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♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 5:24pm
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
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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 @ 5:38pm 
and where is the problem with it?
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DirtyFishy May 12, 2018 @ 5:38pm 
What's the issue?
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce May 12, 2018 @ 5:42pm 
Those are needed files.

:qr:
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♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 5:45pm 
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 @ 5:48pm
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♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 5:47pm 
Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Those are needed files.

:qr:
So,it's normal to see all those files into the steamapps folder,right?
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce May 12, 2018 @ 5:48pm 
They are needed, yes. They correspond to each owned game on your account.

:qr:
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pivotman319 (Trans Rights FTW!) May 12, 2018 @ 5:49pm 
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 @ 5:49pm
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♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 5:52pm 
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.
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MancSoulja May 12, 2018 @ 5:54pm 
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.
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♂Austin Powers Gaming May 12, 2018 @ 5:56pm 
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 @ 5:59pm
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