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Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:01 pm**

I just logged into steam today and there was a client update so I restarted and now all my Steam games need to be downloaded/installed again? They weren't actually deleted because if I go into my common directory all the games are still there, plus I haven't gained any more space on my hard disk. So the games are still there but Steam seems to think they're not installed and if I launch a game it asks to install again.

Has anyone else had this? So far I think the only way to fix it is to manually delete the games from the steam directory and then download trough steam again :icon_lookdown:

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:08 pm**

Are you using vista or XP :icon_question:

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:20 pm**

I would definitely google it and see if you can find a solution.

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:32 pm**

(TKC) brownman350 wrote:Are you using vista or XP

I'm on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I've never had this problem with Steam before

(TKC)-o]T3[o wrote:I would definitely google it and see if you can find a solution.

I've been searching for the last hour or so but nothing has come up yet. If I have to delete the games n download them again I guess that's not a problem but i'd be interested to know why Steam can't see the games in the folders anymore since the update.

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:37 pm**

Use the syst. restauration to go back to the way it was before and see what is going to happen.

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:00 pm**

(TKC) brownman350 wrote:Use the syst. restauration to go back to the way it was before and see what is going to happen.

I've just restored my system from a 15:00 point today and it didn't work :icon_lookdown:

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:24 pm**

Before you start removing games I would restart steam, restart your computer.. wait for a while to see if it's a steam problem.. anything. Because re-downloading all those games will be a pain.

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:33 pm**

(TKC)-o]T3[o wrote:Before you start removing games I would restart steam, restart your computer.. wait for a while to see if it's a steam problem.. anything. Because re-downloading all those games will be a pain.

Yea think i'll do that. Recently I had my internet speed capped during peak hours due to going over my monthly download limit of 100gb (I'm not sure how I managed that tbh) so if I download all the Steam games again i'll probably get capped to 1mb...again -.-

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:39 pm**

You shouldn't have to re-download them. I'm pretty sure that when you go to download a Steam game, it will first check to see what, if any, of the files are already on the system. Once you click download, it should see the files already there and just re-acknowledge that it's already installed.

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:35 pm**

DonJuan wrote:You shouldn't have to re-download them. I'm pretty sure that when you go to download a Steam game, it will first check to see what, if any, of the files are already on the system. Once you click download, it should see the files already there and just re-acknowledge that it's already installed.

That's what I had hoped would happen but it downloads the whole thing again without uninstalling the previous one. Steam really does think the games aren't installed but when I go to the folder they clearly are.

Posted: **Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:15 am**

Maby u should just let it download again, so u dont mess something up?. BTW, u ruined the 666 posts on this forum... :(. lol

Posted: **Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:13 pm**

Did you send a ticket to steam about that :icon_question:

Posted: **Sat Aug 21, 2010 2:59 pm**

Well there was another update today and I have all my games back, they all work now :icon_happy:

Foffkillz wrote:Maby u should just let it download again, so u dont mess something up?. BTW, u ruined the 666 posts on this forum... :(. lol

Perhaps the next goal should be 1337 topics on the forum?

Posted: **Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:13 pm**

Avalon wrote:Well there was another update today and I have all my games back, they all work now

Foffkillz wrote:Maby u should just let it download again, so u dont mess something up?. BTW, u ruined the 666 posts on this forum... :(. lol

Perhaps the next goal should be 1337 topics on the forum?

Haha.. What does 1337 mean?

Posted: **Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:24 pm**

Foffkillz wrote:
Avalon wrote:Well there was another update today and I have all my games back, they all work now

Foffkillz wrote:Maby u should just let it download again, so u dont mess something up?. BTW, u ruined the 666 posts on this forum... :(. lol

Perhaps the next goal should be 1337 topics on the forum?

Haha.. What does 1337 mean?

1=L
3=E
3=E
7=T

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