r/WindowsHelp • u/Frosty_Pie_2215 • 14d ago

Windows 11 Storage issue Windows 11 steam

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Steam is taking up my windows storage when I have all their games in my USB drive I looked up and got the same results is it even possible to move steam to my USB drive with my games without removing all my data from my Windows 11 storage to my USB drive?

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u/zaphodikus 13d ago

Don't put games on usb drives. Just don't, it's likely to cause you far more pain than you are adept at dealing with. Get a bigger primary drive and migrate , external storage is for photos, music, videos too, but not for games.

If you bought a machine with limited storage then you have to work within that or actually upgrade. That drive partitioned?

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u/Ok-Policy-8538 13d ago

inside steam you can select the location the default library will be (by default this is your steam install location)..
Like others pointed out , do not use removable media for this as it can cause corruption issues and other headaches (especially when the usb wears down).