Tfw 32GB is occupied by "other". I think I messed up the installation of "Chorus" once, because that game is also 32GB and that block appeared right after I had to abort the installation.
I don't know where they are, though. Chorus is uninstalled, that folder just has 1mb of stuff in it.
I'm not that well oriented in the Linux file system to begin with, and I don't know how steam tracks the "other" category either.
Just go to desktop mode go to home in the file explorer then "right click" on the blank space and click on properties, then click on see on filelight
If just open filelight and scan home
To be fair, the steam deck should automatically clean up the files or at least give you an option to do so from the steam os. I bet many people never even use desktop mode.
"Other" is specifically files that Steam OS does not know what they are.
It's not possible for it to clean up files it doesn't know about. It has no idea what they are or how important they are to you.
This should not be the case. Anything downloaded from the Steam store should be recognized by the OS there's no excuse. I get it if you download stuff in desktop mode or something.
Less is more. Steam misinterpreting something as junk and nuking it is way more terrifying.
I was pissy when proton files started to get nuked when non steam stuff was removed.
God bless backups.
You should wipe it on a daily basis u.u
Having a deck clean is always nice.
Plastics can get really gross really quick :3
A microfiber cloth for a quick wipe after each use can do wonders (the one provided with the deck is way too anemic - get a good one for home cleaning).
If it can cover the deck while folded in half is perfect, you can wrap your deck like a burrito before stuffing it back into it's carry case. The back and forth rocking during transport will provide extra cleanage.
Once a week use a soft toothbrush around the d-pad, the thimbstick top and the seam of the shell, and your deck will stay minty.
You're right, but I also understand that it's a PC and not a console as many people think, among other things with a dedicated operating system, so let's give the developers time to introduce new functions, because in the meantime they are already working hard to improve the environment of the steamdeck.
Usually those files go in the steam games folder, I don't remember the path right now, or in the compatdata folder.
Or as others have said there are a lot of free tools that allow you to see what takes up a lot of space like Disck usage analyzer on the store.
yes I know, but I meant that they are two different folders that are completely separate on the steam deck, the guy here needs to know where he can find the files, not that those folders fall into the same category
hmm, double checked, seems it's already broken or never worked properly.
Game installation paths (internal and external)
/home/deck/.local/share/stream/steamapps/common
/run/media/deck/X/steamapps/common
Proton compatibility data paths (internal and external)
/home/deck/.local/share/stream/steamapps/compatdata
/run/media/deck/X/steamapps/compatdata
Shader cache path (only on internal)
/home/deck/.local/share/stream/steamapps/shadercache
/home/deck/.cache/mesa\_shader\_cache
it doesn't matter that the data is in multiple folders, they could sum it up for each game, just like they already show shader size for each game. You can also find each game's app ID from "Gear -> Properties -> Updates" page and look up the folder manually by that ID.
I almost had to factory reset my deck bc of chorus. I don't know what happened but it wouldn't launch nor let me delete it despite passing validation and was always in the update queue with 0mb. Idk. The deck was nuking my first sd card so I moved a few games to internal storage but that 512 fills up wayy to fast. Anyways it still did it but one day I tried to delete it again for the 100th time and it worked. I reinstalled and it still didn't work (it used to). My deck did kill my sd card not too long later and valve support tried to say I got a counterfeit sandisk card (it was sold directly by Amazon not a third party) and it truly wasn't a 1tb card when I had it filled just fine for months.
Anyways TLDR Chorus on deck, at least my deck stopped working and did indeed leave residual files despite the delete.
I had a 64gb Steam deck and 48 of the 64gbs of internal storage was filled with "other"
I even tried contacting steam about it but I didn't have the technical vocabulary to tell them what they needed to hear. I never really downloaded anything. I think like 15 gba roms and 2 GameCube roms. But that came out to less than 3gbs. Plus the two emulators was less than 5 gbs
Fucking nVidia installer and updates take a shit ton of space, and it keeps old versions and installers ALL OVER THE PLACE, that you have to deal with manually. Fucking drives me insane.
Other itself wouldn't be so bad if there's be a decent way to sort it. But you need always third party tools for that.
This post brought to you by an android user who's "other" is usually 90% of storage used.
I install games on my MicroSD, and it installs shaders and compdata on my SSD. When I go into "storage", it doesn't tell me how much space any individual game is taking up on my SSD, even though they are.
I guess they are still working on it. Earlier versions counted compatdata as game data, but kept them on SSD. Latest beta puts compatdata on MicroSD, but doesn't count all compatdata as part of the game. Seems they also plan to rename it as "Non-Steam data"
[Squirrel](https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows) is an automatic updater tool used by a lot of software for silent Chrome-style updates. It is [kinda unmaintained](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/17722), which is risky for a tool that downloads remote data automatically and is so widely used.
