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Resolved compatdata issues with flatpak version of Steam - Wiki Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows

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ValveSoftware/Proton#7418 · opened 2024-01-17 by flightless22 · updated 2024-01-17 · 0 comments · github
Fflightless22 2024-01-17 github

Following the wiki guide Using a NTFS disk with Linux and Windows

Using Flatpak Steam, Windows games are unable to launch and steam is unable to sync cloud

Console error: No such file or directory: SteamGames/steamapps/compatdata/pfx.lock

The issue was resolved by changing the path

~/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata

to flatpak Steam path

~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata

The commands that work with the flatpak version would look like this

mkdir -p ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata
ln -s ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.steam/steam/steamapps/compatdata /media/gamedisk/Steam/steamapps/

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