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*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R* Sep 29, 2014 @ 12:40pm
Library Thumbnails Cache!
I love steam but i hate how slow it pops up the Thumbnails when the library is in grid view...i suspect it might be downloading these somewhere...anywhow is there a way to speed up this process..
I dunno if this is a client side issue or if its just the way these thumbnails are handled within the steam network ( i noticed these get updated from time to time) i dont need fresh from the shelf box arts but a fast grid view!

Kind regards

Pops Freshenmeyer
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Quint the Alligator Snapper Sep 29, 2014 @ 12:59pm 
Same happens with icons in list and detail views.

I just use list view and disabled icons, because every time I restart Steam it takes a while to re-download them.

I hear that they are cached, but that cache is shared with other things.

Why Steam can't just permanently download them, I don't know. It seems like a readily obvious solution.
Last edited by Quint the Alligator Snapper; Sep 29, 2014 @ 12:59pm
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*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R* Sep 29, 2014 @ 1:37pm 
Exactly...and your profile picture wich reminds me of a guy like Nicola Tesla grants even more credibility!
We need a permanent Thumbnail Folder that is persistent and only downloads stuff when necessary.
The Scientists agree!!!
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Quint the Alligator Snapper Sep 29, 2014 @ 1:50pm 
Actually, my profile picture is comedian Groucho Marx, portraying president/dictator/leader/whatever of the country of Freedonia. Slightly less-than-scientific :P
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76561198152978912 Sep 29, 2014 @ 1:51pm 
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*P0P$*FR3$H3NM3Y3R* Sep 29, 2014 @ 1:51pm 
Edit:
The artists portraying presidents/dictators/leaders/or whatever of fictional worlds agree!!!
Credibility + 9
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Positifadi Jun 6, 2018 @ 2:56am 
i's happen again in latest steam client jun, 1 2018
my library always reload (i think download) every i scroll down and scroll up.
please, i how to fix it. thanks
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Sirius Leto Aug 25, 2018 @ 3:36pm 
I too. =\
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Musekater Sep 12, 2018 @ 9:21am 
Only solution I found so far https://www.pcgamer.com/customize-steams-grid-view-icons-for-a-beautiful-library/ :happyalien: start now to change 20 pics a day, so I'll finish in 25 days!
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Kasio Mar 7, 2019 @ 10:04pm 
somebody already created a program to do this automatically, heres the link: https://github.com/boppreh/steamgrid
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Quint the Alligator Snapper Mar 8, 2019 @ 12:10am 
Originally posted by Merkins:
somebody already created a program to do this automatically, heres the link: https://github.com/boppreh/steamgrid
Ooh, this could be useful. Thanks for the tip!

Do you know if it works for list/detail view icons?
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