Steam Library Backup - do you do it?

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How da hell that you came up with that idea, while alot of Steam games are DRM, always online DRM... can't run without Steam, although there are some exceptions. If you are really serious with that theory, one advice: GOG.

Valve look like they're going strong at the moment (though I'm not sure how much they've extended themselves by going into the hardware stuff) so I wouldn't worry about it. While Steam might make a few bad decisions and go bankrupt before the end of our lifetimes, you would certainly see some signs of it before that day comes. So, no need to worry about it for now, as far as I'm concerned.

Even if Steam would disappear, they'd hardly disappear in the middle of a night without any notice. So no, I don't do any library backups.
It's far more likely that my backup would fail me anyway, than that Steam goes down. ;)

Backed it up when I moved to w10. Trying to get in a habit of doing it more often.

Backing up Steam games is nice when you do an OS re install or get a new computer, saves you the download of humongous big game files.

But backing up because Steam might go belly up?

Nahh don't see that happen and not sure if the games will work at all without Steam being there.

I back up every few days of the games I download. I constantly move between computers! :3

Too expensive to bother, I'm not going to buy 2 or 3 hard drives just for that. Also, it would take a lot of time.
The way things seem to be headed right now I doubt we'll have to worry about it this decade.

Valve has a virtual monopoly when it comes to PC gaming. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
Plus, you have to remember Steam is DRM. So, backing up your files wouldn't do much without having Steam running.

When Lord Gaben sinks down with his Steam's battle ship, it will be the Pirated Age. So don't worry Mate.

i used to do backups when i had a 512kbps connection. right now it's a waste of time and space.

I do it, but only for good games that I can play offline. Games with extra DRM can't be backed up as far as I know.

Sometimes I make backups for games I don't want to update.

I never thought about that. I should do it for the 34 or so games I actually care about since pirating them would surely be too much trouble in the future.

No, why? I can download them anytime i want. And if steam will go down i'll just pirate them.

Nope.

I backed up everything when I built my tower, that made my life so much easier. A couple file caches needed verification, but it was nice.

Generally speaking though, there's no real need. I can just re-download something if I need to. My internet is pretty good so it's not a huge drain

Over 3000 games, yeah no. The 1200 from Desura was already crap enough.

While I have plenty of space (well, sorta, only 1.5 TB free), never saw the need. Even with this mediocre 100/15 internet, I can just download most games in a reasonable time.

Even if Steam did go down (and it eventually will, like all good things) I'm sure Lord Gaben will come up with a viable solution for us. I think this is something we need not worry about.

never back up the games... i download them with at least 12mb a sec at this point, and considering i go from 100mbit to 600mbit in 2 months i dont see the point :)

steam isnt going any time soon, and even if you back up it, isnt drm kind a ruining your plan?

I actually never did.
I do it rarely for huge games that I will install again, but I'm getting used to play a game to completion before uninstalling it.