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How to Perform a Clean Reinstall

A “Clean Reinstall” is a method commonly used within our team to ensure that Steam has installed SCP: Secret Laboratory (and its required dependencies) correctly. A clean reinstall is similar to a normal reinstall but adds a couple of extra steps that ensure Steam properly deletes all of SCP: Secret Laboratory’s data.

 

Step-by-step guide

1. Open your Steam Library.

2. Right-click on SCP: Secret Laboratory → Manage → Browse local files.
   ⚠️ Do not close this File Explorer window, you’ll need it in step 4.

3. Right-click on SCP: Secret Laboratory → Manage → Uninstall.

4. In the File Explorer window from step 2, delete any remaining files or folders.

5. Return to Steam and reinstall SCP: Secret Laboratory.

Video Instructions:

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