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.
Does it matter which hard drive I install games on?
Games that are installed on your SSD will load quicker than they will if they were installed on your HDD. So, as long as you have enough storage space available, it definitely makes sense to install your games on an SSD.
Is it bad to put games on your OS drive?
Yes, you’ll be fine. Putting the OS on a SSD while loading applications onto another HDD, generally a high capacity magnetic drive, is just a way of speeding up a system. SSDs come in high capacity models now, so there isn’t any reason to do this other than expense.
Can you install Steam on D drive?
You can move your Steam games to another drive right from your Steam library, just by clicking a button. If your computer uses multiple hard drives, Steam will install games by default to the main drive. If that gets full, you’ll have to move your games to another drive.
Should games be installed on boot drive?
Your boot drive should always be the fastest, hence SSD. The game loads where it’s stored. If you installed it on the SSD it will load faster, if you stored it on the HDD of your system then no change. Put it on the secondary SSD.
Can you run two SSDS?
Yes, you can have as many drives as your motherboard is able to connect to, including any combination of SSD and HDDs. Only problem is that a 32-bit system may not recognize and work properly with more than 2TB of storage space.
How do I move a game to an external hard drive?
To move an existing game to your newly created external hard drive library folder, right-click the game name in the STEAM library. Select the Local Files tab and then click “MOVE INSTALL FOLDER.” Steam will provide a drop-down list of all your library folders.
How to install games on a different drive than the OS?
Go to settings under Steam at the top left of the app/program. Under settings go to the Downloads sub section. You should see “Content libraries” at the top of that screen. Click that button and then “add library folder”. This screen shows you what drives have steam directories/libraries on them and how much space they take up.
Is it possible to install steam games to two different drives?
Note that the Install dialogue will not offer the option to create a separate library on a drive that already has one, to do that you need to go to Steam -> Settings -> Downloads + Cloud -> Steam Library Folders and click on “Add library folder”. It’s worth mentioning you have to set up your new location in your settings first.
How do I Store Steam games on an external hard drive?
If your games are on STEAM, the process is simple. Inside the main window, go from STEAM > Settings. Then hit the Downloads tab. You should see a STEAM Library Folders button. Click it and then click “ADD NEW LIBRARY FOLDER.” You can now add any library folder you want to store your games, including your external hard drive.
