If you see Failed to add new Steam library folder message, when changing the installation drive on Steam, here's what you need to do to fix the issue.

The remedies listed below should be able to help you get rid of the issue “Failed to add new Steam library folder” when installing a game or creating a new library folder.

If the Steam Library folder is not writable, you can make it writable with the method given here. Multiple solutions have been provided!

Open the Steam application in desktop mode and follow the same steps as you would on a PC: go to Games > Add a Non-Steam game to my Steam Library, select the game, and add it to your library.

Create a new Steam Library in the external drive To transfer the game to your external SSD or HDD, you first need to add the drive to Steam, which will create a new Steam Library. Here's how to do ...

This includes any .exe or software installed. There are limitations — adding a non-Steam game is essentially adding a shortcut to your Steam library.

Open up the Steam menu in the client, then choose Settings, Downloads, and Steam Library Folders—the next dialog box lets you add other folder destinations besides the default one, which then ...

A Steam update late last week makes it so you can finally move a game to a new drive from within the client, rather than dragging the folder manually. Good news for SSD owners.

How do you add non-Steam games to your Steam library? Steam’s library system is streamlined and easy to use provided you don’t subsist on Uplay points or posses a wealth of DRM-free gems ...