When reinstalling Steam many people think they need to fully uninstall Steam and delete all of its related folders and files, but that is not true, and this guide will show you the quick, easy and safe method to quickly reinstall Steam, whether for troubleshooting purposes or otherwise.
Non of your games, save files, library categories, local screenshots or any other important configs will be deleted, however I can make no guarantees, and I can make no guarantee that you will not make a user error, therefore I recommend you make a backup of the Steam folder. To back up the Steam folder simply make a copy of your Steam folder and place it elsewhere, like on your desktop or on a 2nd drive.
This way, although by all likelihood nothing will go wrong, you know that you have a safety net to fall on. This following method will NOT delete your games or any other important things like save files, local screenshots, library categories, etc.
The following method is recommended if you're reinstalling Steam for troubleshooting purposes. Exit Steam. Delete everything within the folder except for steamapps, userdata and Steam. If you have no game save files, local screenshots or any configs like custom library categories or important Steam settings that you care about you can optionally delete the userdata folder as well. Run Steam. Wait while Steam downloads the required files and reinstalls.
That's it! You're done with your reinstall. Non of your games will be deleted and all your settings will be saved. NB: If you are opted into the Steam Beta you will need to opt back into it after you reinstall Steam.
You can also view this as a video, which also shows how to opt into the Steam Beta Client. You can use Depressurizer [github. You can use GameSave Manager [www. Ohlookpuppies 21 Apr, am. For two days, I have tried and failed over and over and over, and I'm scared that this problem might be the first of it's kind. There's no logical explanation, nothing on my computer was changed, I have the most recent windows 10 update, and I know the games CAN function because I've played them before just fine.
I doubt you're even bothering to read this far, and I doubt you'll be able to help, but I'm desperate at this point. Okay, I know this isn't really the proper place to talk about this but I have literally nobody left to turn to. Bodomi [author] 21 Apr, am. If you make sure in your start-up settings that Steam isn't checked to start automatically, and you have no other programs open that could use some Steam files like IdleMaster, SAM or any other program that has anything to do with Steam and restart your computer you should be able to complete the process.
And this is where the problem begins Steam was closed. Then again, I don't know why I even expected it to work, considering that my problem is somehow nonexistent and existent at the same time that's the best way I can think of to word it.
Also, because of this mishap, Steam settings won't open anymore, it just shows me a tiny black box. You gotta make sure you Steam isn't running. Open Task Manager and make sure no Steam processes are running. I got an error saying they were "open in Steam"?
I can no longer choose a guide on Steam, do you know the solution? Bodomi [author] 30 Dec, pm. There was a steam. You deleted it by accident.
In my several years of helping people with issues regarding to Steam I've never seen this happen, and I strongly doubt that it happened.
You'll have an option at the top for Steam library folders. Then, click "Add Library Folder" and add a new folder to act as a steamapps folder. After that, you can right-click on each installed game, go to properties, and then local files, and transfer everything to your new directory with "Move Install Folder", through a drop down of registered locations.
Once all of your games are moved outside of the default steamapps directory, it's safe to purge and reinstall. After that, just go to "Add Library Folder" again and add the same directory as before, and all of your games will be back. Generally, I recommend doing this by default—you never know when a hard drive is going to fail, or Steam will get a kink in its coding, or your old disk will run out of space, or your OS will completely fail Sign up to join this community.
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Learn more. Does uninstalling Steam also uninstall games installed through steam? Ask Question. Asked 10 years, 9 months ago. Active 3 years, 10 months ago. Viewed k times.
So, do Steam-installed games stay installed on your hard drive when steam itself is removed? Improve this question. Raven Dreamer Raven Dreamer k gold badges silver badges bronze badges. To actually answer the question in the title: Yes - if you choose to uninstall Steam through Uninstall Programs and Features in Control Panel , all Steam games will be uninstalled with Steam — Private Pansy. It's too late for me PrivatePansy Thank you for actually answering the question in the title, that's what I was looking for.
Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Drake Drake 42k 84 84 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Whew: Word of note - if you have as many installed games as I do, this will take a while. Took about 4 full minutes to move the files.
It looks to have worked perfectly, though I do not yet know if it will restore my shortcut icons.
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