Steam Library Manager (SLM) is an open-source tool designed to help users efficiently manage, move, and back up their Steam games across multiple libraries and hard drives. It provides a more versatile alternative to built-in Steam tools by allowing simultaneous management of multiple libraries and offering built-in compression to save disk space. Key features and benefits of SLM include:
Multi-Library Management: SLM automatically detects all your Steam libraries by locating the libraryfolders.vdf file after selecting Steam.exe, allowing you to manage all libraries simultaneously.
Easy Backup & Restoration: You can quickly update backups without recreating them from scratch, and it supports faster backups and restores even without the Steam client running.
Mod Support: The tool automatically backs up Workshop content and mods, including ENB, ReShade, and SweetFX.
Compression & Space Saving: SLM includes a “compact” (compression) feature (currently supporting Windows compact compression) to compress both backups and installed games to save hard disk space.
Library Cleanup: Includes a built-in library cleaner to remove leftover files.
Open Source: SLM is free and released under the MIT license. It is important to note that SLM is a third-party tool. If you’d like, I can provide:
A link to the official Steam Library Manager GitHub releases page to download the latest version.
Information on how to specifically use the “compact” compression feature to save space.
Instructions on how to move games between drives using the interface.
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