![]() |
|
|
#26 |
![]() Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 3,159 (1.87/day)
Thanks: 234
Thanked 652 Times in 533 Posts
|
Definitely something I'm gonna do as well. I hate backing up and restoring savegames.
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to Thrackan For This Useful Post: |
|
|
#27 |
![]() Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: At your local vending machine
Posts: 1,914 (0.80/day)
Thanks: 121
Thanked 419 Times in 368 Posts
|
Thanks for this. I only have <80GB free on my 120 and was hoping to do this somehow.
Thank you for giving me a project for next week when I'm done with school
__________________
My FS/FT Thread
HEATWARE Xfire Steam ID Certs: MCTS, MCITP, HP APS Server: AMD Opteron 170 @2.95GHz | 4GB DDR 3-3-2-7 | 1x Samsung SPT 500GB, 2x WD Black 2TB, 2x 1.5TB Western Digital MyBook |
|
|
|
|
|
#28 | |
![]() Join Date: May 2009
Location: In the mountains :) Adirondacks in NY (US)
Posts: 3,708 (2.53/day)
Thanks: 4,542
Thanked 1,447 Times in 1,040 Posts
|
Quote:
i can't say how many games i never finished because i lost a save and didn't want to redo... i also have to finish it on my own if i do, so downloading other's saves is not a solution
__________________
Donate to TPU TeamSpeak Server ![]() TPU TS: ts21.gameservers.com:9207 PSN / XBL / Steam = digibucc | Origin / BF3 = digibuc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
#29 |
![]() Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 4,057 (1.53/day)
Thanks: 2,246
Thanked 542 Times in 443 Posts
|
3 1tb drives in raid 0, while random read/writes and low k read/writes are nowhere near the speed of an ssd, the games still load plenty fast, I can have all my games installed at once, and I never have to worry about archiving. (though i do have an automated backup that runs nightly and saves to my external)
|
|
|
|
|
|
#30 | |
![]() Join Date: May 2009
Location: In the mountains :) Adirondacks in NY (US)
Posts: 3,708 (2.53/day)
Thanks: 4,542
Thanked 1,447 Times in 1,040 Posts
|
Quote:
![]() most people, even those that know how like myself, would not do that for games. rarely any games are ever limited by the hdd read/write speed, it just seems nowhere near worth it. but hey, i have way to many screens and buy more hard-drives than i need as well.... that's where the fun is
__________________
Donate to TPU TeamSpeak Server ![]() TPU TS: ts21.gameservers.com:9207 PSN / XBL / Steam = digibucc | Origin / BF3 = digibuc |
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to digibucc For This Useful Post: |
|
|
#31 |
![]() Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 3,159 (1.87/day)
Thanks: 234
Thanked 652 Times in 533 Posts
|
I like my SSD for it's accesstimes, read/write speeds are not immensely important to me.
Back on topic, I just tried the SteamMover program at home and it's made me damn lazy and satisfied so I'm not gonna bother writing anything new :P |
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to Thrackan For This Useful Post: |
|
|
#32 | |
![]() Join Date: May 2009
Location: In the mountains :) Adirondacks in NY (US)
Posts: 3,708 (2.53/day)
Thanks: 4,542
Thanked 1,447 Times in 1,040 Posts
|
Quote:
__________________
Donate to TPU TeamSpeak Server ![]() TPU TS: ts21.gameservers.com:9207 PSN / XBL / Steam = digibucc | Origin / BF3 = digibuc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
#33 |
![]() Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 3,159 (1.87/day)
Thanks: 234
Thanked 652 Times in 533 Posts
|
Actually, I've just edited the .exe and changed the xcopy /F parameter to /Q which basically makes it non-verbose and faster.
Also, being a coder myself, I contacted the author to ask if he's okay with me attaching a modified version here. We'll see.
__________________
Play League of Legends! Join the Ghetto modders club Put your Steam games on multiple partitions Last edited by Thrackan; May 4, 2011 at 08:36 PM. |
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to Thrackan For This Useful Post: |
|
|
#34 |
|
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 1 (0.00/day)
Thanks: 0
Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post
|
Hey all. Thanks for the kind words about my little steam mover app - I can see from the download count that its got quite a few users now, but didn't realise how much people like it! :-)
Thrackan - I've rather you didn't fork an edited .exe, so I'll put your parameter change as an option and release a new version. Not sure when, as I'm a bit busy at the moment but I'll let you know when its up. Cheers, Paul. |
|
|
|
|
|
#35 |
|
The Watchful Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Cold North
Posts: 4,352 (2.82/day)
Thanks: 3,983
Thanked 2,878 Times in 1,542 Posts
|
Thanks for the app traynier!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
#36 |
![]() |
So this will work on Raid 0? I have my Steam games on my 640 GB (Raid 0) and I have a 1TB single HDD, I have over 40 games and would want to move some over to my 2nd HDD. Anybody can confirm this?
__________________
Heatware Last edited by alexsubri; May 6, 2011 at 03:33 AM. |
|
|
|
|
|
#37 | |
![]() Join Date: May 2009
Location: In the mountains :) Adirondacks in NY (US)
Posts: 3,708 (2.53/day)
Thanks: 4,542
Thanked 1,447 Times in 1,040 Posts
|
Quote:
![]() either the app or mklink /d will work, but the app will be easier
__________________
Donate to TPU TeamSpeak Server ![]() TPU TS: ts21.gameservers.com:9207 PSN / XBL / Steam = digibucc | Origin / BF3 = digibuc |
|
|
|
|
|
|
#38 | |
![]() Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Canton, Ohio
Posts: 3,116 (1.76/day)
Thanks: 2,301
Thanked 865 Times in 612 Posts
|
Quote:
__________________
HEAT “congratulations! you have successfully been inflicted with tpuitis!
symptons include: prolonged computer usage, urge to make tpu your homepage, posting at rapid posts-per-day ratios (also known as post whoring), and the urge to waste lots of money on high end computer hardware that you dont need!” -panchoman
“Modding to me is something best shared with others....
