A 5 min guide on creating space on your SSD / moving steam games.
Requirements: Windows XP, 7, 10 a mostly used up SSD and a spare HDD
In this example I shall move my Besiege game from my SSD - D:\Steam\steamapps\common to my HDD - E:\Games whilst retaining all steam functionality as if it was installed in the \steamapps\common folder.
1). Copy the game folder from SSD to HDD (for safety especially with large games copy don't move)
SSD - D:\Steam\steamapps\common
HDD - E:\Games
2). Once copied delete the original game folder on SSD
SSD - D:\Steam\steamapps\common
3). Open administrative command prompt (right click run as admin)
Using the mklink command with /J switch we shall now create a directory junction, an advanced shortcut if you like from one drive to another.
mklink /J <where we want the shortcut to appear> <Where we actually keep the game folder >
mklink /J D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Besiege E:\Games\Besiege
For games with spaces in the title just add double quotes around the paths
mklink /J "D:\Steam\steamapps\common\PlanetSide 2" "E:\Games\PlanetSide 2"
4). Below shows the directory junction or "advanced shortcut" on the SSD which will keep all steam functionality but the actual game files are now on the HDD in E:\games\Besiege
Let me know if you have any questions or queries
Requirements: Windows XP, 7, 10 a mostly used up SSD and a spare HDD
In this example I shall move my Besiege game from my SSD - D:\Steam\steamapps\common to my HDD - E:\Games whilst retaining all steam functionality as if it was installed in the \steamapps\common folder.
1). Copy the game folder from SSD to HDD (for safety especially with large games copy don't move)
SSD - D:\Steam\steamapps\common
HDD - E:\Games
2). Once copied delete the original game folder on SSD
SSD - D:\Steam\steamapps\common
3). Open administrative command prompt (right click run as admin)
Using the mklink command with /J switch we shall now create a directory junction, an advanced shortcut if you like from one drive to another.
mklink /J <where we want the shortcut to appear> <Where we actually keep the game folder >
mklink /J D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Besiege E:\Games\Besiege
For games with spaces in the title just add double quotes around the paths
mklink /J "D:\Steam\steamapps\common\PlanetSide 2" "E:\Games\PlanetSide 2"
4). Below shows the directory junction or "advanced shortcut" on the SSD which will keep all steam functionality but the actual game files are now on the HDD in E:\games\Besiege
Let me know if you have any questions or queries
