How to Check Steam Storage in on Windows 11
Have you ever gone to install a new game on Steam, only to be hit with that dreaded message saying you don’t have enough space left? It happens to all of us. Between massive modern games, updates, and DLC, your hard drive can fill up faster than you think. Luckily, Windows 11 and Steam both give you easy ways to see exactly how much space your games are taking up. Let’s walk through it together.
Checking from Windows 11 Settings
The first way to check your Steam game storage is directly through Windows 11. Click the Start button, then open Settings. From there, head to System, and then Storage. This page gives you a breakdown of how much space is being used by apps, games, and other files on your computer.
If you click on “Apps & features,” you’ll see a list of everything installed, including your Steam games. Windows will show you the size of each game so you can quickly tell which ones are hogging the most space. It’s a handy way to manage things without even opening Steam.
Checking Directly in Steam
Steam also has its own tool for keeping track of game storage. Open the Steam client and look at the top menu for Library. Once there, find the game you’re curious about, right-click on it, and select Properties. Under the “Installed Files” section, you’ll see the exact size of that game on your disk.
If you’d rather see all your games at once, Steam has a built-in storage manager. Just go to the top-left corner of Steam, click Steam > Settings, then choose Storage. Here you’ll see all the games installed on each of your drives, along with how much space each one uses. You can even uninstall or move games to a different drive directly from this screen, which is great if you’re juggling multiple hard drives or SSDs.
Why This Matters
Knowing how much space your games are taking up is more than just trivia. It helps you decide which games to keep and which ones you might want to uninstall for now. With today’s games sometimes taking up over 100GB each, a little storage housekeeping can save you a lot of headaches down the road.
Checking your Steam game storage in Windows 11 isn’t complicated. Between the built-in tools in Windows and the handy storage manager in Steam, you’ll always know where your space is going. And the best part? Freeing up space for that new game you’ve been eyeing becomes a whole lot easier.
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