Steam Backup Tool

BryBry Join Date: 2003-01-23 Member: 12609Members
edited November 2004 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">official and integrated</div> Simply go to steam://backup/
in your browser and you can backup any official steam game easily to cd or dvd or even jsut keep a backup on your hdd.

This has backed up my cs and half-life which is 680mb into a 353mb exe <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    edited November 2004
    yeah, just type this in your explorer toolbar


    edit: and that's for you who wanted the box version so you don't have to download it every reinstall
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Or we just like professional printed CD's <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    What I meant is that this was for those who feared the multi downloads.
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    I think i'll still buy in box, but this is still really cool.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    the more time goes by the more steam impresses me =3
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  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    ack!!

    the backup folder is mysteriously empty after i backed something up
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    Nice idea.

    But no, it's still not a replacement for actual printed cds. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Nov 7 2004, 02:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Nov 7 2004, 02:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Nice idea.

    But no, it's still not a replacement for actual printed cds. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    this may be true, but in some ways, it may be superior

    (my brother bought CZ, and when he converted it to steam, he still had to DL it through steam to play it through steam, even though he had the nonsteam version installed)
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    You shouldn't.

    Steam should go "Oh look its CS:CZ!" and convert it over.
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  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    edited November 2004
    I need 2 dvds to back up all my steam stuff..
    or 11 CDs =(
    and I lack a dvd burner =(
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    Are you comparing to your actual folders, or after compression? Because the compression is pretty nice (HL only holds on 219 MB)
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  • baconflapsbaconflaps Join Date: 2004-02-09 Member: 26314Members
    Steam has been awesome for a while, but people aren't willing to give up the overused catchphrases that make fun of it.
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  • ThE_HeRoThE_HeRo Join Date: 2003-01-25 Member: 12723Members
    Wow, nice. Steam impresses me yet again. I'm still glad I bought HL2 via steam.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    I must say, this is a very good idea. Probably the best feature Steam has to offer.
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Nov 8 2004, 12:06 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Nov 8 2004, 12:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I must say, this is a very good idea. Probably the best feature Steam has to offer. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    How dare you say this is better than Steam checkers.
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    Steam checkers?
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  • Black_ViperBlack_Viper Join Date: 2003-12-08 Member: 24157Members
    Ya when playing a game u can invite friends on Friends(when it works) to play checkers/chess... I always win...

    Ontopic, when i went to back up everything, it was saposed to take 4 CDs, not really helpfull to me... I wish they hade better compression then that...
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  • baconflapsbaconflaps Join Date: 2004-02-09 Member: 26314Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Nov 7 2004, 06:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Nov 7 2004, 06:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I must say, this is a very good idea. Probably the best feature Steam has to offer. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, letting us play all of Valve's products and their subsequent mods is most definitely overrated, isn't it DOOM =P
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  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Bl/\ck_\/!p3r+Nov 7 2004, 08:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Bl/\ck_\/!p3r @ Nov 7 2004, 08:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Ya when playing a game u can invite friends on Friends(when it works) to play checkers/chess... I always win...

    Ontopic, when i went to back up everything, it was saposed to take 4 CDs, not really helpfull to me... I wish they hade better compression then that... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    how many CDs uncompressed?
    through winzip?
    winrar?
    <other compression utilities>?
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Venmoch+Nov 7 2004, 09:00 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Nov 7 2004, 09:00 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Or we just like professional printed CD's <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    If the game is so important, wouldn't you have the cd in your drive rather than be staring at it? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • TheFrostmourneTheFrostmourne Join Date: 2004-09-14 Member: 31708Members
    edited November 2004
    Hmmm I found this interesting, you say Steam compresses the selected game right ?
    Well I just checked the .gcf file which has all the necessary components compressed into it is only 271MB for Couter-Strike, yet this Steam backup is 600MB <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • LeetVegeTaLeetVegeTa Join Date: 2003-02-27 Member: 14103Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-ANeM+Nov 7 2004, 04:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ANeM @ Nov 7 2004, 04:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I need 2 dvds to back up all my steam stuff..
    or 11 CDs =(
    and I lack a dvd burner =( <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    wierd :\

    i have everything on steam (i think) and mine is only 7 cds
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  • wascally_wabbitwascally_wabbit Join Date: 2003-09-09 Member: 20701Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-The-Frostmourne+Nov 7 2004, 11:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (The-Frostmourne @ Nov 7 2004, 11:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hmmm I found this interesting, you say Steam compresses the selected game right ?
    Well I just checked the .gcf file which has all the necessary components compressed into it is only 271MB for Couter-Strike, yet this Steam backup is 600MB <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It also has to have some other gcf's too... Not that large an amount though :/

    It may automatically expand the thingy to 600MB, the size of a CD... Who knows (=
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  • DefianceDefiance Join Date: 2003-12-01 Member: 23847Members
    Wow thats hot :o
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mantrid+Nov 8 2004, 03:26 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mantrid @ Nov 8 2004, 03:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If the game is so important, wouldn't you have the cd in your drive rather than be staring at it? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, but its nice to know its there.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    you mean, like, 'professionally' there as apposed to just plain old there? =P
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Yeah.

    Its also nice to have the box to put up on the wall.
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  • coriscoris Join Date: 2003-07-08 Member: 18034Members, Constellation
    esuna, add me to friends and ill kick your **** on checkers!


    nice feature btw <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-The-Frostmourne+Nov 7 2004, 10:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (The-Frostmourne @ Nov 7 2004, 10:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hmmm I found this interesting, you say Steam compresses the selected game right ?
    Well I just checked the .gcf file which has all the necessary components compressed into it is only 271MB for Couter-Strike, yet this Steam backup is 600MB <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    it also backed up the HL1 engine and possibly another GCF in there as well
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    btw, are the backups specific to your account, or could I, for example, back up my games, then extract them on my new account (when I'll have HL² silver)

    I'd think I should be able as I legally would own two copies, but you never know with Steam <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html//emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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