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21.02.2024 - 06:05 / digitaltrends.com
Modern digital game distribution makes buying and installing games easier than ever. If you play games on a PC, there is a very good chance you’re using Steam. With many games requiring more and more storage space for all those HD textures and uncompressed audio tracks, most players don’t have space for every game they own on their hard drives. Plus, with those attractive Steam sales that are the source of the bulk of our libraries, it’s easy to amass a huge offering of games.
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If you’re switching to buying games on the Epic Games store, you might not even want your older collection of Steam games installed on your system at all, and Epic is quickly building up its own library of digital titles. Luckily, we’ll show you how to uninstall Steam games so you can clear space on your hard drive.
The quickest and easiest method to uninstall a game is through Steam itself.
Step 1: Open the Steam client and log in, if required.
Step 2: Click the Library tab in the top navigation menu.
RelatedStep 3: Locate and right-click the game you want to uninstall in your library, which should open a drop-down menu. From there, head down to Manage, and then a new drop-down menu will appear. On that drop-down, click Uninstall.
Step 4: Click Uninstall again to confirm.
If you would rather not uninstall your games directly through Steam, you can delete the game at the system level. Much like any other Windows application, you can uninstall your Steam games through Windows’ own Programs and Features menu.
Although this process will still take you to the Steam interface for the final step, you might prefer this method if you’re cleaning out various parts of your system at once.
Step 1: Search for “apps and features” or navigate to the Control Panel shortcut in the Start menu, and click the Uninstall a Program option under Programs.
Step 2: Find the game you want to uninstall. Listing every program by name or install date may help you find things quickly. When you’ve found it, click Uninstall from the menu above or right-click the game and click Uninstall from the resulting menu.
Step 3: You will then be taken to the Steam interface. Log in, if needed. When presented with the final confirmation box, click Uninstall to finalize the uninstall. Your game will be deleted.
While all of the above methods should work for uninstalling Steam Games, it never hurts to double-check with a manual uninstallation. Manually
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