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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."
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+
+# Auto-Mount Steam Drives
+
+![](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.