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Steam silently deletes Windows depot files when a broken Linux depot is present

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13177 · opened 2026-05-09 by EiIoGo · updated 2026-05-09 · 1 comments · github
EEiIoGo 2026-05-09 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1778281814
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Bazzite
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
  • GPU: Nvidia

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When trying to install ARK: Survival Evolved, steam automatically chooses the broken and outdated linux version instead of the working windows version unless a specific compatibility layer is forced. This results in a broken installation that can't launch and the problem isn't apparent since the game versions and betas tab still shows the windows version being selected

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Open the steam client
  2. Search for ARK: Survival Evolved
  3. Press the install button
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-05-09 github

Hello @EiIoGo, this is a repeat of #12158 and needs to be handled by the game's dev(s).

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