[SOLVED] Adding a drive to steam (newbie!)

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steph
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[SOLVED] Adding a drive to steam (newbie!)

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I am trying to add a new drive to steam, but I am not sure how to do this.

I do have an extra disk that shows up when i click on add drive on steam (although i have to go into " + other locations" to find it).

I can select it, and click select on the pop up, but when the pop up closes, the drive has not been added. Any tips?
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I run Mint 21,3 Cinnamon

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System:
  Kernel: 5.15.0-101-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.4.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 6.0.4
    tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: muffin vt: 7 dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia
    base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: HP model: 82F1 v: 1.01 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: AMI v: F.11
    date: 06/07/2017
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: Intel Core i5-7400 bits: 64 type: MCP smt: <unsupported> arch: Kaby Lake
    rev: 9 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3323 high: 3345 min/max: 800/3500 cores: 1: 3312 2: 3345 3: 3337 4: 3299
    bogomips: 24000
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia v: 535.161.07
    pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none off: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-2,DP-3,DVI-D-1
    bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1b81 class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa gpu: nvidia display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3840x1080 s-dpi: 81 s-size: 1204x343mm (47.4x13.5") s-diag: 1252mm (49.3")
  Monitor-1: DP-0 pos: right res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 92 size: 531x299mm (20.9x11.8")
    diag: 609mm (24")
  Monitor-2: HDMI-0 pos: primary,left res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 82 size: 598x336mm (23.5x13.2")
    diag: 686mm (27")
  OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.161.07
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 100 Series/C230 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a170 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f0 class-ID: 0403
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-101-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168NGW [Stone Peak] driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:24fb class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard
    driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 04:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless-AC 3168 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-5:5
    chip-ID: 8087:0aa7 class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.2
    sub-v: 1100 hci-v: 4.2 rev: 1100
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 447.14 GiB used: 158.41 GiB (35.4%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD
    serial: <filter> rev: 61K1 scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Kingston model: SA400S37240G size: 223.57 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD
    serial: <filter> rev: 0107 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 218.51 GiB used: 158.41 GiB (72.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 512 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 16 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-1:2 info: China Resource Semico USB Keyboard type: Keyboard,Mouse
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s power: 500mA
    chip-ID: 1a2c:4c5e class-ID: 0301
  Device-2: 1-2:3 info: Sunplus Innovation Gaming mouse [Philips SPK9304] type: Mouse
    driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s power: 98mA chip-ID: 1bcf:08a0
    class-ID: 0301
  Device-3: 1-4:4 info: Realtek 3-in-1 (SD/SDHC/SDXC) Card Reader type: Mass Storage
    driver: ums-realtek interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 0bda:0153
    class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
  Device-4: 1-5:5 info: Intel Wireless-AC 3168 Bluetooth type: Bluetooth driver: btusb
    interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 8087:0aa7 class-ID: e001
  Device-5: 1-9:6 info: Elgato Systems GmbH Stream Deck XL type: HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 0fd9:008f class-ID: 0300
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 8 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 43.0 C mobo: 27.8 C gpu: nvidia temp: 32 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 27%
Repos:
  Packages: 2363 apt: 2339 flatpak: 14 snap: 10
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com virginia main upstream import backport
    2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
    1: deb http: //repository.spotify.com stable non-free
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam-beta.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam-stable.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64,i386 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/steam.gpg] https: //repo.steampowered.com/steam/ stable steam
    2: deb-src [arch=amd64,i386 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/steam.gpg] https: //repo.steampowered.com/steam/ stable steam
Info:
  Processes: 289 Uptime: 7h 22m wakeups: 0 Memory: 15.43 GiB used: 3.93 GiB (25.5%) Init: systemd
  v: 249 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12 Client: Unknown python3.10 client
  inxi: 3.3.13


This is the disk my Linux is installed on:
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This is the disk that I am trying to add to steam
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I am not sure how I installed steam but I am pretty sure that I simply used the Software Manager

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steam.sh[29572]: Running Steam on linuxmint 21.3 64-bit
steam.sh[29572]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[29744]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[29572]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
tid(29807) burning pthread_key_t == 0 so we never use it
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Re: Adding a drive to steam (newbie!)

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Couple of things:
- run lsblk -o +FSTYPE,UUID and share the output here; that will tell us how the 2nd drive is formatted and mounted
- run flatpak list --app and check if you have Valve's Steam in the output -- answer here if that is the case

You should set up the 2nd drive to be automatically mounted for you at boot. And if you have Steam installed as a flatpak that doesn't work with 2nd drives. You would either have to install Flatseal which will let you allow the Steam flatpak to access the 2nd drive or you should install Steam instead as a system package. For the latter go to https://store.steampowered.com/about/, download the .deb file and double-click it in your file manager after downloading to run the installer.
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Re: Adding a drive to steam (newbie!)

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OP has the Valve repo added to their software sources. This cannot be added but only by installing the official deb package from store.steampowered.com, which is the recommended imho way to install Steam on Linux Mint. Therefore, it seems they're OK in this respect

Steph, in "Disks"
1. Format the extra drive in ext4
2. Then select the newly formatted drive, press the cogwheel icon --> Edit Mount Options --> Toggle off "User Session Defaults". The "mount at system startup" option previously greyed-out now will be enabled. If for any reason it is not checked, do it yourself. Reboot just in case.
3. After that I believe you will be able to add the new drive to Steam. Don't know whether manually creating a steam directory in the new drive is needed or not.
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Re: Adding a drive to steam (newbie!)

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Thanks @MiZoG that worked!
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Re: Adding a drive to steam (newbie!)

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xenopeek wrote: ⤴Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:14 pm Couple of things:
- run lsblk -o +FSTYPE,UUID and share the output here; that will tell us how the 2nd drive is formatted and mounted
- run flatpak list --app and check if you have Valve's Steam in the output -- answer here if that is the case
Thanks for the commands!
Although the issue was solved by reformating the dive to EXT4, as recomended by an other user, I apreciate them and will at minimum remember the "flatpak list -app" command for sure!
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