add games to steam doesnt seem to work on Windows
Whenever i try to add into it,it doesnt seem to work anymore but it used to work out on windows
Both paths seems to be working out
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Tl:DR of this thread
in order for automatically adding to steam to work out,while that setting is checked ofc
Install the game from gog/epic games/amazon...
18 Replies
xenophobic-harlequin•11h ago
Is steam closed while doing that?
fascinating-indigoOP•11h ago
oh,i can try that
is it have to be fully closed at the back?
even though i may have tried that before? but i guess i quickly opened it up to see if it worked or not and it didnt
how long does it have to be closed to automatically do it?
equal-aqua•11h ago
steam cant be running at all (even minimized to system tray) when you add games to it
completely quit steam, add, open steam
fascinating-indigoOP•11h ago
yup,i thought of that way,just to be sure
it seems like manually adding is working but not automatically,is there a cooldown for it to trigger the automatic adding?
equal-aqua•11h ago
automatically adding i think only happens when the game is installed, so if you did it after the fact it will not add games you already installed
those you have to do manually
but future games you install will get added
fascinating-indigoOP•11h ago
it is indeed installed,maybe its because it from different storage place?
Since i use C,D,E
equal-aqua•11h ago
no
im saying if you installed a game then turned on auto add to steam, the game you installed will not get added
it will only auto add when you install it
fascinating-indigoOP•11h ago
ooooooh,makes sense
equal-aqua•11h ago
so games installed previously will have to manually be added
fascinating-indigoOP•11h ago
but wouldnt that kill its purpose if they contradict when steam is on and installing is done?
equal-aqua•11h ago
you just have to restart steam
fascinating-indigoOP•11h ago
i see,i see,thank you!
equal-aqua•11h ago
what do you mean kill its purpose?
install game it adds to steam, just dont have steam running
fascinating-indigoOP•11h ago
i mean the steam is always running at my background on windows i guess,its kind of a natural thing,i meant automatically adding the games when its on
equal-aqua•11h ago
sure but ultimately if you are installing games and adding them to steam this isnt something steam is really able to handle well form external apps, so you have to quit it and start it up again
Solution
fascinating-indigo•11h ago
Tl:DR of this thread
in order for automatically adding to steam to work out,while that setting is checked ofc
Install the game from gog/epic games/amazon
close the steam(From task manager)
Wait for 2 minutes
open back?
In order to add it Manually
Close the steam(From Task manager too)
Library,click on a game
Setting at top right,Add to Steam
Thank you for Flavio,Allora and Linguin for helping it!
passive-yellow•11h ago
you simply need to restart steam after the game has been added by Heroic
but pretty much yes
fascinating-indigoOP•11h ago
ill check it quick by installing a small game
It did work out!
Appreciate it