I’m going to check if I moved all my installed Steam games to the spinning disk will Steam on Linux be able to read it.
I advise against trying to use the same library for windows and linux, but if you just want to migrate, it should be possible to use Steam’s backup feature.
Just to add, since I recently started to switch. Steam will find the game if I mount the “old” NTFS drive and point my steam library to it. It will be able to download missing files and appears to launch the game. The game doesn’t start though. After adding a EXT4 partition, I was able to add a library there and use the “move installation folder” in game settings. Then it works.
so I can’t use the files if my 2TB HDD is NTFS as is. the main drive currently with windows and a few games that I’ll move to the HDD, I’ll be converting to a distro I haven’t yet decide.
so I’m guessing after I get Steam running on the linux drive, install any game then move the games installed from the old windows install…?
I’m not sure I follow the question. I’ll try to list the steps.
Install distro
Install steam
Mount NTFS drive
Add steam library in NTFS drive (point to existing Window library)
Let steam recognize the game and install potentially missing files
Create EXT4 partition disk (preferably done already when installing distro)
If EXT4 game partition is not main drive, mount it and create steam library on it
Move game files.
Hopefully that makes sense. Somewhere along the way steam will probably install Proton as well. It might work straight from NTFS too, maybe? But I didn’t get it to on Linux Mint
It works straight from NTFS if you install the ntfs driver, but you’re better off moving them to a BTRFS or EXT4 formatted drive so as to not fuck around with NTFS too much since NTFS can cause issues.
Highly recommend CachyOS for gaming too, has one click GUI installer for all gaming components out of the box.
CachyOS is on my short list to try first. But I’m gping to try installing a light distro on a pendrive first like someone suggested to me to check if my gaming wheel would work with it.
I advise against trying to use the same library for windows and linux, but if you just want to migrate, it should be possible to use Steam’s backup feature.
Thanks. I have a feeling that might be the case. I’ll have to research properly.
Just to add, since I recently started to switch. Steam will find the game if I mount the “old” NTFS drive and point my steam library to it. It will be able to download missing files and appears to launch the game. The game doesn’t start though. After adding a EXT4 partition, I was able to add a library there and use the “move installation folder” in game settings. Then it works.
thanks for the tip.
so I can’t use the files if my 2TB HDD is NTFS as is. the main drive currently with windows and a few games that I’ll move to the HDD, I’ll be converting to a distro I haven’t yet decide.
so I’m guessing after I get Steam running on the linux drive, install any game then move the games installed from the old windows install…?
I’m not sure I follow the question. I’ll try to list the steps.
Hopefully that makes sense. Somewhere along the way steam will probably install Proton as well. It might work straight from NTFS too, maybe? But I didn’t get it to on Linux Mint
My question is a bit confusing yes, sorry 😅
But yes thank you for getting it. This helps a lot clearing up my uncertainties on moving to Linux
It works straight from NTFS if you install the ntfs driver, but you’re better off moving them to a BTRFS or EXT4 formatted drive so as to not fuck around with NTFS too much since NTFS can cause issues.
Highly recommend CachyOS for gaming too, has one click GUI installer for all gaming components out of the box.
CachyOS is on my short list to try first. But I’m gping to try installing a light distro on a pendrive first like someone suggested to me to check if my gaming wheel would work with it.