{"id":724,"date":"2021-02-19T11:23:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T05:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/?p=724"},"modified":"2022-09-19T20:16:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T14:46:58","slug":"steam-not-recognizing-installed-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-not-recognizing-installed-game-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Not Recognizing Installed Game Error? | (4 EASY FIXES)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Steam lets people navigate all their games from one location. This is very beneficial and makes it a lot easier for gamers to deal with.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> But, today, many gamers face several Steam-related problems. Here in this post, We will address one of those problems \u2013 steam not recognizing installed game. Players are facing and seeing the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.telligent.com\/community\/10\/w\/user-documentation\/53331\/what-is-a-forum-thread#:~:text=A%20forum%20thread%20is%20a,others%20who%20see%20the%20thread.\">forum threads<\/a><\/strong> reporting.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Steam not detecting installed games on your machine is a problem that interrupts the user\u2019s time to time so find out the full specifics of why steam is not installing and how to repair steam does not detect installed games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1mdih4x-2 dcwLhi\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/no-audio-output-device-is-installed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Fix the \u201cNo Audio Output Device Is Installed\u201d Error on Windows\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-not-recognizing-installed-game-2\/#Solve_Steam_Not_Recognizing_Installed_Game_Error\" title=\"Solve Steam Not Recognizing Installed Game Error\">Solve Steam Not Recognizing Installed Game Error<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-not-recognizing-installed-game-2\/#Re-install_The_Games_Without_Downloading\" title=\"Re-install The Games Without Downloading\">Re-install The Games Without Downloading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-not-recognizing-installed-game-2\/#Easily_Identify_The_Games_From_A_New_Drive\" title=\"Easily Identify The Games From A New Drive\">Easily Identify The Games From A New Drive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-not-recognizing-installed-game-2\/#Add_Steam_Library_Folder_Manually\" title=\"Add Steam Library Folder Manually\">Add Steam Library Folder Manually<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-not-recognizing-installed-game-2\/#Using_acf_Cache\" title=\"Using .acf Cache\">Using .acf Cache<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-not-recognizing-installed-game-2\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solve_Steam_Not_Recognizing_Installed_Game_Error\"><\/span>Solve Steam Not Recognizing Installed Game Error<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Follow the tricks to cause <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-pending-transaction\/\">steam<\/a> <\/strong>steam scan for games:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Re-install_The_Games_Without_Downloading\"><\/span>Re-install The Games Without Downloading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is the simplest solution for discovering existing files on steam . It works for you when steam fails to identify installed games, and it demonstrates the ability to re-install games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Well, if you have game data in the Steam Applications folder, you\u2019d compel steam to detect games by beginning a game installation problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Here are the steps to do this:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, launch<strong> Steam &gt; head to the Games.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now choose &amp; <strong>select &gt; Install for games<\/strong> that steam has struggled to find.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And after the steam is installed, start determining the current game folders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hope that steam will fix the problem of not detecting installed games after doing this. But if the problems of steam not recognizing installed game still exists, the next approach will suit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>See Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/civilisation-5-not-launching\/\">How to fix Civilisation 5 not launching [Updated Guide]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Easily_Identify_The_Games_From_A_New_Drive\"><\/span>Easily Identify The Games From A New Drive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Check if the main drive has enough space to install the entire game. If you lack enough space to install games, transfer the game files to the new hard drive and manually link the Game Library Folder to the Steam app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Here are the steps to do this:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you want the <\/span><strong>C:\/<\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>\u00a0games directory<\/strong> &gt; then create a subdirectory and name it \u201c<strong>stream-app-games.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>C:\/\u00a0Games &gt; steamapps &gt; common\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And when you create the <strong>subdirectory &gt;pass whole games<\/strong> to the newly-created directory.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Folder looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">C:\/<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Games &gt; steamapps &gt; Common &gt; GTA5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">C:\/<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Games&gt; steamapps &gt; common &gt; Brotherhood<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-727 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1.png\" alt=\"identify the games\" width=\"700\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next, launch the<strong> Steam app<\/strong> from the desktop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click the <strong>Downloads tab in steam&gt; Settings.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And select <strong>Steam Library Folder<\/strong> under the Content Libraries section.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-727\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-728\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/12-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Identify The Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then click on Adding library folder &gt; move to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">C:\/<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0games\/stream-app-games where the games are moved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To save library folders, click on Select &gt; Close.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Finally, <strong>steam&gt; restart.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And steam is now scanning the newly selected Library folder &gt; showing whole games as installed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Check if the issue of steam not recognizing the installed game is resolved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>See also:<a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-download-stopping\/\"> Steam Download Stopping and How to Fix It<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_Steam_Library_Folder_Manually\"><\/span>Add Steam Library Folder Manuall<u><\/u>y<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The default game data is in the Steam apps folder on the installation disk. But if you have a custom location to store game info, try adding a Steam app location to address the steam doesn\u2019t accept installed games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are the steps to do this:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First, open steam and click Stream and click settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-1.png\" alt=\"add steam library folder\" width=\"700\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-1.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-1-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And click the Downloads tab &gt; Steam Library Folders tab.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Then, in the pop-up window &gt; select Add Library Folder &gt; select the directory where all Steam game data is stored.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-727\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-731 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-2.png\" alt=\"library folder\" width=\"700\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-2.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-2-277x300.png 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Library folder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Click Select &gt; Close Steam Settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And exit Steam app &gt; Restart Steam app<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I hope steam will start detecting the installed games repeatedly and displaying the games in the folder.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_acf_Cache\"><\/span>Using .acf Cache<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once you have taken Steam applications folder backup with full game data, use Steam cache files to compel steam games to be remembered from game data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Here are the steps to do this:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Verify that you have re-installed steam or have an existing installation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Transfer game data to C: &gt; Program Files (x86) &gt; Steam &gt; steamapps directory.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-727\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-732 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3.png\" alt=\"program files steam not recognizing installed game\" width=\"700\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Program files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And open steam&gt; now steam should show some of the correctly installed games.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-727\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-4.png\" alt=\"steam menu steam not recognizing installed game\" width=\"700\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-4.png 700w, https:\/\/automaticable.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-4-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steam Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0But for games that are not displayed as installed &gt; pick and press the install button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And steam continues to find all the installed files.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But if it is still doing, steam does not remember installed files &gt; it starts copying files, and progress will read 0 percent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now pause updating for games &gt; leave the steam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next go to C: &gt; Program Files (x86) &gt; Steam &gt;Steamapps &gt; Find all current.acf files.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And copy all.ACF files &gt; transfer them to a separate folder &gt; outside of the Steamapps folder.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Restarting Steam &gt; and in the Games Library,&gt; impacted games appear as uninstalled.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leave Steam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now transfer all.acf files back to C: &gt; Application Files (x86) &gt; Steam &gt; Steamapps archive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Finally, restart steam&gt; go to Game Library &gt; press Resume Updating of the games you\u2019ve paused before.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0If everything goes fine, then all of the games you installed earlier will show as installed. But if you need any changes, just refresh it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Hope this solution helps you to fix issues of steam not recognizing Installed Games. Well, this is a typical issue that many people are dealing with, but it can be solved after the remedies have been found. So, try them one-by-one to make steam recognize the installed games. Hope the article helped you to solve your issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaticable.org\/steam-stopping-downloads\/\">10 Ways To Fix Steam Stopping Downloads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steam lets people navigate all their games from one location. 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