NTFS Junctions are the solution to the putting data where you want it conundrum.

my steam directory is spread over two drives even.


On 28 Dec 2010, at 15:52, Brian Weeden wrote:

> See this list for ideas too:
> 
> http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/12/10/5-steam-games-under-15-that-make-perfect-christmas-gifts/
> 
> I haven't tried putting the steam apps in a second HD but I can't see why
> not.  Typically they are put under your Program Files\steam\steamapps dir.
> I would Google around to see if there is a way to do it.
> 
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> 
> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 10:37 AM, Anthony Q. Martin 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
> 
>> Steam will let you have to the a second hd, right?  Don't want to fill up
>> my SSD with games...
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/28/2010 10:30 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> 
>>> Civ V and Plants Vs. Zombies.  Both great games.
>>> Sent via BlackBerry
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: "Anthony Q. Martin"<[email protected]>
>>> Sender: [email protected]
>>> Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:22:27
>>> To:<[email protected]>
>>> Reply-To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [H] OT - Annual Steam holiday sale is on!
>>> 
>>> Ok...I got an account...anyone have a recommendation for something on
>>> sale that is NOT a FPS...those make me ill.
>>> 
>>> On 12/28/2010 9:44 AM, Brian Weeden wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Steam is a service for buying and installing games digitally.  It also
>>>> has a
>>>> lot of community features and online play, similar to Battle.net and
>>>> other
>>>> services, but there are Steam games which are single player, multiplayer,
>>>> and co-op.
>>>> 
>>>> Not only does it mean you can buy and install game without having to go
>>>> to a
>>>> store, it also keeps track of all the games you've bought so you can
>>>> download and re-install at any time.  And for many games it also backups
>>>> your saved games and settings to the Steam service.  You can also
>>>> download
>>>> and install Steam games on multiple computers at the same time, you can
>>>> just
>>>> only be logged in to one computer at a time.
>>>> 
>>>> I pretty much buy all my games through it when possible and love it.
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Anthony Q. Martin<[email protected]
>>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Sounds good.  So, if you have to reformat can you download it again?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 12/28/2010 9:25 AM, Mini Me wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> When the original Half Life 2 was being developed some hackers got the
>>>>>> code and released it onto the Internet. This pissed off Valve and
>>>>>> delayed
>>>>>> the release of the game for many months until they developed Steam to
>>>>>> control the distribution of their software. There are many games from
>>>>>> many
>>>>>> developers there now and its a huge improvement over the broken DRM
>>>>>> crap
>>>>>> that many games are released with today that require you have the CD in
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> drive while playing etc. I was dead set against Steam when it came out
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> now I like the fact the social aspects of it and that I can buy a game
>>>>>> online and pay for it with PayPal and download it to my PC. Rather
>>>>>> nifty
>>>>>> actually..
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:09:29 -0600, Anthony Q. Martin<
>>>>>> [email protected]>   wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  Is Stream online only? How does it work?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 12/28/2010 8:48 AM, Mini Me wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Yep, Half Live and Half Life 2 were great games and I played them
>>>>>>>> many
>>>>>>>> many hours back in the day.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:57:04 -0600, Veech<[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  If you haven't yet experienced the Orange Box, this is a great time
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> do so.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mini Me"<[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> To:<[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 18:41
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [H] OT - Annual Steam holiday sale is on!
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>  I'll have to check that out.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:49:51 -0600, Brian Weeden<
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>   wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>  Steam is having their annual 2-week holiday sale with tons of
>>>>>>>>>> great
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> games.
>>>>>>>>>>> Always good to pick up some stuff for cheap after the holidays.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> ---------
>>>>>>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 

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