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Why can't I hold all these Steam games?

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L1NU5

My external HDD is dangerously full, so I need to uninstall some games, but I cannot decide which ones:

  • The ones I 100% completed so I'll probably never touch them again (e.g. Deponia)
  • The ones my poor PC can't run at a decent speed until I update my shitty computer (e.g. Max Payne 3)
  • The free ones I recieved from bundles or wherever but aren't really my type so I won't play them, at least in a near future (e.g. Ironclads)

Thank you everyone for your responses! I took/made a decision: When my HDD will be almost full, I'll check the size of my games, and if the biggest one fulfills one of the 3 options I'll delete them (when games of the same size I'll start with those that fulfill option 2 or 3).
But I'll start deleting games when the Summer Sales start, because maybe they'll announce new Steamcard games or some kind of event and I'll maybe need the big ones to drop cards or something.

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AgeOfArmageddon

If you 100%'d a game and have no plans to return, remove those. That's what I do anyways.

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dovecoon

That's what I'm currently doing :P I only have games I haven't beaten installed and I uninstall them as I beat them. That way it really helps clear up the backlog.

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Laudes

You could also make categories in your steam library, like... Have a category for your "BEATEN" games, one category for your ABANDONED games (yeah some games aren't god damn worth completing... Wallace And Gromit Grand Adventures... Shittiest game I've played in a very long time). That's what I do atleast, because I have a very small HDD.

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L1NU5

I already have my 200 games sorted in my library, including a Beaten category

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Xs3roN

do all those three steps and ull have some space for a longer period, simple.

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MarquesR

all of the above.. if you plan on playing a game even if in the recent future you'd download it again.. That's what I do.. I don't have many games installed since I wouln't be playing all of them

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lemora

http://tinyurl.com/3baqkzz

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MarquesR

y u no clicky???

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lemora

how do i make a link? i will next time. after i put my limes away.

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L1NU5

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Remove the space between

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Angrygamer

Remove 1 and 2. Remove 3 if you can't find any of the graphic fixes which lower the graphics more than the game in supposed to.

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L1NU5

I think that tip was supposed for 2...

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Plaxsin

1 and 2.

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MysteriousSir

Remove 1, find some graphics fixes for those you can of two and uninstall those you can't, and keep the free 2d 8bit indies that take up 200 mbs

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vidmavidma

All of those.

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Mindestens

Why would anyone keep games he can't play on HDD?

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L1NU5

Because I'll update my PC. Someday. Eventually. Maybe.

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BananaNation

Remove 2. Those are probably the ones that take up more space anyways.

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Necroblight

I bought a 3TB HDD just for Steam.

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KokoSabre

Going to do the same after summer xD but to the Op...why dont you just delete all of them? xD

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raulverma

I did the same as well. Lol.

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L1NU5

Sadly my HDD is only 500GB

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Throgan

I´ve got 105/288 installed...about 500gb used.

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L1NU5

My HDD is 500GB and I've got almost all my 200 games installed... but that's only because I prefer indies over AAA titles, and indies tend to be smaller.

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AureasAetas

All of them

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hostghost

Remove all of those listed lmao

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robschia

all 3, keep only the games you actually play

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lunaticwolf

The ones you completed.

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SteVic82

absolutely 2

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Winny

buy second HDD and buy more games, what else omg

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viaI

+1

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raulverma

+2

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Sukaru

What's the point in keeping the games you don't play installed? Delete all 3. You can download them anytime you want to play them, unless you have ADHD or something and can't wait for a game to download.

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etali

I keep all of my games installed just in case they're needed for an achievement/badge/event thing. I almost missed out on one of the achievements from the winter sale a couple of years ago because I had problems downloading one of the Total War games to get the achievement for it. I ended up logging in on a friend's machine because they already had the game installed.

Granted, the chances of that happening again are pretty slim, but I can't shake the habit now :)

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L1NU5

You're right! Maybe I'll need those big games to get cards on the summer sales.

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viaI

My 2TB drive is starting to be full of games soon also:s

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ThisIsDan

Why not all the 3?

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L1NU5

Because Funnyjunk doesn't allow external links

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PsyKo

Seeing how Summer Sale COULD have something related to badges I'd suggest leaving those bigger ones for now, especially since you said you have problems with net.

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L1NU5

My connection is fine, the problem is that my graphic card isn't good. But hey you're right, maybe I'll need those big ones to get cards on the summer sales.

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L1NU5

Thank you everyone for your responses! I took/made a decision: When my HDD will be almost full, I'll check the size of my games, and if the biggest one fulfills one of the 3 options I'll delete them (when games of the same size I'll start with those that fulfill option 2 or 3).
But I'll start deleting games when the Summer Sales start, because maybe they'll announce new Steamcard games or some kind of event and I'll maybe need the big ones to drop cards or something.

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panchox

Maybe today they are going to add new steamcard games, so wait for that!.

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Nonos

What's the point of having the 100% Completed games installed and the games you can't run properly? O.o

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Closed 11 years ago by L1NU5.