Why i have a Ubuntu folder inside of the Steam folder?

[Varsik]

I use Windows 10 and when i entered in the Steam folder looking the steamapps folder i noticed there was a folder called Ubuntu

Why do i have that folder if im a Windows user?

[rawWwRrr]

probably something that's required if someone tries to install Steam on an Ubuntu system.

it's a 49-byte text file.

[ShelLuser]

Well, I think it's more related to what you have installed on Steam, maybe you got any specific extensions or something?

Because I don't have that folder, also on Win10. Common (obviously), downloading, music, shadercache, sourcemods, temp and workshop. And that's it.

Ah, I did find something in the program folder itself: ubuntu12_64, but as Raw also said: that only contains a textfile so it's hardly something to worry about.

[Varsik]

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

Well, I think it's more related to what you have installed on Steam, maybe you got any specific extensions or something?

Because I don't have that folder, also on Win10. Common (obviously), downloading, music, shadercache, sourcemods, temp and workshop. And that's it.

Ah, I did find something in the program folder itself: ubuntu12_64, but as Raw also said: that only contains a textfile so it's hardly something to worry about.

I dont remember Having that folder before no i didnt install any extensión

I only installed the following games:

Csgo
Tf2
Left 4 dead 2
Portal 2
Aperture TAG
A dating simulator Game where colonel sanders appear
Dota 2
Grid 2
Stick fight
Geometry Dash
Css

[Figora]

Originally posted by DeniS_007:

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

A dating simulator Game where colonel sanders appear

Css

Dude I downloaded this too I think that might be it

[Varsik]

Originally posted by Agent I S S O U:

Originally posted by DeniS_007:

Dude I downloaded this too I think that might be it

What do you mean and why you modified my quote

[Eluchu]

i dont know

[ttb57]

Windows 7 here and I have an Ubuntu folder. So not just W10. Wouldn't worry about it.

[Nnb228666]

On steam deck too

[Kargor]

I have an empty "ubuntu12_64" folder in my Steam directory, last modified mid 2021.

Im just guessing its just a leftover artifact from a broken distribution setup, when they accidentally added an Ubuntu-only folder into the Windows install. Then they noticed their mistake, fixed it, but apparently their updater doesn't remove unused folders.

[Emma]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.