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The Games/Media/Tools
tab lists the available games, media, and tools. The list is based on the available GCF/NCF files located in the GCF/NCF storage folder. It also allows to perform operations on the GCF/NCF files composing these games, media, and tools using the contextual menu.
The list can be ordered by :
The Steam network Games/Media/Files (the so called SteamApp
) are stored on the user's computer using Cache Files. If at least one GCF/NCF file composing a SteamApp
is available in the GCF/NCF storage folder, this SteamApp
will be listed.
These SteamApps are described in the CDR which tells what GCF/NCF files are required and what is the latest version of each file. If the local GCF/NCF files are outdated or incomplete, the SteamApps based on these GCF/NCF files will also be outdated or incomplete and must be updated using the download features or patches.
Usually, localized versions of the SteamApps are available, using dedicated translation GCF/NCF files. It is therefore important to properly configure the Steam apps language
in the Preferences
tab.
If a SteamApp is listed as outdated or not 100%, it could be for different reasons such as :
Steam apps language
is not properly configured or the translation GCF/NCF file is not installed.Preferences
tab.
Detailed information concerning the required GCF/NCF files and their completion is available in the Games/Media/Tools properties
popup.
For each SteamApp, the following information is available:
winui.gcf
GCF file must be available in the GCF/NCF storage folder in order to display the SteamApp icon).100.00%
to be up to date. If less than 100%, it means that its content is not entirely downloaded.
Detailed information concerning the SteamApps is available using the Properties
function of the contextual menu.
All the operations described below are accessible from the contextual menu, by selecting one or more SteamApp to be processed.
Only one operation can be executed at a time on a GCF/NCF file. This has an impact when executing tasks on SteamApps. If needed, the currently running operation can be interrupted using the stop task
function of the contextual menu.
A specific function can be associated to the double-click on a SteamApp in the Preferences
tab.
The Game/Media/Tools properties
popup gives detailed information about the Game, Media, or Tools, such as:
common
folder name for NCF files based SteamApps.
To execute a batch command line on the selected SteamApps, select the Run batch
function of the contextual menu. The command line is configured in the Preferences
tab.
To copy the SteamApps list and description to the clipboard, select the wanted SteamApps and use the Copy
function of the contextual menu.
GCF/NCF files composing the SteamApps can be validated in order to ensure that their structure and contained files are not corrupted. Two operations are possible :
For various reasons, it may be interesting to create a mini GCF. A mini GCF is a GCF file where all the content is replaced by empty data. It can then be compressed with a very high compression ratio, but the content may have to be reacquired.
Two modes are possible for the creation of mini GCF files as configured in the Preferences
tab :
In order to create a mini GCF for each of the SteamApp required GCF files, select the MiniGCF
function of the contextual menu. The mini GCF files will be created in the output folder as configured in the Preferences
tab
If a SteamApp is outdated or not 100% complete, it may be possible to update it from the Steam network. This operation requires a valid Steam account owning the SteamApp to be updated. This account must be properly configured in the Preferences
tab. Please read the Security warnings concerning accounts.
In order to download a SteamApp from the Steam network, the required GCF/NCF files must first be associated with a pre-configured account. It is possible to change this association using the Download / Account ...
function of the contextual menu.
To resume the SteamApp download, use the Download / Resume
function of the contextual menu.
In case of a pre-load, the required GCF/NCF files will be decrypted on the release date.
In case of error, you may find more details in the Logs
tab.
To pause a download, you can use either the Download / Pause
or the Stop task
function of the contextual menu.
The required GCF/NCF files download can be monitored from the Bandwidth monitor
tab
If some required GCF/NCF files for a SteamApp are not available in the GCF/NCF Storage folder, It is possible to install them using the Install
tab.
If a SteamApp is outdated or not 100% complete, it is possible to update it using patches.
The update workflow is the following:
archive
files from your local outdated or incomplete required GCF/NCF file, using the Patches / Make archive
function of the contextual menu.archive
is a small file with a description of the GCF/NCF file such as the version, contained files, completion,...update
files from the archive
files and more recent/complete version of the corresponding GCF/NCF files, using the Patches / Make Update
function of the contextual menu.update
files contain the updated descriptions and content.update
files on the required original GCF/NCF files, using the Patches / Apply update
function of the contextual menu. The local required GCF/NCF files updated, and the available content from the updates
will be added. In case of a pre-load, the GCF/NCF files will be decrypted if the update
files have been created from a released version.
The archive
and update
files will be created in the output folder as configured in the Preferences
tab
If plugins are installed for processing Games, Media, or Tools, a Plugins
section will be added to the contextual menu. More information about plugins can be found on this page.