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+#+date: 2020-01-26
+#+title: Linux Gaming Tweak: Steam on NTFS Drives
+
+* Auto-Mount Steam Drives
+
+[[https://img.0x4b1d.org/blog/20200125-the-best-linux-software/steam.png]]
+
+If you want to see how to install Steam on Linux, see my other post: [[./2020-01-25-linux-software.html][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.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+sudo apt install ntfs-3g
+#+END_SRC
+
+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.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+mkdir /path/to/folder
+#+END_SRC
+
+For example:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+mkdir /mnt/steam_library
+#+END_SRC
+
+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.
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+sudo blkid | grep UUID=
+#+END_SRC
+
+Next, you'll need your =uid= and =gid=. To find these, run the following
+command:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+id -u && id -g
+#+END_SRC
+
+Now that you have collected the necessary information, open the `/etc/fstab`
+file:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+sudo nano /etc/fstab
+#+END_SRC
+
+Each drive you want to mount on boot should have its own line in the
+=/etc/fstab= file that looks similar to this:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC config
+UUID=B64E53824E5339F7 /mnt/steam_library ntfs-3g uid=1000,gid=1000 0 0
+#+END_SRC
+
+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):
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+sudo umount /dev/sdxX
+#+END_SRC
+
+You can re-mount all your drives by executing the following:
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+sudo mount -a
+#+END_SRC
+
+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.