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Wiki addition for `ntfs_ib_write` crash

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ValveSoftware/Proton#6798 · opened 2023-05-24 by Amzd · updated 2023-08-21 · 1 comments · github
AAmzd 2023-05-24 github

The wiki on this repo is currently the most complete doc on NTFS disk usage with Steam. Could you please add this to it? I don't think I can make a PR for a wiki page, if I can please lmk how.

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows

Fixing ntfs_ib_write crash caused by Steam

Steam has probably tried to install an app onto the NTFS disk that does not support it (eg SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper).

Use Steam > Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders to move the linux applications from the NTFS disk.

In case your NTFS disk unmounts when you launch Steam;

  • Move the folder under /steamapps/common/<problematicapp> manually to eg desktop
  • Create a symlink at /steamapps/common/<problematicapp> on the NTFS disk to the new temporary location
  • Now you can use Steam > Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders to move the application from the NTFS disk
  • Delete the symlink and the empty folder it links to
AArtoria2e5 2023-08-21 github

What even is the "ntfs_ib_write" crash? It's not in any crash report.

Nothing extracted yet.