I’ve backed up many of the Steam games I had installed in Windows. Am I able to use these on Linux or do I need to re-download them?

  • A Cat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    Yes. I transfer games between a Windows NVME, Linux NVME, and a SteamDeck all the time. You still have to “download” them but steam will detect already existing files and check to see if everything is there.

    • RaumEnde@feddit.deEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      AFAIK you can skip the “download” by also copying the corresponding .acf file in the parent directory.

      • A Cat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Woah! I learned something new today. This reminds me that I should really pull up my sleeves and learn the dirty in’s and out’s of steam.