Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): 1733265492 (Stable) / 1734391190 (Beta)
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): SteamOS 3.6.20 / 3.7.0 (Deck) and Manjaro w/ Gnome 46 (Desktop)
• Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes. Issue is present on both Stable and Beta
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
• Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
• GPU: AMD Van Gogh RDNA 2.0 (Steam Deck) and RX 7800XT (Desktop)

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Steam libraries that have been ejected remain visible in the Storage section of Steam and prompt the user to format them when highlighted. If the drive has multiple partitions this issue will occur once the last library is ejected.

Video

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/88f87ef3-fb37-407a-84ed-28010e3b7255

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Insert a MicroSD into the Steam Deck (if not already formatted, navigate to Steam > Settings > Storage and format it).
2. Navigate to Steam > Settings > Storage and highlight the MicroSD.
3. Press Y and select Eject Drive.

Reproduction Rate: 5/5

Affected Platforms

• LCD / Jupiter: Yes
• OLED / Galileo: Yes
• Desktop Deck-like session (gamescope -e -- steam -gamepadui -steamdeck): N/A
• Desktop: N/A

Note: Steam does not support drive formatting or ejecting in a Desktop environment.

Actual result

• Drive still appears connected after being ejected.

Expected result

• Drive fully disappears from the Storage tab when ejected (i.e the drive is ready to be disconnected).