How to run your Steam library from an external drive
(Windows Phone Central)

If you game on multiple different PCs at once, then running your Steam library from an external drive could be just what you need. Modern games are massive. And not everyone has fancy internet connections capable of downloading them in minutes. And if you`re a PC gamer, perhaps you have both a desktop and laptop you want to play on. In this case, or for outliers like us laptop reviewers, moving your Steam library - or even just a copy of it - to an external drive could save you a heap of time and trouble, and it`s not actually that hard to do. Likewise, if you`re setting up from scratch, it`s a super simple process, and you`re able to manage games just as you would on any internal drive. Here`s what you need to know. How to set up a new Steam library on an external drive This process is important whether you`re copying an existing Steam library to an external drive or setting up a brand new one from scratch to download all your games. The key is to tell Steam where it needs...