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ambitious-aqua
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
Solution:Jump to solution
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
fascinating-indigo•4mo ago
Is steam closed while doing that?
ambitious-aquaOP•4mo 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?
robust-apricot•4mo ago
steam cant be running at all (even minimized to system tray) when you add games to it
completely quit steam, add, open steam
ambitious-aquaOP•4mo 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?
robust-apricot•4mo 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
ambitious-aquaOP•4mo ago
it is indeed installed,maybe its because it from different storage place?
Since i use C,D,E
robust-apricot•4mo 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
ambitious-aquaOP•4mo ago
ooooooh,makes sense
robust-apricot•4mo ago
so games installed previously will have to manually be added
ambitious-aquaOP•4mo ago
but wouldnt that kill its purpose if they contradict when steam is on and installing is done?
robust-apricot•4mo ago
you just have to restart steam
ambitious-aquaOP•4mo ago
i see,i see,thank you!
robust-apricot•4mo ago
what do you mean kill its purpose?
install game it adds to steam, just dont have steam running
ambitious-aquaOP•4mo 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
robust-apricot•4mo 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
ambitious-aqua•4mo 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!
genetic-orange•4mo ago
you simply need to restart steam after the game has been added by Heroic
but pretty much yes
ambitious-aquaOP•4mo ago
ill check it quick by installing a small game
It did work out!
Appreciate it