Restart Steam to pickup the new version, then you will see the backup option.
----Original Message---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian "Satertek" Irelan Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 2:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Does Valve compress files? > If you don't see "backup files" in the menu (I don't) typing > "steam://backup/" in a web browser works as well. > > On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 21:53:30 -0000, Ben Davison > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Right click in the steam menu and it should give you a "backup > > files" > > option, which you can tell steam to break it into CD sized chunks. > > > > Or you can do what I do and copy the .GCF files over to a second > > hardrive. > > > > And retail DVD version will only be released in the UK. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gregor > > Brunmar > > Sent: 09 November 2004 21:30 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Does Valve compress files? > > > > Will Valve support some sort of backup of HL2? Lets say I buy and > > download HL2 via Stream and backup the files to some CD-R:s, > > external > > harddrive or somewhere else. Then after some months I format my > > harddrive. Can I then just take my backup-files and copy them to the > > Steam-download folder, even if both Steam and HL2 have had updates > > after my backup? It would be a little anoying having to download 2.5 > > Gb twice or more, just because you didn't go out and buy a boxed > > copy :( > > > > One other thing... I don't have a DVD-drive... Does that mean I > > can't > > buy a retail version? (I've read somewhere, that the release will be > > DVD > > only) > > > > / Gregor > > > > Alfred Reynolds wrote: > > > > > The total download size of HL2 for the silver pack is around 2.5Gb > > > (on disk size is much bigger because its uncompressed). If you > > > have any other questions feel free to ask the source next time :) > > > > > > The SDK uses content from CS:S to function, so you need to own it > > > first to run the SDK. > > > > > > - Alfred > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
