Steam reinstalling game I already have

[12kglixelli]

Hey,

I recently got Rainbow Six: Siege and today I found out that I have to install the game as it seems that I don't have it installed. After looking through a couple folders I located it and it seems to be in the steamapps/common folder and all of it is there. I'm very confused to why steam wants be to essentially reinstall the game even though it's there. I've looked online and haven't found a solution after many attempts. Could anyone please help me?

Thanks in Advance!

 

[Barty1884]

Did you actually install it via Steam initially? I know it's in the steamapps folder...... but this isn't a pirated version etc?

Have you redirected folders? Perhaps Steam isn't aware it's there..... I'm pretty sure you can direct Steam to a title you already have installed though....

 

[12kglixelli]

Did you actually install it via Steam initially? I know it's in the steamapps folder...... but this isn't a pirated version etc?

Have you redirected folders? Perhaps Steam isn't aware it's there..... I'm pretty sure you can direct Steam to a title you already have installed though....

It's a legit copy bought through steam, it was working alright until today


And steam recognises all the games in the same folder but Siege

 

[Barty1884]

Hmm, that's very strange.

Supposedly, running the .exe for the game (from the folder) will start the Steam download.... but it should then recognize the installation files.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8379-RYIP-2998

Haven't tested that myself though.

 

[12kglixelli]

Hmm, that's very strange.

Supposedly, running the .exe for the game (from the folder) will start the Steam download.... but it should then recognize the installation files.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8379-RYIP-2998

Haven't tested that myself though.

Yes i've read this, and yeah that occurs, as soon as I launch the game it starts downloading. I would reinstall it but its takes ~45GB, which would take a lot of time considering my slow internet connection

 

[Barty1884]

I'd give it a few minutes of downloading - it sounds like it should find the install file pretty quickly in the download process & verify that it's installed.

 

[12kglixelli]

I'd give it a few minutes of downloading - it sounds like it should find the install file pretty quickly in the download process & verify that it's installed.

I did that after downloading 6gb it didnt find anything and kept going, i guess I might have to just reinstall it completely because Steam is deciding to be a dingus

 

[rgd1101]

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Question from 12kglixelli : "Steam reinstalling game I already have"

Hey,

I recently got Rainbow Six: Siege and today I found out that I have to install the game as it seems that I don't have it installed. After looking through a couple folders I located it and it seems to be in the steamapps/common folder and all of it is there. I'm very confused to why steam wants be to essentially reinstall the game even though it's there. I've looked online and haven't found a solution after many attempts. Could anyone please help me? (Yes, before anyone asks this is a legit copy of Siege bought through steam)

Thanks in Advance!

Did you at any point move your steam games to another directory? Look under steam settings and make sure default install location is the same location you are looking at physically on the drive. It could be installing the another directory.

Also sometimes games like Rainbow Six releases large updates from between when you played and now. It could be just a very large update that it is patching.

Also did you go into the Rainbow Six folder and actually see content in there? Or is the folder just blank? A lot of the time when steam removes\uninstalls a game, it leaves the root folder behind, but it will be empty.