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Crash dumps upload

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7913 · opened 2021-07-10 by alkmim · updated 2021-07-13 · 2 comments · github
Aalkmim 2021-07-10 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1623193086
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): debian
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] I dont now.
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes.

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Whenever steam crashes it uploads a dump of my system. The dump contains to many details of my machine. How can I disable those dumps uploads?

assert_<date>_1.dmp[3278603]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_<date>_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=<ID>'

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Have a crash in steam. See output in command line saying:
assert_<date>_1.dmp[3278603]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_<date>_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=<ID>'
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-07-10 github

Hello @alkmim, disabling Steam's crash reporter is not encouraged, and the option to disable it might be removed in the future. That said, currently, you should be able to run steam with something like steam -nobreakpad -nominidumps to get the effect you're looking for.

Aalkmim 2021-07-13 github

Thanks for the clarification @kisak-valve !

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