Steam Games via USB question.

[MetroidDead]

Hi guys, I have a question, of whether it would be possible to put a steam game on my laptop via a usb. (thus dodging a 13 hour download)

My brother and I both recently purchased Borderlands:GOTY, and while he left it to install over-night, I didn't install it on my laptop.  I would like to be able to play it with him now, and so I would like to know if it is possible to put the files for Borderlands on my USB, and put those files on my laptop, will steam realise the files are there, and list Borderlands as installed?

Cheers!

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[Sunthiel]

What you can do is on your brothers account, Go on steam, then on the top left go Steam > Backup and Restore Games > Backup currently installed games > choose the game > then choose the place (the USB) to put the backup in. After its done, connect the USB to your laptop. The backup has an installation file, install the game and you're done.

[MetroidDead]

What you can do is on your brothers account, Go on steam, then on the top left go Steam > Backup and Restore Games > Backup currently installed games > choose the game > then choose the place (the USB) to put the backup in. After its done, connect the USB to your laptop. The backup has an installation file, install the game and you're done.

Thank's man :D Awesome! I'll try it out, and tell you if it works.

Thank's again :D

[Sunthiel]

Thank's man :D Awesome! I'll try it out, and tell you if it works.

Thank's again :D

No problem :)

[MetroidDead]

No problem :)

Just a question, when he's backing it up, it asks him to do either a CD or DVD backup, which one does he select?

(DVD is 4.8gb's, while CD is only 780MB's)

[Sunthiel]

Just a question, when he's backing it up, it asks him to do either a CD or DVD backup, which one does he select?

(DVD is 4.8gb's, while CD is only 780MB's)

You probably already finished this, but CD is fine.

[Ethan]

Just transfer your Steamapps folder, then when it's on your other computer, verify game cache.
I've done it every time I want to play a game on another computer, I think I've done it about 8 times so far now, and also did it when formatting.

[D3ATH]

I have everything Steam related on external HDD. Recently I got a new laptop and plugged the external HDD to this one. Everything works just fine.

[KoopaScooper]

You'd have to do one of the methods stated above by backing up the files, or moving your steamapps folder.
Done it multiple times.

[Placid]

I have everything Steam related on external HDD. Recently I got a new laptop and plugged the external HDD to this one. Everything works just fine.

I was wondering how to do this. What do you have to have on the HDD? Do you have to have steam.exe on the HDD or will it work if steam.exe is on your hard drive? What files do you have to move?

[D3ATH]

I was wondering how to do this. What do you have to have on the HDD? Do you have to have steam.exe on the HDD or will it work if steam.exe is on your hard drive? What files do you have to move?

Didn't move anything. Just start Steam.exe when you plug the HDD to other PC and Steam will will do everything what's needed to make it function. Even though at first it didn't seem to work, so I redownloaded Steam and installed it over it's folder, but it turned out to be just my impatience.

[Placid]

D3ATH, could you please clarify what you're saying? i'm trying to do this and i want to know if you just move the SteamApps folder into it and if it will format or what.
did you install the games to the hdd or not?

[Bloxxed]

He installed the games on the HDD, then he can go anywhere with it, plug into computer, run steam and he's got all the games on there no installation.