Subj : Re: Steam
To   : Arelor
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun May 18 2025 13:13:23

  Re: Re: Steam
  By: Arelor to Nightfox on Sun May 18 2025 02:59 pm

 >  Ma>> It's not just that they "don't facilitate" a way for users to "save
 >  Ma>> away" a copy of the game. When you "buy" a game on steam, you never
 >  Ma>> really *BUY*

 >> They don't?  Years ago, Steam allowed you to back up your games and had an
 >> option to make ISOs or burn the backups directly to DVD-R discs..  I
 >> suppose now that most PCs these days don't have optical drives, they could
 >> still let you save backups somewhere, but maybe they've removed that option
 >> altogether?

 Ar> I have never seen such an option. If anybody knows where it is, I am eager
 Ar> to hear about it.

 Ar> However, it seems to me the standard way of backing up a Steam game is to
 Ar> copy the folder it is installed over to an archive, alongside some wrapper
 Ar> that mocks Steam's DRM.

I'd never heard about that option..  From what I recall, I think I found out about the backup option I mentioned either in the Steam documentation or just exploring the Steam UI. I remember being able to right-click on a game in your library and there being an option to back up the game.

Nightfox
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