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Steam Version: 1687015240(Latest Beta) Steam Client Build Date: Sat, Jun 17 10:53 AM UTC -05:00 Steam Web Build Date: Fri, Jun 16 8:51 PM UTC -05:00 Steam API Version: SteamClient020 Distro: Endeavour OS(arch) Window-Manager: i3 Any modifications above distro?: Only changed fstab for mounting external drive and I have lutris installed which installs xdg-desktop-portal-gtk Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
I trimmed logs for you:
When I click Add Library for External Drive, it says nothing, but the console says something:
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
Cant add external drive as a library and cant install games because of that rn. I have 120gb ssd and I cant install certain games into the ssd. I need that external 1tb storage but I cant add new steam library. It looks like it is an UI problem.
I tried to add them to libraryfolders.vdf as a workaround, but it doesn't work.
Edit: For people facing the same issue: As a workaround, I opened Steam Console via steam steam://open/console and then added a library with library_folder_add <path>.
I checked for other issues. I don't have xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.
pacman Query results:
Also, Steam should not try to write to the EFI folder. when adding libraries.
Steps for reproducing this issue:
Create external hdd drive
Mount it via fstab(to the /media/something)
Try to add library via steam.
Edit: I tried with full disk access. It seems It doesn't related to full disk access
Edit 2: System information
Edit 3: Steam runtime diag
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered:
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Can't add new library if you dont have full access to the external-hdd
Can't add new external hdd as a library
Jun 18, 2023
Hello @EndChapter, please copy the contents of Steam Runtime Diagnostics from Steam (Steam -> Help -> Steam Runtime Diagnostics) and put it in a gist, then include a link to the gist in this issue report.
Steam-Version: 1687386907
Steam-Client: Build-Datum: Mi., 21. Juni 23:18 UTC -08:00
Steam: Webbuild-Datum: Do., 22. Juni 0:26 UTC -08:00
Steam-API-Version: SteamClient020
i got these installed:
xdg-desktop-portal
xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
xdg-desktop-portal-kde
(using lxqt)
I just can't use it because it opens dirs instead of selecting
The steam console trick worked though, thanks for that hint :-)
Your system information
Steam Version: 1687015240(Latest Beta)
Steam Client Build Date: Sat, Jun 17 10:53 AM UTC -05:00
Steam Web Build Date: Fri, Jun 16 8:51 PM UTC -05:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient020
Distro: Endeavour OS(arch)
Window-Manager: i3
Any modifications above distro?: Only changed fstab for mounting external drive and I have lutris installed which installs xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
I trimmed logs for you:
When I click Add Library for External Drive, it says nothing, but the console says something:
Steam runtime diag: https://gist.github.com/EndChapter/9208da6f638632f488e087fc1fc077eb
GPU: Nvidia/Intel
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
Cant add external drive as a library and cant install games because of that rn. I have 120gb ssd and I cant install certain games into the ssd. I need that external 1tb storage but I cant add new steam library. It looks like it is an UI problem.
I tried to add them to libraryfolders.vdf as a workaround, but it doesn't work.
Edit: For people facing the same issue: As a workaround, I opened Steam Console via
steam steam://open/console
and then added a library withlibrary_folder_add <path>
.I checked for other issues. I don't have
xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
.pacman Query results:
Also, Steam should not try to write to the EFI folder. when adding libraries.
Steps for reproducing this issue:
Edit: I tried with full disk access. It seems It doesn't related to full disk access
Edit 2: System information
Edit 3: Steam runtime diag
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: