How to Determine If a Steam Game Is Taking up Too Much Disk Space
A new Steam feature lets you check exactly how much space a game needs – before installing it, so you’ll know if the installation is successful without jumping around during the installation process or scrolling down to the fine print in the game store. page. This feature is currently available in Steam Beta, which also allows you to better manage your saved games on the Steam Cloud. Here’s how to install the beta and learn the basics of both new features.
How to upgrade to the Steam beta build
First, a word of warning: This Steam beta build contains features that are currently in testing. In some cases, you may experience crashes or unexpected behavior if you stay in the beta release cycle.
To join the beta, open Steam and sign in to your account. Click the Steam menu in the top left corner of the window and select ” Settings “. On the left panel of Steam settings, click on Account , and on the right panel, click on Edit under Beta Participation. Select Steam Beta Update and click OK . This will take you back to your Steam settings and you can click OK again.
Then, to actually update to the latest beta build of Steam, go to the menu bar and select Steam > Check for Steam Client Updates . Steam will update to the latest beta and unlock additional features we need.
How to check how much memory you need for a game on Steam
Restart the app and sign in to your account again. You can now go to the Library tab on Steam and use the left pane to find any game that you haven’t installed on your computer. If you see a blue ” Install ” button on a game’s description page, it’s in your library but not installed on your computer. Next to that “Install” button, you’ll be able to see “Space Required” , which tells you how much storage space the game needs.
Now you can check if you have enough free space on your computer and install the game at any time.
How to Check Save Game Conflicts on Steam Cloud
After you have installed the game and played it a few times, you should check if your Steam save games are not corrupted. A game save conflict can result in loss of game progress. For example, if you defeat a particularly nasty boss in a game and save it, Steam will back up your game’s save file. If you format your computer after saving the game, you will be able to reinstall it using Steam without losing your game progress.
In some cases, due to problems with the Internet or other errors, the version saved on your computer does not match the version on Steam. This means that your computer may register that you defeated this nasty boss, but Steam may not have had a chance to update this information. If you don’t resolve this conflict, you may have to defeat the boss again.
That’s why you should always be quick to check if your game saves are saved to the Steam Cloud. In a beta build, this is a very simple process: go to the Library tab and select any game you have installed on your computer. If you see a cloud icon with a check mark next to the “Play” button, it means that the save files of the game on Steam are the same as the save files on your computer, and you have nothing to worry about.
However, if there is a mismatch between the files, you will see a cloud icon with an exclamation point. If you hover your mouse over the cloud icon, the following message will appear: Some files conflict with Steam Cloud versions. Click to solve . Click the cloud icon to open a new window where Steam will display a list of your saved games. Select the version you want to upload to Steam to resolve the issue and make sure all your hard work in the game doesn’t go to waste.