gma files onto the gmad.exe file in the bin folder.Ī command prompt window should open, let it do its work. Use the search tool in windows to find it, then from your addons folder drag and drop the. gma files named after the addons you just installed, these need to be unpacked for your server to recognise them:įirstly you need to locate Gmad.exe this should be in the Bin folder, the same area as the garrysmod folder you recently used. Once installed you must go to your Garry's Mod install location, do this by right clicking Garry's Mod in your Steam Library, Properties, Local Files and then Browse Local Files.Ĭlick on GarrysMod folder and then Addons you'll be met with a few. You would want to choose what addons you'd like via the workshop and install them. The addons already downloaded locally on your PC (This should be in your Garry's Mod Directory) To add addons to your server you will need:Ī. This guide will help add addons to your Garry's Mod server.
So I'll maybe nuke move the file in the /steam/steamapps/workshop/content/4000 folder to another hard drive as backup, to get my 20 gigs back, and then see if something weird happens like if addons don't update (I don't know) but looks like the addons were functional that this person tested.Thank you for choosing us as your Garry's Mod Game Server Host!
You might also consider asking the respective community." If you have any further questions regarding these files and if the specific mod/addon uses them for any functionality, you will need to contact the mod creator for further assistance. That being said, Steam Support does not generally provide in-depth, specific assistance for issues encountered while using custom Steam Workshop content. In which case, you should be fine to remove them if they do. bin files, remove them, and test a few addons in your game to see if they still function. However, you can attempt to make backups of these. As the way games utilize addons, or how addons reference files/dependencies can be different in many cases. However, we can't promise this will be the same for every addon. My Workshop mods seemed to still function correctly without them when I loaded up the game. "I've gone through a bunch of Garry's Mod Workshop items and tested out deleting the legacy.bin files and the folders containing them in the /steam/steamapps/workshop/content/4000 folder.