I just upgraded from a 32 bit Linux install to a 64 bit install. In the process, I lost my steam installation (not the Steam Library though, I had it located on a separate partition). After installation, I installed Steam again, it refuses to use the earlier Steam because "New Steam Library folder should be empty". With no backup of the game available, I tried copying the tf2 folder in SteamApps to my current installation. However, the new installation has all folder names in lowercase, and copying "Team Fortress 2" to steam/steamapps/common/Team Fortress 2 doesn't work (the game isn't detected). So, is there another name I need to use for the tf2 folder to make it work.
tl;dr- for those having a steam installation with steam folder names in lowercase, whats the name of your tf2 folder in steamapps?
Thanks!
Edit: Fixed it. See #3
I just upgraded from a 32 bit Linux install to a 64 bit install. In the process, I lost my steam installation (not the Steam Library though, I had it located on a separate partition). After installation, I installed Steam again, it refuses to use the earlier Steam because "New Steam Library folder should be empty". With no backup of the game available, I tried copying the tf2 folder in SteamApps to my current installation. However, the new installation has all folder names in lowercase, and copying "Team Fortress 2" to steam/steamapps/common/Team Fortress 2 doesn't work (the game isn't detected). So, is there another name I need to use for the tf2 folder to make it work.
tl;dr- for those having a steam installation with steam folder names in lowercase, whats the name of your tf2 folder in steamapps?
Thanks!
Edit: Fixed it. See #3
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but to be clear, you did go to tf2 in the steam store and click install, yes? That's what you need to do to detect an already installed game. It will then go through all the files you already have installed, which might take up to half an hour.
If it doesn't detect the game then you should be able to tell pretty early that it doesn't when it starts redownloading tf2, but shouldn't it then recreate the tf2 folder at the beginning anyway? If it really does require a different name then that will tell you.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but to be clear, you did go to tf2 in the steam store and click install, yes? That's what you need to do to detect an already installed game. It will then go through all the files you already have installed, which might take up to half an hour.
If it doesn't detect the game then you should be able to tell pretty early that it doesn't when it starts redownloading tf2, but shouldn't it then recreate the tf2 folder at the beginning anyway? If it really does require a different name then that will tell you.
Nevermind, instead of using "Steam -> Settings -> Downloads -> Steam Library Folders" to select my previously installed folder (which steam wouldnt accept for some reason), I manually edited steamapps/libraryfolder.vdf to include my steam library. The contents of the file are now:
"LibraryFolders"
{
"1" "/mnt/games/vibhavp/Steam"
}
On restarting steam, it automatically detected all of my games without requiring me to press "Install".
Anyways, thanks for the help.
Nevermind, instead of using "Steam -> Settings -> Downloads -> Steam Library Folders" to select my previously installed folder (which steam wouldnt accept for some reason), I manually edited steamapps/libraryfolder.vdf to include my steam library. The contents of the file are now:
"LibraryFolders"
{
"1" "/mnt/games/vibhavp/Steam"
}
On restarting steam, it automatically detected all of my games without requiring me to press "Install".
Anyways, thanks for the help.