How to Download Steam Games on an External Hard Drive
Actually, it's even simpler: just move your existing Steam installation to your external hard drive. No need to mess with multiple library folders if you're not feeling it. Just copy the Steam folder to your external, run Steam.exe from there, and you’re gaming from the external in no time.
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Downloading Steam games to an external hard drive is pretty straightforward. First, you gotta plug in your external hard drive. Open Steam and go to Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders. Click 'Add Library Folder' and select your external drive. Now, when you install a new game, you can choose this new library on your external drive. Boom, space saved on your main drive!
I've been doing this for years, saves so much space. Just remember, external drives can be slower depending on their specs and connection type. So, loading times might take a hit, especially if it's not an SSD or connected via USB 3.0.
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