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-#+title: Linux Gaming Tweak: Steam on NTFS Drives
-#+date: 2020-01-26
-#+description: Learn how to fix Steam NTFS issues on Linux.
-#+filetags: :gaming:linux:
-
-* Auto-Mount Steam Drives
-#+caption: Steam Screenshot
-[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20200125-the-best-linux-software/steam.png]]
-
-If you want to see how to install Steam on Linux, see my other post:
-[[../linux-software/][Linux Software]].
-
-Are you having trouble launching games, even though they've installed
-correctly? This may happen if you're storing your games on an
-NTFS-formatted drive. This shouldn't be an issue if you're storing your
-games on the same drive that Steam is on, but some gamers prefer to put
-Steam on their main drive and game files on another SSD or HDD.
-
-To fix this problem, you'll need to try a few things. First, you'll need
-to install the =ntfs-3g= package, which is meant for better
-interoperability with Linux.
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo apt install ntfs-3g
-#+end_src
-
-Next, you should set up the =/etc/fstab= file to automatically mount
-your drives on boot. To automatically mount your drives when the
-computer boots up, you'll have to create the folders you want to mount
-your drive to first. I store mine in the =/mnt= folder using names that
-I'll recognize, but you can create your folders wherever you want.
-
-#+begin_src sh
-mkdir /path/to/folder
-#+end_src
-
-For example:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-mkdir /mnt/steam_library
-#+end_src
-
-To automatically mount drives upon system boot, you will need to collect
-a few items. The UUID is the identification number connected to
-whichever drive you're using to store Steam games.
-
-Drives are usually labeled similar to =/dev/nvme0n1p1= or =/dev/sda1=,
-so you'll need to find the line in the output of the command below that
-correlates to your drive and copy the UUID over to the =/etc/fstab=
-file.
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo blkid | grep UUID=
-#+end_src
-
-Next, you'll need your =uid= and =gid=. To find these, run the following
-command:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-id -u && id -g
-#+end_src
-
-Now that you have collected the necessary information, open the
-=/etc/fstab= file:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo nano /etc/fstab
-#+end_src
-
-Each drive you want to mount on boot should have its own line in the
-=/etc/fstab= file that looks similar to this:
-
-#+begin_src config
-UUID=B64E53824E5339F7 /mnt/steam_library ntfs-3g uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
-#+end_src
-
-Now all you need to do is unmount your drive and re-mount it. You can
-unmount the drive by doing this (be sure to use the correct drive name
-here):
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo umount /dev/sdxX
-#+end_src
-
-You can re-mount all your drives by executing the following:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo mount -a
-#+end_src
-
-If you don't know what your drive name is, or you're nervous about
-unmounting and re-mounting, simply reboot your computer, and it will be
-done for you automatically.