Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): 1769025840
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Kubuntu 25.10
• Opted into Steam client beta?: No
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
• Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
• GPU: Nvidia (not relevant)

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I have turned off "Download high quality audio files" in my Steam > Settings > Music.

I expected only standard-quality MP3s (or similar) would be downloaded.

FLACs were also needlessly downloaded.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Go to Steam > Settings > Music.
2. Disable "Download high quality audio files".
3. Download a soundtrack that offers high quality audio files (Two Point Campus is one example, but this happens with them all).
4. Observe a larger download size than expected.
5. Go into the soundtrack folder.
6. Observe that FLAC files are present.