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[Steam Chat] Images not removing after 2 weeks [744350]

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7437 · opened 2020-10-28 by bladefox1337 · updated 2025-10-15 · 4 comments · github
Bbladefox1337 2020-10-28 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Oct 23 2020, at 20:26:58
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

  1. If I remember correctly steam removing chat history every 2 weeks, but images is not removed, i have images from January month.
  2. Steam cloud is not unlimited, and in future space on cloud will end, now the size of my images is 287.32 MB (413 images)

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. using/sending images via steam chat
  2. open this: https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorage
  3. choose steam chat(game name is empty), or open this https://store.steampowered.com/account/remotestorageapp/?appid=744350
  4. check when photos were uploaded
Bbladefox1337 2020-11-03 github

after n days, my cloud is 202.62 MB (309 images), and i have images from December(2019) and 2020 - January/February/June months, but my images for September has been removed.

?ghost 2021-07-05 github

maybe they cloud have limits?

Kkevinhaas 2024-02-23 github

Same issue on windows. I have photos from 2019-now that shouldn't be there per their deletion rules.

MMeladoom 2025-10-15 github

Yup. Same. Earliest pic is from "25 Nov, 2018"

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