counter-strike-global-offensive
I just completed my first CS:GO competitive match, and a friend of mine wants to watch my "demo". As my internet is relatively slow, I don't want to download it and upload it again.
Is there a way for me to send my demo to my friend without me having to download it?
Both, the Steam client and steamcmd create a directory called SteamApps by default. Inside there's common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive and common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive - Dedicated Server respectively. The contents should be roughly the same for the game client and the dedicated server.
Copying the contents from the client to the server's directory and calling app_update 740 validate inside steamcmd (or steamcmd +login anonymous +app_update 740 validate) should result in a minimal download time.
The accepted answer is out of date, here is the current way to do it:
The demo will be now downloaded.
Best Answer
Yes, there is a way!
It'll copy the match link to your clipboard, which looks like this:
Which you can send to your friend (through steam or other platforms, but some browsers might block that link).
Your friend will be able to download the demo as long as it is stored on CS:GO servers, which is about a week.
If the "Copy Share Link" button doesn't have a download button on its left, your friend will not be able to download it and will receive an error similar to this: