Steam Workshop - Updating existing file without publishing separately

[Irish Researcher]

Hi guys,

I've had a look on the forum guidelines, and used the search but can't find a concrete answer. Help!

I have been working on a data file continuously since the game was released. I published version 1 of this on 26/11/2015. I'm now ready to publish an updated version. Is there a straightforward process that would overwrite (i.e. update) the existing file published to steam? In the past I've deleted the old file, and uploaded a new version - but then subscribers have to re-subscribe to new file. I can only see the publish option when I go to 'Save As' in the editor, but then it will post as a new, separate file as far as I can tell.

Any step by step for doing this would be great.

Thanks,

Mark

[Dallan]

What I have needed to do in the past is:

1) subscribe to the file you've posted on the Workshop. and Steam should download it to the editor data file.

2) If that file is in your editor data folder, save the changes you want to update it with using Save As in the editor.

3) The Workshop file should show up in the file list in the Save As window with an icon that includes an up arrow.

4) Clear the checkbox that says "Create new file" so the editor is set to overwrite an existing file.

5) Select the Workshop file.

6) The button that used to say "Publish on Steam Workshop" should now say "Update on Steam Workshop"

7) If it does, click it and the editor should update the file on the Steam Workshop.

[Irish Researcher]

Thanks Dallan... I've followed those step by step, but at the final two stages (6 and 7), the "Publish to Steam Workshop" becomes greyed out.

[kurovski]

Those steps are from last year Editor. This year, as far as I looked, it doesn't work...

[manphibian78]

Those steps did work but it seems since the last update for the Pre Game editor you can't update the files on steam