In case no one knew, also when did this happen?
Went to install the new 3dmark demo and it asked for a location, I had the choice of creating new steam folders on my other drives.
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02-07-2013, 12:44 PM #1
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Steam now allows installing to multiple locations
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02-07-2013, 01:03 PM #2
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Re: Steam now allows installing to multiple locations
It was in beta for a while....
I think the change happened around late December early January.
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02-07-2013, 01:12 PM #3
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Re: Steam now allows installing to multiple locations
Welcome to the present Sub
Very useful new feature
Trust me, I do science
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02-07-2013, 01:14 PM #4
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Re: Steam now allows installing to multiple locations
Yeah, they added back in the big late December update I think.
Finally, the most demanded Steam feature since 2004.
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02-07-2013, 01:37 PM #5
Union Carpenter
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Re: Steam now allows installing to multiple locations
This IS my first time on the forums outside of email notifications in quite some time.
So I'm wondering if I can install steam on my lappy on the internal drive, and use an external drive for the game installs...128gb drive doesn't leave a lot of room.Corsair 800D / Corsair TX750 PSU
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02-07-2013, 01:46 PM #6
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Re: Steam now allows installing to multiple locations
as far as I know...Yes
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04-07-2013, 12:25 PM #7
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Re: Steam now allows installing to multiple locations
Yup great for installing to SSD or RAMdrive.
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