If you encounter this issue with an external drive, install Steam and your games to an internal drive instead. Aside from many potential performance issues, external hard drives may connect or disconnect from the computer at inopportune times as part of their normal operations. And those can possibly cause issues.Īt any rate, it seems your original question was answered above :Įxternal hard drives are not recommended for use with Steam or Steam's games.
Going to sleep possibly, as well as otherwise becoming disconnected while Steam is writing to it is also how it can work. Originally posted by Security Cam Sam: That's how it works. Is it recommended installing and playing games from a external HDD? No.īut there is also nothing dangerous about it. Playing from a external HDD is neither more dangerous or has any other major risks.Įxecpt possible longer loading times or stutter ingame if a game wants to load more assets then the connection is capable off, speed wise. YES, if you pull the cable when the game is currently operating you may lose data or damage your safe file.īut the same happens if i push the the power button or have a power outage. Mainly because they want to take their whole library with them when being not at home with their laptops. I know at least 2 people in my friend list who have their whole library installed on external HDD. IF you encounter this issue with an external drive, install Steam and your games to an internal drive instead.
Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:External hard drives are not recommended for use with Steam or Steam's games.
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