Yea dont use it jsut copy all the .gcf files yourself its alot easier :> and the valve utility is buggy as shit.
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:04:27 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now that I'm home it looks like the "Backup" facility in steam does nothing > more than chunk your files into CD-(or DVD)-burnable bites. It doesn't > actually burn anything. > > It's useful, but not Earth-shattering. > > > > Jim Davis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 5:11 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: halflife 2 launch > > Basically just save the *GCF files > if you reinstall the computer like i did i got it to work by > installing steam..turning off steam copying the gcfs into the > steamapps folder and restarting steam and it recognized them. > > You dont know how pissed i would have been if i had to redownload hl2 > the day before launch. But i got it to work :> > > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:32:14 -0400, Jim Davis > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >whats the back up option?? > > >can i burn it now to a cd? > > > > Honestly I've not used it - I just Ghost my whole drive so it's in there. > But when you're in Steam you can right click a game and choose "Backup" > which, I believe, let's you burn just that gaems files to disc. > > > > You can also just cut out the middle man and copy the actual Steam cache > files to disc. They're all clearly labled and aside from the size > (something like HL2 will require either one DVD or 5 cds) aren't anything > special. > > > > When you want to rebuild or move them to another computer just disconnect > Steam, move the backup files into the cache folder and then connect Steam. > > > > I'm at the office so I might have the folder name wrong, but it should be > easy enough to find (it's the six Gig folder in "Program Files"). ;^) > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136459 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
