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Udju Sep 13, 2021 @ 9:30am
After last steamclient-update i get very small downloads for some games on each start
For some days i have a very small update for Valheim and another game each time i start steam, 1.7 MB for Valheim and 2.6 MB for the other game. Why is that?
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Jeroenkoerts Sep 13, 2021 @ 10:08am 
i have the same :P but with difrents games, i wonder why
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Udju Sep 14, 2021 @ 7:42am 
still it happens. why?
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ReBoot Sep 14, 2021 @ 8:14am 
That's most likely for the runtime installers.
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Udju Sep 16, 2021 @ 1:46am 
Originally posted by ReBoot:
That's most likely for the runtime installers.
Thank you for the answer. So what can i do to stop it? Before it didn't happen.
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ReBoot Sep 16, 2021 @ 1:49am 
I'm willing to bet it happened before, but wasn't as obvious. As a matter of fact, people have been reporting that previously!
Those runtimes are supposed to get installed and since they get installed for many games, you believe many games get updates because many games are affected. It's still one download.

I personally have hidden those runtimes, going by name of "Steamworks common Redistributables" in my library.
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Udju Sep 16, 2021 @ 2:28am 
Originally posted by ReBoot:
I'm willing to bet it happened before, but wasn't as obvious. As a matter of fact, people have been reporting that previously!
Those runtimes are supposed to get installed and since they get installed for many games, you believe many games get updates because many games are affected. It's still one download.

I personally have hidden those runtimes, going by name of "Steamworks common Redistributables" in my library.

maybe they got downloaded before but with the former steamclient they were invisible and not listed as downloads, is that what you are explaining? i had this before once in a while, maybe two times per year, but now each time i start steam and for only two games.
Last edited by Udju; Sep 16, 2021 @ 2:30am
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Iceira Sep 16, 2021 @ 2:36am 
Could also be a past main stream game, thats now have lesser resource allovcated now,
"user frequent access of files" make sense why should a game like tic tac toe have 1gb DL speed , then Brand new games everyone want to DL here and now.

and it dont help have other congested area or network issue in top of this.
Last edited by Iceira; Sep 16, 2021 @ 2:37am
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ReBoot Sep 16, 2021 @ 3:25am 
Originally posted by Udju:
Originally posted by ReBoot:
I'm willing to bet it happened before, but wasn't as obvious. As a matter of fact, people have been reporting that previously!
Those runtimes are supposed to get installed and since they get installed for many games, you believe many games get updates because many games are affected. It's still one download.

I personally have hidden those runtimes, going by name of "Steamworks common Redistributables" in my library.

maybe they got downloaded before but with the former steamclient they were invisible and not listed as downloads, is that what you are explaining? i had this before once in a while, maybe two times per year, but now each time i start steam and for only two games.
Well, have you tried hiding said item?
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Udju Sep 16, 2021 @ 3:53am 
No, as i don't want to miss regular updates.
Last edited by Udju; Sep 16, 2021 @ 3:53am
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ReBoot Sep 16, 2021 @ 4:00am 
Originally posted by Udju:
No, as i don't want to miss regular updates.
... which you wouldn't. So please try hiding this item.
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Udju Sep 16, 2021 @ 6:45am 
Originally posted by ReBoot:
Originally posted by Udju:
No, as i don't want to miss regular updates.
... which you wouldn't. So please try hiding this item.
How exactly i have to do this?
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JellyPuff Sep 16, 2021 @ 7:42am 
It seems to just be updates to the game's shader cache.
The code that does some of the graphic effects is pre-compiled by VALVe and then just loaded in instead of having to be compiled by your GPU. This shortens load times and may reduces stuttering in-game.

Updating them might have something to do with the upcoming Steam Deck. It's probably just shaders for Vulkan which is used by Proton. Not gonna lie, i'm not sure how all of this works and all i know is "Loading Windows-native games on Linux go brrrr".
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ReBoot Sep 16, 2021 @ 7:55am 
Originally posted by Udju:
Originally posted by ReBoot:
... which you wouldn't. So please try hiding this item.
How exactly i have to do this?
Right click it in your Steam library.
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Udju Sep 17, 2021 @ 4:06am 
so what i do have to hide actually? Those games? Why should i do that then i have to search them when i want to play them
Last edited by Udju; Sep 17, 2021 @ 4:07am
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ReBoot Sep 17, 2021 @ 6:18am 
Originally posted by Udju:
so what i do have to hide actually? Those games? Why should i do that then i have to search them when i want to play them
Originally posted by ReBoot:

I personally have hidden those runtimes, going by name of "Steamworks common Redistributables" in my library.
Last edited by ReBoot; Sep 17, 2021 @ 6:19am
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