About Valve Steamworks Jobs Steam Distribution Gift Cards Steam @steam Hello! We see you're logging in to Steam from a new browser or a new computer. How to Remove Game from Your Steam Library Permanently. Now, let’s see how to remove a game from Steam library permanently. Log in to your Steam account and open its client. In the new window, navigate to the LIBRARY tab on the top of the menu. In the list of games, go to the game that you want to remove from your.
If we have been using Steam for a while, we probably have more than one unwanted games in our library. They could be outdated betas, alternate versions, games we got bored of, or games we just didn't like and missed our chance to ask for a refund. At the same time, the Steam client's options are often less than intuitive. Let's see how to hide games in our Steam library, or completely delete games from Steam.
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- How to hide games in the Steam library
How to hide games in the Steam library
Let's say we bought the Valve Complete Pack on the previous Steam sale, and along the great Valve titles, we also got the useless Left 4 Dead 2 beta, even though the pack already contains the final Left 4 Dead 2 version.
We sincerely doubt that a game from 2009 will be getting any new beta content. Also, the last time the beta got an update was in mid-2013. It's safe to assume that we don't need Left 4 Dead 2 Beta in our library in any way.
The Steam client has allowed us to hide games in our library since August 2014. However, this function is well hidden from the users, for some reason.
To unclutter our Steam library, we just need to right-click the game we want to hide and select 'Set Categories'.
There, we check the 'Hide this game in my library' checkbox.
Couldn't this option have been on the context menu when right-clicking on the game? Of course it could. But the Steam client UI leaves much to be desired.
How to unhide games in my Steam library
Unhiding a hidden game is even more counter-intuitive. We need to click on the 'Games' menu next to the search box, and we will discover a new option named 'Hidden.'
Since we rarely need to click on this part of the client, it would probably be the last place we would think to check.
There, we will find all the games we have hidden. We can download and play them straight from this menu.
We can also unhide any game the same way we hid it, with right-click -> Set Categories...
...and unchecking the 'Hide this game in my library.'
How to delete games from Steam
Hiding games is a good way to unclutter our Steam library. Sometimes, however, a game is so bad, we just can't stand the thought of it being hidden. We might even be embarrassed by it being on our account.
In this case, we can completely and irreversibly delete games from Steam. This time, however, we need to access our online account, we can't delete games from Steam through the client.
We just need to access the Steam support, where we must sign in with our account.
Then, if the game we are looking for isn't within the four latest games on 'Recent Products,' we click on Games, Software, etc.
From this menu, we will see eight recent products.
If the game we are looking for is still absent, our only choice is to use the search function.
(We have nothing against Robocraft, by the way, it's just an example)
After we find and select the game, we just click on the 'I want to permanently remove this game from my account' option.
After clicking on this and before we proceed with the deletion, Steam will make it clear that we will no longer own the particular title.
We won't get a refund for any money we paid for a non-free game, and if we wish to play a deleted game, we will need to repurchase it. This process is irreversible.
Unfortunately, this scenario won't work for games we bought in bundles.
Trying to delete the Left 4 Dead 2 beta we mentioned earlier will erase the whole Valve Complete Pack. So, hiding it is the only option.
Did you have any trouble to hide or delete games from Steam?
If anything on this guide didn't work as described, and you weren't able to hide or delete games from Steam, leave us a comment.
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Summary :
Steam library is a place, in which you can save your installed or purchased games. A great many users raise a question on how to remove game from Steam library. If you are still confused about it, this post of MiniTool can help you.
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Perhaps you have found a phenomenon that many games are requiring more and more storage space. For example, the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PC requires 175 GB storage space. However, for most players, there is not enough hard drive space for every game.
So, many users have to find a way to remove game from Steam library in order to free up their hard drive. You can remove game from Steam library permanently. Well, you can also delete the Steam game from Windows.
How to remove game from Steam library? Please keep reading. You will find a full guide in the following context.
What Should You Do Before Removing Game from Steam Library
If you remove game from Steam library, you will not be able to uninstall the game normally afterwards. This is because the Steam files are still saved on your hard disk and you need to remove them manually as well.
So, you should uninstall the Steam game from your computer before removing game from Steam library. You can follow the detailed steps below.
Step 1. Right-click the Start button and select Programs and Features from the contextual menu.
Step 2. In the pop-up window, find the Steam game that you want to uninstall and right-click it and select Uninstall from the menu.
Step 3. Then you will come to the Steam interface. Log in to your Steam account and click delete to uninstall the game when the final confirmation window pops up.
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How to Remove Game from Your Steam Library Permanently
Now, let’s see how to remove a game from Steam library permanently.
Step 1. Log in to your Steam account and open its client.
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Step 2. In the new window, navigate to the LIBRARY tab on the top of the menu.
Step 3. In the list of games, go to the game that you want to remove from your Steam library. Then right-click the game and select Uninstall from the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Then you will be asked whether you want to completely delete the game. If yes, click the delete button.
After your Steam remove game from library, the game name will become grayed out in the listed Steam games.
Well, if you want to reinstall the game. In the Steam interface, right-click the game and select install from the drop-down menu. After that, you can follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process.
Many users reported that they receive an error message saying “Steam needs to be online to update”. This post provides several solutions to fix this error.
How to Remove Your Steam Game Manually
In addition to the above methods, you can also remove the game manually. According to this method, you can remove the game from your system entirely. Here is how to do that:
Step 1. Navigate to the Steam Installationfolder in File Explorer. Usually, the folder is saved in C: Program Files (x86) Steam by default.
Step 2. Open the Steam folder. Then you will see a list of game folders, select the game you want to remove and press delete key on the keyboard.
After that, the game should be deleted from your computer. Although you can still see the game in your Steam library, it cannot be played without reinstalling all respective files.