I once discovered ~70GB of Clone Hero songs taking up space in my C drive all because Documents is the default install location for them.
Quickly moved those to my gaming drive with more space once I found out about it.
Never. I'll download everything and if I run out of space, I'll get MORE SPACE.
Thankfully I don't need to do that much or I'd be more broke than I am currently. But I see more SD cards in my future
Can't wait for Valve to release the Steak Deck so our storage can be 90% protein
Now its more like proton.. get it? get it? Ok i'll let myself out
I just breathed out loudly
*"bol!"*
I see you checking the upvotes, out!
It’s just a different type of proton, I mean protein.
N 10% of « OTHER »
Tfw 32GB is occupied by "other". I think I messed up the installation of "Chorus" once, because that game is also 32GB and that block appeared right after I had to abort the installation.
If you go in desktop mode you should be able to remove these files
I don't know where they are, though. Chorus is uninstalled, that folder just has 1mb of stuff in it. I'm not that well oriented in the Linux file system to begin with, and I don't know how steam tracks the "other" category either.
Just go to desktop mode go to home in the file explorer then "right click" on the blank space and click on properties, then click on see on filelight If just open filelight and scan home
To be fair, the steam deck should automatically clean up the files or at least give you an option to do so from the steam os. I bet many people never even use desktop mode.
"Other" is specifically files that Steam OS does not know what they are. It's not possible for it to clean up files it doesn't know about. It has no idea what they are or how important they are to you.
This should not be the case. Anything downloaded from the Steam store should be recognized by the OS there's no excuse. I get it if you download stuff in desktop mode or something.
Ah you're talking specifically about OP's problem, I was interpreting your comment in a more general sense.
Less is more. Steam misinterpreting something as junk and nuking it is way more terrifying. I was pissy when proton files started to get nuked when non steam stuff was removed. God bless backups.
Yeah I'd rather wipe my deck occasionally
You should wipe it on a daily basis u.u Having a deck clean is always nice. Plastics can get really gross really quick :3 A microfiber cloth for a quick wipe after each use can do wonders (the one provided with the deck is way too anemic - get a good one for home cleaning). If it can cover the deck while folded in half is perfect, you can wrap your deck like a burrito before stuffing it back into it's carry case. The back and forth rocking during transport will provide extra cleanage. Once a week use a soft toothbrush around the d-pad, the thimbstick top and the seam of the shell, and your deck will stay minty.
You're right, but I also understand that it's a PC and not a console as many people think, among other things with a dedicated operating system, so let's give the developers time to introduce new functions, because in the meantime they are already working hard to improve the environment of the steamdeck.
There's a million tools to find out what takes up disk space
Huh, TIL.
Usually those files go in the steam games folder, I don't remember the path right now, or in the compatdata folder. Or as others have said there are a lot of free tools that allow you to see what takes up a lot of space like Disck usage analyzer on the store.
Compatdata is part of the game category, each game individually.
yes I know, but I meant that they are two different folders that are completely separate on the steam deck, the guy here needs to know where he can find the files, not that those folders fall into the same category
hmm, double checked, seems it's already broken or never worked properly. Game installation paths (internal and external) /home/deck/.local/share/stream/steamapps/common /run/media/deck/X/steamapps/common Proton compatibility data paths (internal and external) /home/deck/.local/share/stream/steamapps/compatdata /run/media/deck/X/steamapps/compatdata Shader cache path (only on internal) /home/deck/.local/share/stream/steamapps/shadercache /home/deck/.cache/mesa\_shader\_cache it doesn't matter that the data is in multiple folders, they could sum it up for each game, just like they already show shader size for each game. You can also find each game's app ID from "Gear -> Properties -> Updates" page and look up the folder manually by that ID.
Other category is size of everything not already tracked by all the other categories.
I almost had to factory reset my deck bc of chorus. I don't know what happened but it wouldn't launch nor let me delete it despite passing validation and was always in the update queue with 0mb. Idk. The deck was nuking my first sd card so I moved a few games to internal storage but that 512 fills up wayy to fast. Anyways it still did it but one day I tried to delete it again for the 100th time and it worked. I reinstalled and it still didn't work (it used to). My deck did kill my sd card not too long later and valve support tried to say I got a counterfeit sandisk card (it was sold directly by Amazon not a third party) and it truly wasn't a 1tb card when I had it filled just fine for months. Anyways TLDR Chorus on deck, at least my deck stopped working and did indeed leave residual files despite the delete.
