NTV | How to backup and restore games in Steam - The easy way

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How to backup games in Steam so there is no need to re-download those files from the internet every time you format your computer - or something bad happened to it. 1. Launch Steam 2. Go to Library - Games 3. Right click the game that you wish to backup 4. Click Properties 5. Go to local files tab 6. Click on 'Browse local files' 7. Go up one level 8. Copy the game folder to your backup folder 9. Go up another level - to steamapps folder 10. Copy the .acf files that is relevant to the game - check in notepad - to your backup folder BACKUP DONE! To restore 1. Download the game that you wish to restore - just a bit 2. Pause the download 3. Exit from Steam 4. Go to the folder which you choose to download to eg. Program FIles x86/Steam 5. Find download folder 6. Delete all files in download folder 7. Go to steamapps folder 8. Copy your .acf backup file to steamapps, overwrite existing files 9. Go into common folder 10. Copy your game folder to common folder 11. Run Steam 12. Click play to install the game RESTORATION DONE!

Comments

  1. But whats the richt appmanifest for cs go?
  2. I don't see the common folder
  3. i have only one game which is dota 2, cause i am fed up of windows 10 foolish updates
    so i am going to change my windows
  4. If i change my windows then these steps might be helpful for me to backup my game?
  5. fuck you asshole its not working essed up my game
  6. Thanks, I'll try this today.
  7. what if the game you are trying to back up is already installed?
  8. Thanks!
  9. i doesnt have the acf file,what can i do ?
  10. youve just installed gta 5 ? becuz it was 27 hours time play yet
  11. not work i trying for bo3 and keeps downloading me hole game again make new video for latest update for steam
  12. Thanks Man I'm going to format my PC today and this will help a lot.
    Do you have any idea to backup BF4 with all DLC it uses origin.
  13. Marvin, steam support resume download. This copy paste streamapp method only applicable for games that you have 100% finished download and would like to restore / copy to another pc without re-downloading the same stuff again
  14. Hi. May I asked? What if your downloading steamapp just like dota 2. Why when you turn off you PC. The downloading will go back to 0%. did you know to to continue download it. even though you turn off you pc.
  15. i failed and failed again