You can back up your Steam games by creating a backup of your Steam library using the Steam Backup feature. To do this, follow these steps: Go to Steam > Settings > Backup and Restore, then click on "Create a Backup". This will save a copy of your Steam library to your chosen backup location. You can then transfer this backup to your external hard drive. When you want to play a game on another PC, you can restore the backup to that PC and it will download and install the game. This way, you won't have to download the game again.
Hi you. Here are 2 ways for you to back up Steam games to an external hard disk.
Step 1. To access your Steam games' files, go to the Steam game folder, which is located at SteamApps> Common. This is where all your game files are stored.
Step 2. Back up the whole folder to your external hard drive.
Step 3. Then move to another device and log in to your Steam account.
Step 4. Go to the installation location and paste the backup there.
This method has a shortcoming, as some games require a full download from 5% to 50%, indicating a need to restart the download process.
Step 1. Run the Steam app, go to the "Back Up and Restore Game" section, and proceed from there.
Step 2. Click the Backup Currently Installed Game and choose all games.
Step 3. To ensure the security of your files, after copying them to your external hard drive, it's recommended to physically move the external hard drive to another PC, such as a friend's or a work computer, to safeguard against potential data breaches or unauthorized access. This way, even if your primary PC is compromised, your files will remain secure on the external hard drive.
Step 4. Run the Steam app and choose Back Up and Restore Game again.
Step 5. Select your HDD as the restore location and restore all game files.
I recommend using Qiling Disk Master as a backup tool to automatically complete backup tasks and free your hands.
When backing up game files to a new device, game saves won't be synchronized, and while some games support Steam Cloud, it's not reliable and may cause unknown errors.
You can use Qiling to create an intelligent backup plan for your game saves, save copies to the cloud space it provides, and easily transfer them to a new computer, all without needing an external HDD. This makes the process even more convenient.
To backup and restore Steam game files, follow these steps: First, navigate to the Steam directory on your computer. This can be found by right-clicking on the Steam app and selecting "Open file location".
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