Hello @Qik000, what filesystems and paths are you using with your Steam libraries?
@kisak-valve the non-default one is on NTFS, and as i said, it sometimes works, sometimes not, depending on how it feels
I have the same problem too. Not fixed for a long time... Ubuntu 16.04 and the external path is internal NTFS HDD
@Qik000 @verdegr check if you mounted a partition used for external path with proper permissions.
Valve can't get into your OSs and change internal system settings without user's consent and authorization.
Default settings for "ntfs-3g" driver are restrictive, so this "bug" won't be fixed, because you have to mount NTFS filesystem properly by yourself.
Example line for mounts file "/etc/fstab":
UUID=1BF5E1890BC91113 /media/WindowsPartition ntfs-3g auto,permissions,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
or
/dev/sda1 /media/WindowsPartition ntfs-3g auto,permissions,uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
Where "uid=1000,gid=1000" are effective IDs of your user.
@sizeofbool everything is all right, since it can pickup csgo from hdd sometimes, its just not consistant
Hello @Qik000, @verdegr, are either of you still experiencing this issue on an up to date system?
Closing pending feedback.
Hello @Qik000, @verdegr, are either of you still experiencing this issue on an up to date system?
Yes, but only with some games. Seems to choose at random with which games to have a problem with
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Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
Steam for some reason downloads over and over CSGO and other games instead of launching them when trying to install in non-default directory. Sometimes it recognizes it just right, but sometimes i just cant get it to admit csgo`s existance on my hdd
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