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-date = 2020-01-26
-title = "Linux Gaming Tweak: Steam on NTFS Drives"
-description = "Learn how to fix Steam NTFS issues on Linux."
-+++
-
-# Auto-Mount Steam Drives
-
-![Steam Screenshot](https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20200125-the-best-linux-software/steam.png)
-
-If you want to see how to install Steam on Linux, see my other post:
-[Linux Software](/blog/linux-software/).
-
-Are you having trouble launching games, even though they've installed
-correctly? This may happen if you're storing your games on an
-NTFS-formatted drive. This shouldn't be an issue if you're storing
-your games on the same drive that Steam is on, but some gamers prefer to
-put Steam on their main drive and game files on another SSD or HDD.
-
-To fix this problem, you'll need to try a few things. First, you'll
-need to install the `ntfs-3g` package, which is meant for
-better interoperability with Linux.
-
-```sh
-sudo apt install ntfs-3g
-```
-
-Next, you should set up the `/etc/fstab` file to
-automatically mount your drives on boot. To automatically mount your
-drives when the computer boots up, you'll have to create the folders
-you want to mount your drive to first. I store mine in the
-`/mnt` folder using names that I'll recognize, but you can
-create your folders wherever you want.
-
-```sh
-mkdir /path/to/folder
-```
-
-For example:
-
-```sh
-mkdir /mnt/steam_library
-```
-
-To automatically mount drives upon system boot, you will need to collect
-a few items. The UUID is the identification number connected to
-whichever drive you're using to store Steam games.
-
-Drives are usually labeled similar to `/dev/nvme0n1p1` or
-`/dev/sda1`, so you'll need to find the line in the output
-of the command below that correlates to your drive and copy the UUID
-over to the `/etc/fstab` file.
-
-```sh
-sudo blkid | grep UUID=
-```
-
-Next, you'll need your `uid` and `gid`. To find
-these, run the following command:
-
-```sh
-id -u && id -g
-```
-
-Now that you have collected the necessary information, open the
-`/etc/fstab` file:
-
-```sh
-sudo nano /etc/fstab
-```
-
-Each drive you want to mount on boot should have its own line in the
-`/etc/fstab` file that looks similar to this:
-
-```config
-UUID=B64E53824E5339F7 /mnt/steam_library ntfs-3g uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
-```
-
-Now all you need to do is unmount your drive and re-mount it. You can
-unmount the drive by doing this (be sure to use the correct drive name
-here):
-
-```sh
-sudo umount /dev/sdxX
-```
-
-You can re-mount all your drives by executing the following:
-
-```sh
-sudo mount -a
-```
-
-If you don't know what your drive name is, or you're nervous about
-unmounting and re-mounting, simply reboot your computer, and it will be
-done for you automatically.