A new Steam update will allow users to download software while playing a game, meaning you may never have to resort to other, non-game pastimes again. This means in-progress downloads will no longer pause when a game is launched in the Steam client, though this functionality can be toggled on a case-by-case basis if your internet connection isn't up to scratch.
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The update will also allow users to set times for automatic updates. Full update notes are below:
I want to download GTA V on steam overnight (i have slow internet) is there anyway of downloading while my pc is off or sleeping etc. The noise while my desktop is on is sometimes annoying because of fans etc.(it might wake me up because of noise) any help appreciated thanks!
General
- Add ability to limit what time of day Steam is allowed to automatically update apps
- Add option to let other games download while a game is running (this is a per-game setting)
- Add download regions for Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Ottawa in Canada
- Add 'Copy all text to clipboard' context menu option in the System Information dialog.
Steam client UI
- Improve downloading status text at the bottom of the main window
Big Picture
- Added ability to opt into game betas and edit launch options
- Added Inbox item under Linux if your machine requires a reboot due to OS level updates
- Fix infinite loop of Cloud sync error dialogs on game launch
- Fixed mouse cursor being visible during startup animation even if it hadn't moved
Linux
- Fix paste pasting stale text.
- Fix Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V in client-hosted web page text controls.
- Fix incorrect foregrounding of a blank window in some -silent startup cases.
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I want to download a huge online game onto my laptop, to do so, I can't seem to be online in steam on my pc. Is there a way to do that? Going forward, I can't leave both online on steam to get updates while I'm not playing on either?
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You can copy the game files from one computer to the other across your local network. If you use an Ethernet cable, this will probably be faster than downloading from steam.
Identify the game folder on your PC and then copy them over to the laptop, then verify the game files via the steam client on the laptop.
See (for instance): https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7418-YUBN-8129 The elder scrolls pc download torrent.
'Move' in the above link is another way of saying copy and delete. Just don't delete the files in the source folder.
Note that windows 7 has a command line tool called 'robocopy' which can be set to mirror files (aka 'sync folders'). With a little creativity, it can be set to mirror a game folder between computers, provided these folders do not have computer-specific config data stored within them.
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