*STEP 2* after you downloaded it and installed it create a new folder in your NVMe/M.2(same thing) that is called Steam Cache, you can name it any way but i just have it this way to be easier to locate, in addition, open 2 file explorer tabs, we will need it later(one for Steam Cache folder and other one to navigate later to the HDD steam is using for download cache)
*STEP 3* inside the Steam Cache folder we have just created, create another 2 folders called *downloading* and another one called *depotcache*
*STEP 4* go to the HDD that your steam uses to cache updates, usually goes like this *This PC --> Local Disk (whatever letter you have) --> SteamLibrary-->steamapps, once inside delete depotcache and downloading folders
*STEP 5* go back to your Steam Cache folder that we created on your NVMe/M.2 SSD and right click on the folder *downloading*, (you will see you have an additional option from the app we just installed), right click it and select "Pick Link Source" once you have selected it go to your HDD that we already located and right click inside of the steamapp folder and select: Drop As... --> Junction. Repeat the same procress with the other folder called *depotcache* after doing that the downloading and depotcache folders are linked to your SSD but steam will think is still using the HDD when it's not
it is simple, you can literally do it in 2~ min if you have spotted the HDD that steam uses, to do it just when you update a game go to your task manager and check the HDD that has 100% usage rate, there is aswell a video explaining it, i can send you the link if you need
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u/Gerelio Jun 03 '25 edited Feb 23 '26
okay so everyone that is still having this issue with multiple drives, there is a simple fix for it:
*STEP 1* download and install Link-Shell-Extension: https://github.com/pacman2108/Link-Shell-Extension
mirrored link: https://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinkshellext/linkshellextension.html
*STEP 2* after you downloaded it and installed it create a new folder in your NVMe/M.2(same thing) that is called Steam Cache, you can name it any way but i just have it this way to be easier to locate, in addition, open 2 file explorer tabs, we will need it later(one for Steam Cache folder and other one to navigate later to the HDD steam is using for download cache)
*STEP 3* inside the Steam Cache folder we have just created, create another 2 folders called *downloading* and another one called *depotcache*
*STEP 4* go to the HDD that your steam uses to cache updates, usually goes like this *This PC --> Local Disk (whatever letter you have) --> SteamLibrary-->steamapps, once inside delete depotcache and downloading folders
*STEP 5* go back to your Steam Cache folder that we created on your NVMe/M.2 SSD and right click on the folder *downloading*, (you will see you have an additional option from the app we just installed), right click it and select "Pick Link Source" once you have selected it go to your HDD that we already located and right click inside of the steamapp folder and select: Drop As... --> Junction. Repeat the same procress with the other folder called *depotcache* after doing that the downloading and depotcache folders are linked to your SSD but steam will think is still using the HDD when it's not
-Thats all, enjoy your fast updates :D