Steam will not install games on HDD, only SSD.

[MyHorse]

Hi! I am new to the PC community and recently picked up my PC. I tried to install Steam but it went on the SSD, which was fine at first. I encountered a major problem though, my games on Steam such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Payday 2 and Garry's Mod were taking up way more space than they should of. Payday 2 took 50GB up on my PC, and it should only take up 11, CS:GO took up 20GB. Is this a problem with my games or my SSD?

My HDD is 2TB and is empty. Has not one folder on it, not Program Files or Users. Do I need these files or not, how do I get them? Is it a problem with Steam or not? I really need to know this as I have spent $200 on Steam games to play with friends over the past 2 years. Origin works absolutely fine with games such as The Sims 3, The Sims 4, Battlefield 4 and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare only taking up as much space as they should. How do I fix this issue?

Kind regards,
MyHorse

 

[Samat]

Not sure why the games are taking more space than what they should. But for installing the games on the HDD you need to go to settings on steam and origin and change the default installation folder for games and set it to your hdd.

 

[MyHorse]

Not sure why the games are taking more space than what they should. But for installing the games on the HDD you need to go to settings on steam and origin and change the default installation folder for games and set it to your hdd.

Ok, but it says it cannot. I don't have anything on my HDD such as Program Files. How do I get them on there?

 

[Samat]

Not sure why the games are taking more space than what they should. But for installing the games on the HDD you need to go to settings on steam and origin and change the default installation folder for games and set it to your hdd.

Ok, but it says it cannot. I don't have anything on my HDD such as Program Files. How do I get them on there?

Have you formatted the drive? Go to your drive (windows key + x select file explorer) and create the folder(s) you need (right click and select new > folder or press the new folder button on the top ribbon in file explorer). If you don't have the drive formatted yet on file explorer click on 'This PC' so it shows all the drives etc then right click on your HDD and select format (make sure you select the correct drive!) and format it to NTFS file system. Quick format should be ok.

 

[MyHorse]

Not sure why the games are taking more space than what they should. But for installing the games on the HDD you need to go to settings on steam and origin and change the default installation folder for games and set it to your hdd.

Ok, but it says it cannot. I don't have anything on my HDD such as Program Files. How do I get them on there?

Have you formatted the drive? Go to your drive (windows key + x select file explorer) and create the folder(s) you need (right click and select new > folder or press the new folder button on the top ribbon in file explorer). If you don't have the drive formatted yet on file explorer click on 'This PC' so it shows all the drives etc then right click on your HDD and select format (make sure you select the correct drive!) and format it to NTFS file system. Quick format should be ok.

What files do I need? Program Files, Users, Windows? I am running Win8.

 

[Samat]

Not sure why the games are taking more space than what they should. But for installing the games on the HDD you need to go to settings on steam and origin and change the default installation folder for games and set it to your hdd.

Ok, but it says it cannot. I don't have anything on my HDD such as Program Files. How do I get them on there?

Have you formatted the drive? Go to your drive (windows key + x select file explorer) and create the folder(s) you need (right click and select new > folder or press the new folder button on the top ribbon in file explorer). If you don't have the drive formatted yet on file explorer click on 'This PC' so it shows all the drives etc then right click on your HDD and select format (make sure you select the correct drive!) and format it to NTFS file system. Quick format should be ok.

What files do I need? Program Files, Users, Windows? I am running Win8.

You don't need any files, just create Program Files or Games folder and set that as the defaul installation directory in steam and origin. If you want to move games that you have already installed you propably need to uninstall the game and then install it again in the new folder (you should be able to copy the files so you don't need to download everything again).

 

[MyHorse]

Not sure why the games are taking more space than what they should. But for installing the games on the HDD you need to go to settings on steam and origin and change the default installation folder for games and set it to your hdd.

Ok, but it says it cannot. I don't have anything on my HDD such as Program Files. How do I get them on there?

Have you formatted the drive? Go to your drive (windows key + x select file explorer) and create the folder(s) you need (right click and select new > folder or press the new folder button on the top ribbon in file explorer). If you don't have the drive formatted yet on file explorer click on 'This PC' so it shows all the drives etc then right click on your HDD and select format (make sure you select the correct drive!) and format it to NTFS file system. Quick format should be ok.

What files do I need? Program Files, Users, Windows? I am running Win8.

You don't need any files, just create Program Files or Games folder and set that as the defaul installation directory in steam and origin. If you want to move games that you have already installed you propably need to uninstall the game and then install it again in the new folder (you should be able to copy the files so you don't need to download everything again).

Thanks so much and everyone else who helped! You are the best, can't wait to play my new games!