Kind of like a fine wine, but without the drunk driving arrest and hangovers.” -MKmods
“i'm going to punch you in the face now Jesus..” -BumbleBee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#39 |
![]() Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Finland
Posts: 378 (0.29/day)
Thanks: 22
Thanked 203 Times in 82 Posts
|
I have Steam installed on two drives. Some games on SSD and the rest on HDD. Then make shortcut to each steam.exe on your desktop. Easy
![]() e: You can also backup and move the games where you want by just copying the Steam folder. Easy! Just remember to never install Steam into your backup folder, you need to install Steam first and then copy the files. |
|
|
|
|
|
#40 |
![]() Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 4,504 (2.20/day)
Thanks: 1,526
Thanked 1,577 Times in 1,120 Posts
|
Yeah Ive had Steam on D: for awhile now, when I need to reinstall it I use a similar method as posted above but usually just keep and replace the steamapps folder instead of entire Steam folder itself and havent run into any probs. Think I'll try this Steam Mover if and when I want to move a game or two to my C: SSD for quicker loads.
__________________
“i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper
![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
#41 |
![]() Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London, UK
Posts: 405 (0.14/day)
Thanks: 289
Thanked 77 Times in 72 Posts
|
I have an opposite (ish) problem. My steam install is on a 2TB hard drive which takes a while obviously for games to load. I want to move some of my games to an SSD (25gb free only) presumably the great looking Steam Mover app will work for that.
But the main game I want to move is TF2 which is a couple of gcf files in Steam\steamapps . It's not a directory so after reading all the above since they are different partitions this can't be done? Is that right? If so that's a shame
|
|
|
|
|
|
#42 |
![]() Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Wild Wild East
Posts: 4,574 (4.25/day)
Thanks: 2,335
Thanked 1,338 Times in 916 Posts
|
sub
|
|
|
|
|
|
#43 |
![]() Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 239 (0.16/day)
Thanks: 67
Thanked 65 Times in 47 Posts
|
sub
|
|
|
|
|
|
#44 |
![]() Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Canton, Ohio
Posts: 3,116 (1.76/day)
Thanks: 2,301
Thanked 865 Times in 612 Posts
|
sub
wait, nvm, I'm already sub'd
__________________
HEAT “congratulations! you have successfully been inflicted with tpuitis!
symptons include: prolonged computer usage, urge to make tpu your homepage, posting at rapid posts-per-day ratios (also known as post whoring), and the urge to waste lots of money on high end computer hardware that you dont need!” -panchoman
“Modding to me is something best shared with others....
Kind of like a fine wine, but without the drunk driving arrest and hangovers.” -MKmods
“i'm going to punch you in the face now Jesus..” -BumbleBee
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to theJesus For This Useful Post: |
|
|
#45 |
![]() Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Republic of Texas
Posts: 1,421 (1.07/day)
Thanks: 334
Thanked 500 Times in 337 Posts
|
/sub
been looking for this
__________________
*Gaming Rig: i7 2600k | ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z Intel Z68 | 8gb Corsair Dominator GT | ASUS ENGTX580 DCII | Intel 510 series 120gb | Corsair 650d *Daily Rig: i7 860 | GA-P55A-UD6 | 8gb Corsair Dominator III | HD5770 | x2 250gb WD RE4 Raid0 | Haf932 Modded *Server: i3 540 | GA-H55N-USB3 | 4gb Corsair XMS DDR3 | x4 500gb WD Blue | lian li pc-q08b | My HeatWare | My For Sale | SteamID | |
|
|
|
|
|
#46 | |
![]() Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Winder, GA, USA
Posts: 2,218 (1.70/day)
Thanks: 652
Thanked 506 Times in 401 Posts
|
Quote:
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#47 |
![]() Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: republic of mancunia UK
Posts: 2,232 (1.91/day)
Thanks: 848
Thanked 368 Times in 307 Posts
|
A way to choose steam install locations via Steam
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...all-locations/
good read ,untested by me ill update that when ive tried it, but looks like its relatively easy to sort out via the new steam beta
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
|
#48 | |
![]() Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London, UK
Posts: 405 (0.14/day)
Thanks: 289
Thanked 77 Times in 72 Posts
|
Quote:
Only thing is you can't do this for already installed games. I hope they add a move feature in the future.
__________________
Heatware (new) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
#49 |
![]() Join Date: May 2009
Location: In the mountains :) Adirondacks in NY (US)
Posts: 3,708 (2.53/day)
Thanks: 4,542
Thanked 1,447 Times in 1,040 Posts
|
nice find i wanted to bitch about rezzing the thread but this was worth it
__________________
Donate to TPU TeamSpeak Server ![]() TPU TS: ts21.gameservers.com:9207 PSN / XBL / Steam = digibucc | Origin / BF3 = digibuc |
|
|
|
![]() |
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
| Thread Tools | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| The easy way to de-lid a processor! | newtekie1 | General Hardware | 11 | Oct 29, 2010 04:49 PM |
| Start folding the easy way? is it worth it? | Thefumigator | Folding@Home | 15 | Oct 25, 2010 08:35 PM |
| Simple Way to Print Multiple PDFs? | OrbitzXT | General Software | 6 | Sep 22, 2010 05:55 PM |
| Any way to format a drive and remove all the partitions | crazy pyro | Storage | 18 | Jan 25, 2009 08:29 PM |
| question about multiple partitions/boot | CyberDruid | Storage | 6 | Jun 14, 2008 09:04 PM |