How do I reinstall Steam client without losing games?

Once all of your games are moved outside of the default steamapps directory, it’s safe to purge and reinstall….4 Answers

1. Uninstall Steam.
2. Reinstall Steam.
3. Launch Steam.
4. Exit Steam.
5. Move the content of your /steamapps/ backup to the new /steamapps/ subfolder.
6. Relaunch Steam.