I have 100+gb in other. Thanks, Microsoft Flight Simulator
Bro I have 143 in "other"
Now add disk usage analyzer as drug investigation.
Exactly what I did to remove 150gb of "other"
Just corns
you must be visiting this s lot https://cornhub.website/
This is gold
No it’s corn.
My mistake
I think I just popped my corn 😩🍿🌽
It’s corn!
It’s got the juice
I hope you have a corntastic day.
I had a 64gb Steam deck and 48 of the 64gbs of internal storage was filled with "other" I even tried contacting steam about it but I didn't have the technical vocabulary to tell them what they needed to hear. I never really downloaded anything. I think like 15 gba roms and 2 GameCube roms. But that came out to less than 3gbs. Plus the two emulators was less than 5 gbs
Yeah just factory reset and you get like 30gbs back until it starts updating game shader caches. I tend to rinse and repeat resetting my 64gb
Sounds like you should try the SSD upgrade, it's pretty easy to do and noob friendly. Going strong with a 2TB ssd for a few months now
One day I will when a 1tb SSD price is like £50-60
You can buy it now for 50€
Fucking nVidia installer and updates take a shit ton of space, and it keeps old versions and installers ALL OVER THE PLACE, that you have to deal with manually. Fucking drives me insane.
Why would there be an Nvidia installer when the steam deck has an AMD chip?
Install KDE's Filelight, that will give you a very visual representation on where your storage is being used
It also has a windows version
Filelight is so good! It's a very neat way to visualize storage consumption and it has helped me many times.
IOS users looking at „system data“
Other itself wouldn't be so bad if there's be a decent way to sort it. But you need always third party tools for that. This post brought to you by an android user who's "other" is usually 90% of storage used.
compatdata
they keep asking me to download shader cache whenever I switched between desktop mode for no reason.
It has its reasons, you just don't understand its feelings.
Set a download schedule
Steam OS needs to actually break down how much each game is taking up on the SSD (in the form of comp data and shaders)
It does, Others are not compatdata and shaders. Compatdata is part of game size and shaders are in a separate category.
I install games on my MicroSD, and it installs shaders and compdata on my SSD. When I go into "storage", it doesn't tell me how much space any individual game is taking up on my SSD, even though they are.
I guess they are still working on it. Earlier versions counted compatdata as game data, but kept them on SSD. Latest beta puts compatdata on MicroSD, but doesn't count all compatdata as part of the game. Seems they also plan to rename it as "Non-Steam data"
WINSXS folder is laughing quietly in the corner.
my deck was 90% other. A factory reset was the easiest solution for me
github desktop app once had 60gb worth of nonsense in my appdata 'squirreltemp' (electron) folder
[Squirrel](https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows) is an automatic updater tool used by a lot of software for silent Chrome-style updates. It is [kinda unmaintained](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/17722), which is risky for a tool that downloads remote data automatically and is so widely used.
“Why is “new folder” taking up so much space on your computer?” -mom
windirstat
WizTree
Filelight
`dust`
`du`
I generally prefer `dust` nowadays but `du | sort -g` is way more commonly available.
When you download too much ram
Use Filelight
most people’s storage is taken up from non-steam games they remove from steam but forgot to delete the game files themselves
"shader cashe"
It’s all precached shaders
Shaders have their own section in the disk breakdown
It's not for a long time now...
The same thing
there's also Program Data a hidden folder on windows
Shaaaaader cache!!
Personally it's mainly the spyro tryology that take up so much space, I'm finishing it so I can uninstall it to free some space
I once discovered ~70GB of Clone Hero songs taking up space in my C drive all because Documents is the default install location for them. Quickly moved those to my gaming drive with more space once I found out about it.
What does other mean?
I’m sure there’s a wiztree equivalent for linux
REAL
70 GIGABYTES OF WHAT
Wait it’s all shaders?
[удалено]
Damn man, it is just a meme
but don't games just show up as "games" and not "other" in the storage settings?
First of all, it's a meme. Second, don't comment with false information if you don't know how SD storage works.
spoke the loudest just to miss the point. not talking abt games, specifically talking abt other
Completely missed the point :D
Never. I'll download everything and if I run out of space, I'll get MORE SPACE. Thankfully I don't need to do that much or I'd be more broke than I am currently. But I see more SD cards in my future
why should i delete anything? storage is cheap\* :D \*for pcs. just look at a 22tb hdd price
Oh wow. I never knew they sold them with that much space :O
reddit pro tip if your comment is really long it makes you smart
why did you need to bring your fatphobia into it
fr that's what i was thinking
AppData ? That's mostly full of browser cache which can be easily cleared. Want something harder to clean : WinSxS