testman@lemmy.ml to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoLinux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% markwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down16cross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.workshackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkLinux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% markwww.gamingonlinux.comtestman@lemmy.ml to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.workshackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareMeatwagon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI’m out of rack space for another drive but I guess I can try on a portable one. Would steam be able to see my existing games or do I have to redownload them?
minus-squareclaymore@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYou can run games from your windows drives but it’s better not to, it can cause weird issues because of the way files are stored (case sensitive vs insensitive, permissions etc.)
minus-squareinclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoYour windows drive would be fine, Linux side you’d need to download then again.
I’m out of rack space for another drive but I guess I can try on a portable one.
Would steam be able to see my existing games or do I have to redownload them?
You can run games from your windows drives but it’s better not to, it can cause weird issues because of the way files are stored (case sensitive vs insensitive, permissions etc.)
Your windows drive would be fine, Linux side you’d need to download then again.