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Opening Steam Screenshot Manager With Very Large Amounts Of Screenshots Crashes & Hangs Steam

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#10404 · opened 2024-01-19 by stark-silence · updated 2024-01-19 · 0 comments · github
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Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date):
    Stable Client 1705108172
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu):
    PopOS 22.04
  • Opted into Steam client beta?:
    No
  • Have you checked for system updates?:
    Yes
  • Steam Logs:
    steam-logs.tar.gz
  • GPU:
    AMD 6900XT

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I have about 90,000 screenshots across 261 folders (games) at about 19GB in total folder size and when I open the Steam Screenshot Manager, anomalous behavior is possible, I've seen the Manager itself crashing, requiring you to 'refresh' the window, but most importantly it can also take Steam with it forcing a restart.

The good news(?) is that it seems like in my experience the crash happens only once, if you then restart Steam during that login session, the Screenshot Manager works as normal... if you get only the Manager crashing then usually just refreshing that will make it work.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Start from a freshly rebooted computer that has not opened Steam yet

  2. Have several years worth of Steam screenshots saved up

  3. Open Steam & then the Steam Screenshot Manager (I usually have a game running simultaneously though it happens without also)

  4. Witness hanging and crashing of Steam & the Screenshot Manager

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