How do I move the installation folders of Steam games that have shared content to another drive?

I was trying to move the installation folder of my Steam games, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes, but have encountered the following error message:

Moving content for the following apps has failed:
- Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes: has shared content
- Counter-Strike: Condition Zero: has shared content

I initially tried moving the two individually but got presented with the same error message.

How do I move the installation folders of Steam games that have shared content to another drive? How do I identify which other games are sharing content with these games so I can move them too?

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Best Answer

Both Condition Zero and Condition Zero Deleted Scenes depend on the Half Life folder, as they are considered Half Life mods under the hood.

You can see it in this picture that I only have CS:CZDS installed and magically I have a Half Life folder.

But when I try to move it, I get the same error as you because CS:CZDS is installed into the Half Life folder, instead of it's own folder.

There are two possible solutions:

You uninstall CS:CZ and CS:CZDS and install it in the target Steam folder
You move the entire Half Life folder to the target Steam directory, uninstall the games that use the HL folder and make Steam "install" them again, this will not reinstall the games but verify the integrity of the existing files

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Quick Answer about "How do I move the installation folders of Steam games that have shared content to another drive?"

You uninstall CS:CZ and CS:CZDS and install it in the target Steam folder.

You move the entire Half Life folder to the target Steam directory, uninstall the games that use the HL folder and make Steam "install" them again, this will not reinstall the games but verify the integrity of the existing files.

Can you move installed Steam games to another drive?

Find the game in your Library you want to move. Right click the game's title and select "Properties..." Select the "Local Files" tab and then select "Move install folder..." From the drop down menu you can then select the Steam Library folder location you want to move the game's installation to.

Can I move a Steam Library folder to another drive?

Launch Steam and click on\u201dSteam -> Settings.\u201d Select \u201cDownloads,\u201d then choose \u201cSTEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS.\u201d Click the \u201c\u2295\u201c icon at the top next to the other listed drives. Click the \u201cdropdown list\u201d and choose \u201cLet me choose another location\u201d to specify your new drive and folder.

How do I move my Steam installation folder 2021?

Open the Steam client and click Library on the top menu. Right-click the game you want to move to a different drive and select Properties. The General tab will open. Select Local Files from the left-side menu and then click Move install folder, which should be the last option on the list.

How To Move Steam Games To Another Hard Drive 2020

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