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Steam backup deletes the backup game files of certain games after it's done backing up

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9887 · opened 2023-07-21 by coreybruce · updated 2024-05-30 · 4 comments · github
Ccoreybruce 2023-07-21 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1689034492
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Manjaro
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] no
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] yes
  • Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]

steam-logs.tar.gz

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When I go to backup GTA V with the backup and restore option in steam once it is done it will delete those compressed backup files and the backup folder will be empty.

Screenshot from 2023-07-21 11-23-08

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Go into game properties
  2. Click backup game files
  3. Completes and removes those backup files one completed
Ccoreybruce 2023-07-29 github

Resident Evil Village is another game that you cant backup and says it was only 8gb in size

Ccoreybruce 2023-09-07 github

Borderlands 2 also doesn't backup despite saying it has

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Ss2m0 2024-04-16 github

Also Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition

Zzeyad01zz1 2024-05-30 github

I had this problem while trying to backup Gtav but I fixed it.
simply I found that there is not enough space, try to free up some disk space.

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