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Constantly rewriting registry.vdf

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#8525 · opened 2022-04-07 by DrYurii · updated 2022-04-21 · 1 comments · github
DDrYurii 2022-04-07 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Built Mar 31 2022, at 23:11:43
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

I noticed a weird behaviour a while ago, sometimes Steam client starts constantly writing something to disk, around 1 Mb/s and that is not acceptable for a SSD disk. Having looked around i found that the offending write operations rewrite ~/.steam/registry.vdf
There are copies of the file appearing with a hash at the end of the name, and disappearing in a flash.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Open steam client
  2. Wait or play something
  3. See your SSD being violated by steam client
DDrYurii 2022-04-21 github

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