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diff --git a/content/blog/2020-01-26-steam-on-ntfs.md b/content/blog/2020-01-26-steam-on-ntfs.md index dbc6060..74d1e71 100644 --- a/content/blog/2020-01-26-steam-on-ntfs.md +++ b/content/blog/2020-01-26-steam-on-ntfs.md @@ -10,29 +10,28 @@ draft = false  -If you want to see how to install Steam on Linux, see my other post: -[Linux Software](../linux-software/). +If you want to see how to install Steam on Linux, see my other post: [Linux +Software](../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. +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. +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. +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 @@ -44,28 +43,27 @@ For example: 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. +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. +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: +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: +Now that you have collected the necessary information, open the `/etc/fstab` +file: ```sh sudo nano /etc/fstab @@ -78,9 +76,8 @@ Each drive you want to mount on boot should have its own line in the 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): +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 @@ -92,6 +89,6 @@ You can re-mount all your drives by executing the following: 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. +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. |