What if I delete a Steam game?

When you remove a game from your Steam account, it's permanently deleted. The game won't appear in your library. You previously had to contact Steam customer support and ask for this, but there's now a standard way you can delete games in a few clicks.

What happens if I delete a game on Steam?

Your saved items and progress will all be lost, so make sure you actually want to delete the game. If you decide that you'd like to play the game again after removing it, you'll need to install it again. Your new game will default back to its original settings.

Does uninstalling a Steam game delete everything?

Yes, you do keep your progress... but only if your game save has been saved to the Steam cloud. Otherwise, you will loose any progress not saved to the cloud upon uninstalling the game. Generally, in most cases, you keep your progress. But there are a few cases (mostly older games) where you might lose progress.

Do you have to pay again if you delete a game on Steam?

You can uninstall any game at any time and reinstall free of charge whenever you like, however much you like.

Will I lose everything if I delete Steam and redownload it?

Yes, it will wipe all your installed games if you uninstall Steam. If you want to backup your games, t...

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Do I have to buy a game again if I uninstall it?

Learn more. Generally, no, you won't have to pay for it again later. The purchase will stay tied to your Google Account and you can re-install anytime as long as you use the SAME account.

Will I lose my progress if I uninstall a game?

No. Most game saves are stored outside of Steam's folders, and Steam isn't deleteing data outside it's folders typically.

Is it bad to uninstall and reinstall games?

Installing/Uninstalling a game should not affect it's performance.

How do I free up space on Steam?

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 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.

How do I get my Steam games back after deleting them?

How do I reinstall Steam games without redownloading?

Do you keep Steam games forever?

The games you buy are yours forever (or rather a very long time) and can be installed on as many computers as you want (unless the game has a limit on its own, but the same limitation would likely be on the physical edition too).

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.

Does Steam backup games?

In Steam, backup game files create a copy of the games that you download, install, and patch via the Steam platform and save the copy in c:\program files (x86)\steam\Backups folder by default. It also backs up some specific folders under C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\<game name> folder.

What game takes up the most space on Steam?

How many GB does 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.

Why is Steam file so big?

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.

Why does Steam download at 7mb?

It might have to do with your Hard Drive. Because you are downloading, this means Steam is constantly writing data on your HDD. If you are working on your computer while Steam is downloading a game, this might be the culprit.

How do I reduce Steam usage?

Why does Steam double game size?

Downloads are already compressed. Also Steam first downloads a file before moving it to the actual directory, so with huge archive files you can easily take up double space. Moving a file on the same drive doesn't take or need space.

Is 500 GB enough for Steam?

A gaming PC should have minimum storage of 500GB. Otherwise, you need to often delete games and other files to free up space for new games. If you like using cloud storage for media files and don't download plenty of games, you can choose a hard drive with 500GB capacity.