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Backup feature folder name length

steamclosed reviewedSteam client
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3464 · opened 2014-08-29 by ghost · updated 2022-04-27 · 4 comments · github
?ghost 2014-08-29 github

When using the backup feature, Steam will join the list of games with 'and' and use that string as a foldername for backups. This'll break various filesystems (including NTFS) when you backup a lot of content (and at this point people have lots of content)

?ghost 2014-08-29 github

Here's a screenshot: Even NT fails to remove the file.

http://puu.sh/bd5tY/0851074a39.png

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-08-29 github

Not a Linux issue so this won't be addressed here, but I believe an upcoming update will fix this by limiting the number of names and finishing with "and others".

?ghost 2014-08-29 github

@gdrewb-valve Gotta be honest, why are you only taking linux-specific bugs here, and where would I report a bug affecting all platforms?

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-08-29 github

This tracker was created specifically in support of the Linux client release so that we could track Linux bugs separately when bringing up the Linux client. The only people that monitor this are the Linux team. The regular Steam forums are the place to report all-platform bugs.

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