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Cannot browse local files from native Steam client

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12084 · opened 2025-06-04 by NonMeme · updated 2025-06-04 · 1 comments · github
NNonMeme 2025-06-04 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1747701111
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Pop!_OS
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
  • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I cannot browse local files from native Steam client. Flatpak Steam can do it. I get errors when opening Steam with terminal to look when attempting to do it that are variations of

[error] This protocol is not supported before version 1903.
grep: /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/WSLInterop: No such file or directory
WSL Interopability is disabled. Please enable it before using WSL.
grep: /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/WSLInterop: No such file or directory
[error] WSL Interoperability is disabled. Please enable it before using WSL.
/usr/bin/wslview: line 216: /mnt/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/wslview: line 308: [: -ge: unary operator expected
[error] This protocol is not supported before version 1903.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Open Steam
  2. Right click on a game and click Manage and then Browse local files.
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-06-04 github

Hello @NonMeme, Steam should be calling xdg-open with the folder location to let the file manager of your choice open up. This issue is something configured outside of Steam and happens to have been left in a broken state. The terminal spew hints towards xdg-open getting handed off to a wslu utility and falling over.

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