Steam unable to discover existing game files

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007MI6Bond

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Just built a new PC and tried the method where you copy game files (in this case GTA V) from the old PC to new one (copied it to C:/Program Files/Steam/steamapps/common). When I open steam and click install on GTA it cant discover the files and starts downloading. Help?
 
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the_crippler
Makes sure that

A.) There isn't somehow 2 steamapps/common folders
B.) That it's looking in the right place for the files.
C.) After the above, reboot Steam, then right-click the game and verify the game files.

Also note that some games will still start downloading while it checks the installed files. I've had that happen before.
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Makes sure that

A.) There isn't somehow 2 steamapps/common folders
B.) That it's looking in the right place for the files.
C.) After the above, reboot Steam, then right-click the game and verify the game files.

Also note that some games will still start downloading while it checks the installed files. I've had that happen before.
 
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Adinathjuparkar

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You can first backup the gtaV on old pc by right clicking on the name and selecting properties and then selecting the local files ran and backup. Move that backup files on new pc and recovery the game using the back up files.
 
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