Windows 10: I want to use my old HDD Drive F:Drive for game storage steam games mainly

I have three drives on my PC, my SSD Crive has windows installed, photos, steam games and all etc,My Drive System Reserved for windows updates and finallymy old HDD Frive: with 930GB used to have all my steam games and other applications, windows photos, docs etc, it was my first Drive when i had my gaming PC.My question is this, as my F: drive still has 590GB of files on it how do i completely delete everything on it so i can use it as game storage?System Drive infoFrive is a ST1000DM003-9YN162 930GB to be exactCrive is a WD Blue SN570 465GB to be exact My Boot Drive

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I want to use my old HDD Drive Frive for game storage (steam games mainly)

I have three drives on my PC,

my SSD Crive (has windows installed, photos, steam games and all etc),

My Drive (System Reserved for windows updates) and finally

my old HDD Frive: with 930GB (used to have all my steam games and other applications, windows photos, docs etc, it was my first Drive when i had my gaming PC).

My question is this, as my F: drive still has 590GB of files on it how do i completely delete everything on it so i can use it as game storage?

System Drive info
Frive is a ST1000DM003-9YN162 930GB to be exact
Crive is a WD Blue SN570 465GB to be exact (My Boot Drive)

 

I want to use my old HDD Drive Frive for game storage (steam games mainly)

Hi,

I'm Rodrigo and I'll help you.

To completely delete the drive, open the FIle Explorer > This PC > Right-click the F: Drive > Format... > Start.

The process will delete all files from the drive, after that, you can set your Steam library on the drive.

 

Storage device missing or disconnected for 2 games and unable to reinstall games on D or F drive.

It did eventually let me install to my F or B drive after waiting a few hours and still worked when I used the computer the next day (after turning it off). Unfortunately it has stopped working again with the missing or disconnected storage device error again.

Is there another way to fixing this issue to the one you described? I do not have enough storage to move my B drive to my F drive and I don't think this error is all to do with the state of the drives as I am allowed to install anything on those drives with other store apps such as Steam and Epic Games. If only I knew this was going to happen I would have bought the games on Steam instead haha. Also I scanned the F drive for errors and done a system scan of the drives and everything seemed fine.

Edit: just after writing this post it has given me the option to reinstall the game on the F drive again. It seems that if I wait an unspecified amount of time it just suddenly works... The only thing I did was click reinstall then cancel that after it tried reinstalling on the C drive about 15 minutes ago.