How can I stop my laptop from syncing games with my desktop?
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TechSavant42
I'm having a problem where all the games on my computer are showing up on my laptop, and I really want to change that. When I try to delete them from my laptop, it ends up moving all the games from my computer into the recycle bin, and vice versa. I've looked into turning off network discovery and the 'remember my apps' feature on both devices, but nothing seems to work. I managed to prevent this syncing for a while by turning off Windows backup, but I'm hoping there's a way to stop it without having to disable that feature completely.
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Instead of just deleting the game icons, consider uninstalling the games from your laptop entirely. If you find that they keep reinstalling, make sure you're installing them in a different folder on your computer that isn't linked to your laptop's cloud storage.
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Make sure you're downloading the games directly to your computer and not to an external drive or a folder that's set to sync. If you've got Steam or Epic Games Launcher syncing between devices, they might be the culprit for showing up on your laptop. Try adjusting the installation directories in those apps' settings.
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It sounds like you might be using a cloud storage service like OneDrive to sync your files. Check if your games are being stored there. If so, you can stop syncing by going into your OneDrive settings and unlinking your devices or excluding certain folders from syncing. This should help keep your games separate between the laptop and desktop.
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Just a heads up, if you’re only seeing the icons on your laptop and not the actual games, that means it’s likely a sync issue. Check if your desktop shortcuts are linked to a cloud service. If that's the case, you can try removing those shortcuts or adjusting your sync settings.
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