How to Backup & Restore Steam's Games | SemiSoft
72How to Backup & Restore Steam's Games | SemiSoft
First: Creating Backup Files
1.Click on "Steam" in the upper left corner of the Steam application
2.Select "Backup and restore games..."
3.Select "Backup a currently installed game"
OR
1.Left-click the Library section or tab
2.Right-click the game
3.Select Backup game files...
Same instructions
4.Check the boxes for any other games to backup at this time
5.Click Next
6.Browse to the folder where you wish to create the backup files
[the files will be stored in c:\program files (x86)\steam\Backups
by default] and click Next
7.Select the Backup file name and set the File size for the media
you plan to use.
8.Click Next to begin the backup process.
9.Once complete, choose Open backup folder to move the backup
files to an external hard disk
Second: Restoring from Backup Files
1.Install Steam and log in to the correct Steam account
2.Launch Steam
3.Click on "Steam" in the upper left corner of the Steam application
4.Select "Backup and restore games..."
5.Select "Restore a previous backup"
6.Browse to the location of the game's backup files
7.Continue through the Steam windows to install the necessary
games.
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Testing
To avoid problems in the future, make sure to test any backups that you create. If other applications interfere with the backup process or the backup process is interrupted, the backup may not be created successfully. Testing your backup will ensure that will not need to re-download the game at a later time.
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