[SOLVED] How to play games from an old hard drive on my new PC with new SSD

[nick_632]

Ive just built my New PC and put in a new SSD and installed windows 10 64-bit. Everything started and runs fine. But i still have an older hard drive with all of my steam games from my old PC. This Hard drive has windows 8.1 32-Bit. is there a way for me to access and play the games from my older hard drive on my new build? i also want to clean the old hard drive and only have the steam games from previous and future on it.

 

[USAFRet]

In the NEW steam client you've installed with your new SSD and OS, simply tell it where those Steam games live on the old drive.

Steam games location
In the steam client:
Steam
Settings
Downloads
Steam Library Folders
Add library folder

To move an already installed game
Games library
Right click the game
Properties
Local Files
Move Install Folder

 

[GorillaMonsoon]

I'm no expert but seems like you would need to format the drive and reinstall all those games.

 

[USAFRet]

I'm no expert but seems like you would need to format the drive and reinstall all those games.

For Steam games, no. The Steam client handles a LOT of that functionality.
Origin and other game launchers have similar functionality, but I don't have those specific steps at hand.

 

[GorillaMonsoon]

For Steam games, no. The Steam client handles a LOT of that functionality.
Origin and other game launchers have similar functionality, but I don't have those specific steps at hand.

It was the Win 8 32bit part that made me wonder. Files sure but installed games? Guess it's simple enough to point steam to the right place and see if it works.

 

[USAFRet]

It was the Win 8 32bit part that made me wonder. Files sure but installed games? Guess it's simple enough to point steam to the right place and see if it works.

Yeah, the 32bit thing might be an issue. I missed that in the original.

I it works, great. If not, oh well.
Only way to know is to try.