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Make compatdata folders named after game name instead of appid.

steamopen Feature RequestProton
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5655 · opened 2018-08-23 by TheVE · updated 2025-11-23 · 4 comments · github
TTheVE 2018-08-23 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Aug 23
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Solus
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

It would be great if the folders for the WINE containers in compatdata were named using the actual game name instead of the ID#.

Trying to find the Windows game data for backing up saves, installing mods, item filters, etc, would be far easier if we didn't have to blindly search for them.

Cheers.

Eericoporto 2018-08-24 github

Maybe keeping appid but also having a folder with symbolic links using appname to appid

KKayKay91 2018-08-26 github

Bad idea, specially in case with two games named exactly the same like Prey.

TTheVE 2018-08-26 github

That's an easy problem to solve. Take a second to think it though and just name folders as "appid gamename".

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Iimshinyu 2025-11-23 github

any updates on this should not be that hard to implement

Nothing extracted yet.