Inability to change default Steam Library Folder makes it impossible to install games

steamclosed duplicate

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#1600 · opened 2013-02-12 by tehingo · updated 2013-02-12 · 3 comments · github

Ttehingo 2013-02-12 github

My default steam library folder is in ~/.local/share/Steam/. A second library folder I created is at /opt/Steam/.

On my system I have two partitions, /home/ and /. My home partition /home/ is almost full. Unfortunately, when trying to install a game Steam only checks whether enough disk space is available on the /home/ partition with the default library folder. Enough space is still available on my second library folder under /opt/, but I cannot install it there because I can never get to the second step in the installation.

Possible solutions:

Check for available disk space in all library folders and allow games to install if there is enough space in at least one.
Make it possible to change the default library folder.

== No command line output or so required. ==

DDarkDefender 2013-02-12 github

Why not make the user be able to choose the preferred install directory/library first and then check disk available space on that directory?

IE if you have created more than one library folder you can choose which one you want to use before the dist check in the install wizard.

Jjohndrinkwater 2013-02-12 github

This is a duplicate, #1534 for the disk space check, and #821 for TF2/CS:S that are still on the old content system and cannot be selected for another library.
If you wish to change the default library folder, move ~/.local/share/Steam/ and restart Steam ‐ it will ask where you have put it.

Ttehingo 2013-02-12 github

Thanks for the heads up.

Nothing extracted yet.