Moving to a new ssd and hdd

[Rajib97]

Hi,
At the moment I've got a failing Seagate hard drive as I'm getting the clicking sounds and did get a random crash.

So I'm planning on buying a new 120GB ssd- for windows and a 1TB hdd- for games (Western Digital)

What I wanted to know is:

Can I move ONLY my steam games on my Seagate hard drive to the new Western Digital hard drive, then be able to get rid of the Seagate drive completely?

Would I then be able to reinstall the games without redownloading by navigating steam from within my new ssd?

I really hope you can guide me on this, steam forums didn't quite help me on this issue as it still mentions you still need the old drive in use.

*I had a hard time explaining this scenario, sorry if it's not clear. I'm sure there maybe a simpler solution. Any help would be appreciated Thanks

 

[Kurz]

USAFret's link is the better.

 

[USAFRet]

Moving a Steam Installation and Games
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

Ignore the part about moving the Steam client.

 

[Rajib97]

https://www.maketecheasier.com/move-a-steam-game/

I think this what you wanted.

Thanks for the reply, only issue when it mentions creating a "virtual link" does it still require the old drive? I'm looking to get rid of the Seagate drive that's become faulty which has all my steam games installed on it.

 

[Rajib97]

Moving a Steam Installation and Games
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

Ignore the part about moving the Steam client.

Thank you very much! That's what I was trying to find So I wouldn't need the Seagate drive any longer right?

 

[USAFRet]

Moving a Steam Installation and Games
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129

Ignore the part about moving the Steam client.

Thank you very much! That's what I was trying to find So I wouldn't need the Seagate drive any longer right?

Correct.