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Steam on Linux Mint won't add library drive

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11956 · opened 2025-04-30 by PhantomDevIndie · updated 2025-04-30 · 1 comments · github
PPhantomDevIndie 2025-04-30 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1745876290

  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Linux Mint Cinnamon

  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No

  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] No (using fresh install)

  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs] steam-logs.tar.gz

  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 570

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen.
I was trying to add my Windows 10 steam library drive, however steam does nothing, no error messages, no nothing.

Please link any large code pastes as a Github Gist

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Install Steam from the official website on a fresh install of Linux Mint Cinnamon 22.1
  2. Add drive from Windows 10 install (C:/Program Files(X86)/Steam/)
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-04-30 github

Hello @PhantomDevIndie, noted at https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/blob/master/RelNotes.md#installation, sharing Steam Library folders between OSes is not supported and can lead to undefined behavior.

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