier 10 Mar, 2017 @ 10:03pm

New Steam Library Folder On Same Drive?

I can't seem to make another steam library folder on my same drive. I want to make a library folder in C:/SteamLibrarySSD. However, I keep receiving this message every time I try to designate that as a steam library folder,

"Selected drive already has a Steam library folder. Steam will manage multiple game installs in a single folder for you."

Any help would be greatly appreciated. :)

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Originally posted by Seven7:

edit libraryfolders.vdf if want add second library on same partition
current steam client limited to 1 library per partition

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L4TINO 11 Mar, 2017 @ 8:33am

yea im having the same issue. i had to do a fresh install of windows so ive had to reinstall everything. but before all this steam never had issues with having 2 libraries in the same drive.
help please

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Seven7 11 Mar, 2017 @ 8:44am

edit libraryfolders.vdf if want add second library on same partition
current steam client limited to 1 library per partition

L4TINO 11 Mar, 2017 @ 8:46am

open it in notepad? and what do we add or change to it?

Seven7 11 Mar, 2017 @ 8:52am

"2" "C:\\SteamLibrarySSD"

L4TINO 11 Mar, 2017 @ 9:00am

thanks for your help! appreciate it :D

Dyantier 12 Mar, 2017 @ 9:21am

@Seven7, thank you so much! Editing the .vdf file worked perfectly and now I have another steam folder on my ssd outside of the program files. Thank you very much for your help.

Radnagoth 15 Mar, 2017 @ 3:23am

Well I've tried it now offer new library but when I choose to install game in it sais "disk write failure" even if I run steam as administrator and so... any ide?

Radnagoth 15 Mar, 2017 @ 5:47am

Question answered I just figured out that I gotta make a "steamapps" library aswell in the chosen one where steam.dll is.

ZoidbergForPresident 30 Mar, 2017 @ 4:29am

Wow, thanks for the fix. (I had to copy-paste the last two fields of that file and change the "1" to "2" and the folder uri and it works)

I have NO idea why they've removed this possibility, they NEED to bring it back.

idigweeds 4 Apr, 2017 @ 3:15pm

Originally posted by Seven7:
"2" "C:\\SteamLibrarySSD"

This tactic did not work for rme. I wrote my entry as follows: "2" "C:\Games\Bethesda Softworks\"

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L4TINO 4 Apr, 2017 @ 11:46pm

Originally posted by idigweeds:
Originally posted by Seven7:
"2" "C:\\SteamLibrarySSD"

This tactic did not work for rme. I wrote my entry as follows: "2" "C:\Games\Bethesda Softworks\"

you didnt do it properly. re read the quote and what you posted.

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MayTi 21 Apr, 2017 @ 11:38am

Originally posted by idigweeds:
Originally posted by Seven7:
"2" "C:\\SteamLibrarySSD"

This tactic did not work for rme. I wrote my entry as follows: "2" "C:\Games\Bethesda Softworks\"

you must add it before }
here how my file looks like:

"LibraryFolders"
{
"TimeNextStatsReport" "................."
"ContentStatsID" ".............................."
"1" "C:\\Games"
"2" "D:\\Games"
}

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Death2Gnomes 26 Apr, 2017 @ 11:57am

Originally posted by Seven7:
edit libraryfolders.vdf if want add second library on same partition
current steam client limited to 1 library per partition

Originally posted by Seven7:
"2" "C:\\SteamLibrarySSD"

Thanks very much worked like a charm after reinstalling windows

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n 13 May, 2017 @ 8:49pm

I edited the .vdf file and i see the new folder in "settings-downloads-steam library folders". But it doesn't show any games installed. Just says 0 installed.

How do i get the games from the new folder loaded?

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n 14 May, 2017 @ 7:40pm

anyone know?

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