No .steam directory in home

[awmazing47]

I recently installed steam on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for the first time and have been trying to find the files for downloaded games. I've seen online that the files should be located in my home directory. When I open my home directory, I run ls -a to find that I do not have a .steam folder. The only steam related folder is a folder titles "Steam", but the only other directory in there is logs. When using the steam launcher and clicking the browse local files button in properties, it does nothing.

[Rejedai]

.local/share/Steam

[Aoi Blue]

As a note, the first thing I do after installing Steam is link "~/SteamApps" to my default steam applications directory. It makes life a lot easier.

[SANIC]

Sounds like you have the Flatpak version of Steam installed. Since it doesn't open the directory when you try to browse it. You will find it under ~/.var/app that is where they are normally installed.

[[GNU] Debian ☭]

(1)GPU drivers, (2)unusual distros n (3)flatpack should have a forum exclusive for em (kidding)... learn (1), avoid/dont use (2) and/or (3)!!!

[ack0329]

That is definitely odd!
Mine are still in .steam!, but in the past I have definitely seen them in the .local/share/steam
just FYI

[awmazing47]

I had the Flatpak version of steam installed. I found it now. Thanks.

[Nate]

Originally posted by ack0329:

That is definitely odd!
Mine are still in .steam!, but in the past I have definitely seen them in the .local/share/steam
just FYI

saved my life TY

[WraithTargundaMajarie]

Originally posted by awmazing47:

I recently installed steam on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for the first time and have been trying to find the files for downloaded games. I've seen online that the files should be located in my home directory. When I open my home directory, I run ls -a to find that I do not have a .steam folder. The only steam related folder is a folder titles "Steam", but the only other directory in there is logs. When using the steam launcher and clicking the browse local files button in properties, it does nothing.

HOME on Linux is the same exact thing as your Documents Folder on Windows...

The difference is that on Windows your Documents Folder Is Outside Of System Files
But On Linux They Are The Oposite Directory, Instead Linux Places Home In System Files...


Where Your Games Are Actually Stored Is A Little More Complicated...

I Think STEAM Was Found In System Files...

My Understanding Was?? I Found Some Games,
While Other Games I Never Found...

It Seems Inconsistant Between Games...

[Marlock]

Originally posted by WraithTargundaMajarie:

HOME on Linux is the same exact thing as your Documents Folder on Windows...

it's actually the same as "C:\users\yourusername" (actually a very similar path concept), which is sometimes referred to and exposed via some of Windows GUIs as "My Documents" but can be confused with "Documents" (C:\users\yourusername\Documents)

The difference is that on Windows your Documents Folder Is Outside Of System Files
But On Linux They Are The Oposite Directory, Instead Linux Places Home In System Files...

the linux root is comparable to "C:\"... it's substantially different in one way: other drives are mounted as subfolders instead of separate drive letters (imagine something like "C:\media\DVD1" instead of "D:\")

Where Your Games Are Actually Stored Is A Little More Complicated...

I Think STEAM Was Found In System Files...

My Understanding Was?? I Found Some Games,
While Other Games I Never Found...

It Seems Inconsistant Between Games...

actually it's Steam that makes it similarly complicated on both Windows and Linux:

steam itself:
Windows x64: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
Windows x86: C:\Program Files\Steam Linux: /home/[username]/.local/share/Steam.
OR
/home/yourusername/.steam

installed games resources:
”steamapps” subfolder in the steam folder

game savefiles and configs (this is indeed messy because each game dev does their own thing):
Windows: mostly in "C:\Users\[Windows user name]
\Documents\My Games\" but not all of them...
Linux: all in /home/yourusername/... but each game dev does their own thing

see:
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4BD4-4528-6B2E-8327
AND
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1026977/need-to-clean-user-home-folder-and-organize-game-folders-with-saves-configs-e


the only linux-exclusive messy path is for the Proton game prefix folders (a windows-like path for each windows game that uses Proton to run on Linux... not really an emulator but sort of like one... not applicable to native linux games... savefiles end up in there for windows games on linux):
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Proton-FAQ#how-does-proton-manage-wine-prefixes