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Alfred Reynolds wrote: >Restart Steam to pickup the new version, then you will see the backup >option. > >----Original Message---- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian >"Satertek" Irelan Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 2:57 PM To: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Does Valve >compress files? > > > >>If you don't see "backup files" in the menu (I don't) typing >>"steam://backup/" in a web browser works as well. >> >>On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 21:53:30 -0000, Ben Davison >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>Right click in the steam menu and it should give you a "backup >>>files" >>>option, which you can tell steam to break it into CD sized chunks. >>> >>>Or you can do what I do and copy the .GCF files over to a second >>>hardrive. >>> >>>And retail DVD version will only be released in the UK. >>> >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gregor >>>Brunmar >>>Sent: 09 November 2004 21:30 >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Does Valve compress files? >>> >>>Will Valve support some sort of backup of HL2? Lets say I buy and >>>download HL2 via Stream and backup the files to some CD-R:s, >>>external >>>harddrive or somewhere else. Then after some months I format my >>>harddrive. Can I then just take my backup-files and copy them to the >>>Steam-download folder, even if both Steam and HL2 have had updates >>>after my backup? It would be a little anoying having to download 2.5 >>>Gb twice or more, just because you didn't go out and buy a boxed >>>copy :( >>> >>>One other thing... I don't have a DVD-drive... Does that mean I >>>can't >>>buy a retail version? (I've read somewhere, that the release will be >>>DVD >>>only) >>> >>>/ Gregor >>> >>>Alfred Reynolds wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>The total download size of HL2 for the silver pack is around 2.5Gb >>>>(on disk size is much bigger because its uncompressed). If you >>>>have any other questions feel free to ask the source next time :) >>>> >>>>The SDK uses content from CS:S to function, so you need to own it >>>>first to run the SDK. >>>> >>>>- Alfred >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>archives, >>>please visit: >>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>>archives, please visit: >>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>> >>> > >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please >visit: >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
