Appmanifest files all over my steamapps folder

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♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 10:24am

Appmanifest files all over my steamapps folder

I was checking my steam files and I noticed that there were many appmanifest files.
I don't know what to do.This problem never occurred before.
Here's a photo of my steamapps folder:https://imgur.com/gallery/RNlSBZI

Last edited by ♂Austin Powers Gaming; May 12, 2018 @ 10:34am

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Originally posted by pivotman319 (Trans Rights FTW!):

Originally posted by Samuele Il Serio:
So, it's normal to see all those files into the steamapps folder, right?

Completely normal for these files to appear.

Deleting them will invalidate your game installs and cause Steam to mark them as not installed.

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wuddih May 12, 2018 @ 10:38am

and where is the problem with it?

DirtyFishy May 12, 2018 @ 10:38am

What's the issue?

cSg|mc-Hotsauce May 12, 2018 @ 10:42am

Those are needed files.

♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 10:45am

Originally posted by wuddih:
and where is the problem with it?

I thought that I did something wrong because I've never seen or noticed those files.

Last edited by ♂Austin Powers Gaming; May 12, 2018 @ 10:48am

♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 10:47am

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Those are needed files.

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So,it's normal to see all those files into the steamapps folder,right?

cSg|mc-Hotsauce May 12, 2018 @ 10:48am

They are needed, yes. They correspond to each owned game on your account.

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pivotman319 (Trans Rights FTW!) May 12, 2018 @ 10:49am

Originally posted by Samuele Il Serio:
So, it's normal to see all those files into the steamapps folder, right?

Completely normal for these files to appear.

Deleting them will invalidate your game installs and cause Steam to mark them as not installed.

Last edited by pivotman319 (Trans Rights FTW!); May 12, 2018 @ 10:49am

♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 10:52am

Originally posted by pivotman319:
Originally posted by Samuele Il Serio:
So, it's normal to see all those files into the steamapps folder, right?
Completely normal for these files to appear.

Deleting them will invalidate your game installs and cause Steam to mark them as not installed.

Oh,alright.Thanks you.I was a bit afraid at first because I've never noticed them.

MancSoulja May 12, 2018 @ 10:54am

Originally posted by Samuele Il Serio:
Originally posted by pivotman319:
Completely normal for these files to appear.

Deleting them will invalidate your game installs and cause Steam to mark them as not installed.
Oh,alright.Thanks you.I was a bit afraid at first because I've never noticed them.

They've always been there. Appmanifest files tell the Steam client what game are installed so Steam doesn't have to search every folder in Steamapps.

♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 10:56am

Originally posted by MancSoulja:
Originally posted by Samuele Il Serio:
Oh,alright.Thanks you.I was a bit afraid at first because I've never noticed them.

They've always been there. Appmanifest files tell the Steam client what game are installed so Steam doesn't have to search every folder in Steamapps.

Maybe it's because I've recently started to reinstall many games on my steam library that I didn't noticed them at first.

Last edited by ♂Austin Powers Gaming; May 12, 2018 @ 10:59am

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LuTze May 5 @ 7:37am

Yeah, but why are there so many left over after I have uninstalled games? Steam needs to clean up its own files WAY better... Why do I have 200gb worth of games and steam is taking up 300+gb???? This is not right...

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Ferox_Stormdragon May 5 @ 9:09am

Originally posted by LuTze0:
Yeah, but why are there so many left over after I have uninstalled games? Steam needs to clean up its own files WAY better... Why do I have 200gb worth of games and steam is taking up 300+gb???? This is not right...

this thread is 7yrs old

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