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Game installation: Disk space check and folder selection in wrong order

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#1534 · opened 2013-02-10 by blackmole · updated 2017-05-08 · 4 comments · github
Bblackmole 2013-02-10 github

Hey guys,

the disk space check is a bit messy. It always checks the default partition, so when I don't have enough space on my home partition, I can't install the game, even though I have enough space on a different partition that I added as a Steam Library Folder. Please let the user choose the folder first and then perform the disk space check.

This just happened to me, because I've got my home on a quite full RAID1 and not-so-important stuff on a RAID0 mounted in a sub-folder of my home, so I could not install CS:S.

Best regards
Johannes

Edit: I was wrong, the problem is that CS:S is lacking a selection of the installation folder. For Half-Life (Beta), I can choose the folder and the "Disk space available" is correct. For CS:S, I cannot choose a different folder. And I don't know how to set the default folder, so I cannot install it anywhere else.

Sscottlu 2013-02-10 github

Perhaps default to last chosen location.

AAngryPenguinPL 2013-02-10 github

Hi,
I have the same problem.
On the system partition I have not enough space - 1 GB / 1.5 GB. While on the other I have enough to install games.

Unfortunately, even with the additional options you select a location on Steam Libary, it still appears the lack of space for installation. I don't can play in CS: Source :(

Please fix it.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-04-04 github

Hello @blackmole, are you still experiencing this issue when adding your storage partition as a Steam Library folder in the settings?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-05-08 github

Closing pending feedback.

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