Steam configuration: Difference between revisions
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| <code>C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam</code><br><code>~/.steam</code> || <code>${STEAM_INSTALL}</code> (the steam install location) | | <code>C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam</code><br><code>~/.steam</code> || <code>${STEAM_INSTALL}</code> (the steam install location, also stores some settings like booting into BigPicture, chat settings, streaming settings) | ||
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| <code>~/.local/share/Steam/config</code> || steam configuration settings | |- | ||
| <code>~/.local/share/Steam/config</code> || steam configuration settings (not user preferences) | |||
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Revision as of 15:09, 14 April 2024
TODO:
This should probably be renamed steam configuration...
Documentation
steam cloud FAQ https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/68D2-35AB-09A9-7678
Locations
install C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam
~/.steam
${STEAM_INSTALL}
(the steam install location, also stores some settings like booting into BigPicture, chat settings, streaming settings)config ~/.local/share/Steam/config
steam configuration settings (not user preferences) files ${STEAM_INSTALL}/steamapps/appmanifest_*.acf
installed games, IDs, and metadata ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/libraryfolders.vdf
lists steam game directories ${DRIVE_LETTER}:\Steam\userdata\${STEAM_ACCOOUNT_ID}\config\shortcuts.vdf
binary file with shortcuts to games, including non-steam games added to steam.
Steam UI Settings
Steam Settings: Downloads: Shader Pre-Caching: - [x] Allow background processing of Vulkan Shaders (while steam open, before game runs, process vulkan shaders) Interface: - [x] Start steam in big picture mode - [ ] enable smooth scrolling in web views - [ ] enable gpu accelerated rendering in web views - [x] enable hardware video decoding