Pacoroto Mar 1, 2018 @ 11:10pm
I got a folder called "steamworks shared" on my "common" folder of the steam's instalation
I keep getting that there's one game installed on my Steam's installation folder, but there's no game installed, if I delete the "common" folder, it get created again at steam's startup.

Is that normal?

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mimizukari Mar 1, 2018 @ 11:11pm 
of course. common is where all your main game files go, so it should always exist
Pacoroto Mar 2, 2018 @ 8:25am 
Originally posted by Yuiko:
of course. common is where all your main game files go, so it should always exist
but tha folder called "steamworks shared", should it be there? it's not a game after all, why does the library manager that I have 1 game installed there?
Zekiran Mar 2, 2018 @ 9:13am 
Since you have your profile listed as private it's impossible to say what of your games might be adding it, but it's safe to say that if you have seen it reinstall itself, it's part and parcel for the steam process.

Do you have workshop items?
Dürümmann Keks Jun 29, 2018 @ 10:26pm 
Can you send me a link on dropbox with this folder, i need this folder to play games... Can you copy that folder pls?
cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jun 29, 2018 @ 10:37pm 
You can't use anothers steamworks shared folder.

Right click the game in your library and verify your game files.

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Last edited by cSg|mc-Hotsauce; Jun 29, 2018 @ 10:39pm
klbk Oct 5, 2018 @ 11:25am 
This folder contain some common versions of DirectX, Visual C++ etc. and is downloaded when you are downloading game that use these unified files instead of it's own versions. This removes need of installing DirectX every time you first run different game. Unfortunately it's not redownloaded when you verify game files so full reinstallation of any game that require these is needed.
Giovanille Mar 24, 2021 @ 10:01am 
It's quite strange, I have this folder too since very recently. In the "common" folder I only have "Total War" games and I always play them with Mods from this series, but I never saw this "Steamworks Shared" folder before. Why did it appear lately?
Pacoroto Mar 24, 2021 @ 10:41am 
Originally posted by Giovanille:
It's quite strange, I have this folder too since very recently. In the "common" folder I only have "Total War" games and I always play them with Mods from this series, but I never saw this "Steamworks Shared" folder before. Why did it appear lately?
well, this post is from 3 years ago, and I still have it, in my library setting it says I have one game installed, but I don't, I install my games on a secondary SSD, never on the main intallation folder...
The folder saves space.
It should be there.
⛤ . taki ˚⊹ Mar 24, 2021 @ 10:47am 
Originally posted by Giovanille:
It's quite strange, I have this folder too since very recently. ...Shared" folder before. Why did it appear lately?

It’s always been there. Games use the redistributables to work. Don’t delete it.
Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Mar 24, 2021 @ 11:27am 
For "steamworks shared" if you actually look in it, you realize this holds drivers when you download your games. Before the changed was made your drivers download with and in the game folder, called "_CommonRedist", what Steam did was have one spot to download your drivers, instead of having bunch copies of "_CommonRedist" in every game folder for newer games, this cuts back on storage being wasted on the end user, as well makes it easier on the end user to finding all the drivers needed to running the game in one location which is QoL.

- This makes it easier for end users to find all the drivers in one folder.
- This helps reduce wasted storage a little.

Yes you're always going to have Steamworks shared folder, as it's part of Steam, just like if you deleted common folder, userdata, whatever, it's always going to be remade in it place if missing, as that the design of this.
Pacoroto Mar 24, 2021 @ 7:55pm 
Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:
For "steamworks shared" if you actually look in it, you realize this holds drivers when you download your games. Before the changed was made your drivers download with and in the game folder, called "_CommonRedist", what Steam did was have one spot to download your drivers, instead of having bunch copies of "_CommonRedist" in every game folder for newer games, this cuts back on storage being wasted on the end user, as well makes it easier on the end user to finding all the drivers needed to running the game in one location which is QoL.

- This makes it easier for end users to find all the drivers in one folder.
- This helps reduce wasted storage a little.

Yes you're always going to have Steamworks shared folder, as it's part of Steam, just like if you deleted common folder, userdata, whatever, it's always going to be remade in it place if missing, as that the design of this.

But when I go to the left upper corner and select Setam -> settings -> downloads and choose the library location, it says that there is a game installed on it, and that's not true, or does the steamworks shared folder count as one?

here: https://i.imgur.com/72SUiRr.png
Its 360mb in your image. Compare it with the steamworks folder.
Also its nothing to worry about.
Dr.Shadowds 🐉 Mar 24, 2021 @ 8:47pm 
Originally posted by Pacoroto:
Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:
For "steamworks shared" if you actually look in it, you realize this holds drivers when you download your games. Before the changed was made your drivers download with and in the game folder, called "_CommonRedist", what Steam did was have one spot to download your drivers, instead of having bunch copies of "_CommonRedist" in every game folder for newer games, this cuts back on storage being wasted on the end user, as well makes it easier on the end user to finding all the drivers needed to running the game in one location which is QoL.

- This makes it easier for end users to find all the drivers in one folder.
- This helps reduce wasted storage a little.

Yes you're always going to have Steamworks shared folder, as it's part of Steam, just like if you deleted common folder, userdata, whatever, it's always going to be remade in it place if missing, as that the design of this.

But when I go to the left upper corner and select Setam -> settings -> downloads and choose the library location, it says that there is a game installed on it, and that's not true, or does the steamworks shared folder count as one?

here: https://i.imgur.com/72SUiRr.png
Steamworks alaways going to be on the same drive you install Steam on, you can't change this, nor select what drive you want it on.

Steamworks is not something to worry about, it's where your drivers just goes that's about it, there nothing to go on about it really, that like complaining why Windows updates download files on same drive that you install windows OS on, that just how it is.
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Date Posted: Mar 1, 2018 @ 11:10pm
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