“If I use this as extra storage and I have installed games on it and lets say move to a new house and I unplug the cable from this to my gaming pc. Do I lose the steam games on my pc?”
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When you install games on the external hard drive, you will need to have it plugged in in order for the game to run.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.As long as you dismount it properly before disconnecting it, you won't have issues. You just won't be able to play the game until it's reconnected. However, I VERY STRONGLY RECOMMEND AGAINST installing and playing Steam games off an external HDD, as both the read/write speed will become an issue, as these drives tend to be slower to save energy and keep them running smoothly, and also there will be major issues with performance from trying to run games over the USB 3.0 Connection. Trust me, it's better to just do the extra little bit of work to try and install another internal HDD in the computer. The only reason Console owners run games off externals HDDs is because it's often the only way they can, and it comes at the cost of a great deal of performance loss.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes. If games are saved to this drive and the drive is not connected to your gaming rig, you can't play them without reinstalling them to another drive. But once you plug this drive in, they will be right where you left them.
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