You're restoring both the whole steamapps dir, not just the GCFs, right?
Steam backup system inefficient and broken
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Correct if wrong, but Steam's backup utility(the problem), doesn't let you specify.
Originally Posted by neurolysis  You're restoring both the whole steamapps dir, not just the GCFs, right? |
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Oh, well that's been known not to work for ages, and it can't be fixed properly because new games are constantly coming out.
Just copy /steamapps/ instead of backing up games. Or copy both the GCFs and the game dir from either /[id]/ or /common/
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Originally Posted by RonindeBeatrice Correct if wrong, but Steam's backup utility(the problem), doesn't let you specify. |
Just copy /steamapps/ instead of backing up games. Or copy both the GCFs and the game dir from either /[id]/ or /common/
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It is the non-Valve games that have always been known to screw up with the tool. As I say, just pick the dir and GCFs out from /steamapps/, that will work.
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So you are saying I could use something like 7zip to compress my steamapps folder, and then extract it into my new steam directory and it would pick up on it without throwing a fit?
Originally Posted by neurolysis Just copy /steamapps/ instead of backing up games. Or copy both the GCFs and the game dir from either /[id]/ or /common/
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Awesome, I'll do that next time I need to blow away the hard drive instead of this crappy backup program. I just popped my new i7 into my system and it took 45 minutes for it to backup my meager 50GB steam list, seems an awful long time for so much processing power.
Originally Posted by neurolysis Yes, that's the way people are always saying to do it in the forums due to the bugginess. Because Steam uses an internal registry for all of its games, and regenerates it every time it detects new GCFs, it is fine to simply backup /steamapps/ and restore it.
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That's because it is trying to compress (iirc with gzip) everything too, so it will take longer than a straight copy.
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They must be mad D:
Originally Posted by tehmaggot Yea, I've seen people recommend the built in backup |
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Apparently. It takes forever
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It's quicker to just copy the folder and transfer the larger amount of data, rather than spend time compressing it, transferring, and expanding the archive.
Originally Posted by neurolysis They must be mad D: |
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I hate to inform you that just because you've not had a problem with it, doesn't mean that nobody has, and it doesn't mean that it is the best solution.
Originally Posted by Afrodisiac Lot of misinformation in this thread. Steam's backup utility has no problems when I use it. |
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Here you go:
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So, you make a statement that Steam backup has been known not to work for ages. However, it works for me. Therefore, yes, because I have not had a problem with it, your statement is rendered false and is considered misinformation.
You're spreading misinformation that the backup utility doesn't work. It does for me, and other people, therefore it works. If it didn't work for you, fine, but it is a functional utility.
Originally Posted by neurolysis I hate to inform you that just because you've not had a problem with it, doesn't mean that nobody has, and it doesn't mean that it is the best solution. |
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Originally Posted by neurolysis Oh, well that's been known not to work for ages, and it can't be fixed properly because new games are constantly coming out. Just copy /steamapps/ instead of backing up games. Or copy both the GCFs and the game dir from either /[id]/ or /common/
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You're spreading misinformation that the backup utility doesn't work. It does for me, and other people, therefore it works. If it didn't work for you, fine, but it is a functional utility.
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