How to backup your HL2 (Steam) install.

FB · 11-18-2004, 02:19 PM

the only way to fix a problem with steam is to uninstall steam and reinstall. so unless you have a purchased legally retail copy of the game, you should back it up if you downloaded it thru steam. there are 2 ways you can back it up.

1. in the Run dialog, type

steam://backup/

then just pick the games you want to backup and pick either CD or DVD as the backup size.

2. go into your
/valve/steam/SteamApps

and copy the entire contents of the /SteamApps folder to a safe location.
then when you install steam in the future you log into your account, close out steam copy that /SteamApps folder you backed up to the location it is supposed to be, and you are set. all your games will be there.

have fun!

EDIT: also when you do this make sure you copy the /config and /server folders so you don't loose any of those settings.

kswiss · 11-18-2004, 02:24 PM

Thanks FB!!! Great instructions!

Deliriou5? · 11-18-2004, 02:27 PM

Thx for sharing, definetly will come in handy.

FB · 11-18-2004, 02:31 PM

yea, i got sick of answering the same question in a lot of threads.

i vote for sticky

**pointreyes** · 11-18-2004, 03:21 PM

I agree on the sticky; however, I did change the title from sounding like a command to sounding like a guide.

FB · 11-18-2004, 03:22 PM

thanks

Kimbo · 11-22-2004, 07:31 AM

steam = terrorism
it is the begening of the end.
i have forseen the future. it looks bleak! be forewarned...
i too am battling the demons of power. hl2 collector's edition for $100.. why ?
because i am weak. forgive me...

cheapherk · 12-28-2004, 07:53 PM

Here's a very useful utility.

alien resident · 01-13-2005, 08:41 PM

ok. In chose the CD option and now there are 5 large files in the back up directory (inlcuding one that seems to be a steam executable). Am I correct then in assumig that I merely have to copy each of these onto CDs ( one to a cd). ?

jcarno · 01-13-2005, 09:12 PM

I'm not sure if thats right but thats all I did.

FB · 03-24-2005, 10:01 AM

update if you use the built in backup, you loose all your settings, but all your games are there at least.

FB · 05-01-2005, 06:06 PM

updated

yumade · 08-18-2005, 08:59 AM

Hello

The explenation to back up your saved games is that for the retail or non retail version. Is there a way to back up your saved games for the non retail version?

Im to far in the game to loose again my saves,
Im experiencing crashes and stutterring but dont have this with Doom or Unreal.
I have the 6600gt its Oc'ed but always been stable. I use the 77.76 Extreme drivers and had been stable so far. Tried reinstalling them but didnt fixed it.

THx

Cogar · 09-26-2005, 10:57 PM

I planned to back up my games now that I have DoD:S and guess what? DoD:S is not listed as an option to back up, but Lost Coast (which is not yet available), is.

See image, which shows everything except Opposing Force and Source SDK, which are below. Any ideas?

Arutha_abx · 09-26-2005, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cogar

I planned to back up my games now that I have DoD:S and guess what? DoD:S is not listed as an option to back up, but Lost Coast (which is not yet available), is.

See image, which shows everything except Opposing Force and Source SDK, which are below. Any ideas?

When you log onto Steam goto Play games try right clicking DoD:S and do backup game files. I did that and it listed the game to backup as well as everything else I have downloaded and is 100% and upto date. Bad thing is updating everything takes up 5gigs or so.

11-18-2004, 02:19 PM	#1
FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	How to backup your HL2 (Steam) install. the only way to fix a problem with steam is to uninstall steam and reinstall. so unless you have a purchased legally retail copy of the game, you should back it up if you downloaded it thru steam. there are 2 ways you can back it up. 1. in the Run dialog, type steam://backup/ then just pick the games you want to backup and pick either CD or DVD as the backup size. 2. go into your /valve/steam/SteamApps and copy the entire contents of the /SteamApps folder to a safe location. then when you install steam in the future you log into your account, close out steam copy that /SteamApps folder you backed up to the location it is supposed to be, and you are set. all your games will be there. have fun! EDIT: also when you do this make sure you copy the /config and /server folders so you don't loose any of those settings. __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace. Last edited by FB : 05-01-2005 at 06:05 PM.
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alien resident a xeno..what ?? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,104	ok. In chose the CD option and now there are 5 large files in the back up directory (inlcuding one that seems to be a steam executable). Am I correct then in assumig that I merely have to copy each of these onto CDs ( one to a cd). ? __________________ My Rig AMD FX-60 \| Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe \| 2x1Gb Corsair XMS 3500LL Pro \| 2X Asus 7900 GTX in SLI \| OCZ 600W PSU \| Koolance EXOS-1 with CPU-305-V06 Block \| Razer Copperhead Chaos with eXactmat My Laptop USED Alienware Area-51 : Intel P4 1.8 Ghz \| Intel i845M mobo \| 2x512 Corsair \| ATI Mobile 7500 Radeon \| Samsung 100Gb HD \| Dual boot OS : XP Home & Ubuntu Linux \| Razer Diamondback Wife's Rig Intel P4 3.4c @ 3.6 Vcore 1.5625v \| Kingston HyperX 1 Gb (512x2) DDR434 2.5,3,3,7 Vdimm 2.8v \| Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Rev 2.0 FH BIOS \| WIN XP Pro Sp 2 \| Powercolor X800 XT PE \| SB Audigy 2 ZS \| 36Gb Raptors X 2 RAID O 128k Stripe \| Liteon 52X/16X CD/DVD ROM \| Antec True 550W PSU \| MSI Floppy \|
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FB Re-Retiring Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 24,834	update if you use the built in backup, you loose all your settings, but all your games are there at least. __________________ Bye Bye ABXZone.....Rest In Peace.
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08-18-2005, 08:59 AM	#13
yumade Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Austin,,Amsterdam Posts: 139	Hello The explenation to back up your saved games is that for the retail or non retail version. Is there a way to back up your saved games for the non retail version? Im to far in the game to loose again my saves, Im experiencing crashes and stutterring but dont have this with Doom or Unreal. I have the 6600gt its Oc'ed but always been stable. I use the 77.76 Extreme drivers and had been stable so far. Tried reinstalling them but didnt fixed it. THx
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