Can I Uninstall a game on Steam then reinstall it?

You can uninstall Steam games right from your Steam Library. Once you uninstall a Steam game, it won't be playable until you reinstall it.

Can I uninstall and reinstall Steam games without losing saves?

If reinstalling Steam and Steam games in the near future, please move the steamapps folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps) outside of the Steam directory to prevent your games from being deleted. Additionally, backups of all game content can be created for reinstallation.

Will uninstalling Steam game delete saves?

If they are stored in the game's folder, and you uninstall (not "delete") that game from your computer, then the saves will be lost. If they are stored outside the game folder, then you should not lose them if you uninstall that game.

Will I lose everything if I uninstall a game and reinstall it?

If you uninstall a game, it's deleted from the storage. You can reinstall at any date, and the game saves will be playable. Game data (save files) are stored in the cloud for every game, while the game itself is just stored on the console.

What if I uninstall a game on Steam?

You can uninstall Steam games right from your Steam Library. Once you uninstall a Steam game, it won't be playable until you reinstall it.

Steam - Uninstall / Reinstall Games

Can I recover a game I uninstalled?

Tap on the app you want to reinstall

Locate your lost app and tap it. This will open the app's Play Store page where it can be reinstalled normally.

How do I free up space on Steam?

Will Steam save my game progress?

The Steam Cloud allows games and the platform to utilize cloud storage hosted by Steam. Games can utilize Steam Cloud for storage of many different types of data, including game settings, save games, profile stats and other user-specific bits.

Do you keep Steam games forever?

You can download whenever you want. However, if the game is a subscription-based game and/or the offer says “Free to play this week”, it will be free only for the week. After that the offer will expire and you will have to buy the game to continue playing. What are the best free to play games on Steam?

Do Steam games carry over to a new computer?

Do Steam games carry over to a new computer? So long as you can log into you're steam account you can install games to the computer you are logged into. A lot of steam games also support cloud saves now so your saved data can carry over as well.

Are Steam games stored on your computer?

Steam installs to C:\Program Files\Steam folder by default and files for games installed on Steam are stored in the folder C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\ by default.

What Steam games take up the most space?

Why do Steam games need so much storage?

Also, since Steam client is basically internet browser, all pages you visit are stored in "appcache" folder which can take lot of disk space. You can clear all cache under Settings>Web Browser menu. Steam client itself takes only about 560 MB.

How much space should Steam take up?

System Requirements

Memory: 512 MB RAM. Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with at least 512MB of VRAM. DirectX: Version 9.0. Storage: 5 GB available space.

Does uninstalling games delete all files?

Uninstall is removing a program and its associated files from a computer hard drive. The uninstall feature differs from the delete function in that it safely and efficiently removes all associated files, whereas delete only removes part of a program or selected file.

Do I have to pay for a game again if I uninstall it?

Generally, no, you won't have to pay for it again later.

How do I restore Steam game saves?

Why do I have to spend $5 on Steam?

In order to make it more difficult for these malicious users to spam, scam, and phish other users, we restrict access to certain community features until an account has spent at least $5.00 USD in Steam.

Why is Steam so much better?

Steam is well-known for its community-driven hub offering user reviews, discussions, forums, gaming streaming, and much more. It also has a workshop that allows players to create their own mods for the games.

Why are most Steam games windows only?

The answer is that there are more windows PC's out there. Therefore the developers of new games make their games work on windows. Windows has the biggest market share of PC games. So it stands to reason that most games are meant to play on windows computers…not so with Linux.

What game takes the longest to complete?

Where do my Steam games save to?

Steam games will be stored under C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common, while GOG games can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Galaxy\Games. Other launchers, such as Battle.net will produce individual game folders under C:\Program Files (x86).

Does installing Steam games take up space?

So every time you download and install a game from Steam it downloads a DirectX redistributable package. Once your game is installed, that redistributable file just sits on your hard drive useless, taking up space.