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Bazzite: copying games off old install (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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My machine has a single NVMe slot, so I swapped my 500GB drive with a 2TB last night and did a fresh Bazzite install. I put the 500 into a USB enclosure and hooked it up expecting to be able to copy my games off of it. Steam sees the old drive but lists all its contents as "Non-Steam".

I have tried 'repairing' the library but that does nothing. I tried manually mounting the drive to another path but with the same result.

What's the best way to get the games off this drive?

Edit: just to clarify, the 500GB drive is a Bazzite install. It was the primary drive until recently.

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[–] 13 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Copy the game folders into ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/ and then find each game in your library and install it. It will find the files and skip most/all of the download.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

    That folder only contains the folder "Steam Controller Configs" on both drives.

    Edit: found them at ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common on the old drive

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  • [–] [S] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Final edit: this worked, once I used the correct directory. Note that Steam gives no indication that it found the files except to skip right to "Verifying".

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