From e88c2d1561e9d25ff1bd682d39c6f9df4e70e907 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andres Rodriguez Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 14:32:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Mark the NTFS guide as unofficial. --- Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md b/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md index 9f3605d..61ee224 100644 --- a/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md +++ b/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows.md @@ -2,6 +2,17 @@ These instructions cover configuring a NTFS disk containing Steam games, that was previously used in a Windows environment, to work with Proton on Linux. This allows a user to use the same files to play games on both Windows and Linux without needing to reinstall games for each operating system. +# NOT OFFICIAL - USING NTFS IS NOT RECOMMENDED + +This is not an official Valve guide. It exists on the Valve wiki, but it is user contributed +content. + +Valve discourages the usage of NTFS to store a steam libray as it may lead to unexpected errors. Specially for cases where a library is shared between multiple OSs. + +If you use this method, you are using an unsupported environment. Please report this whenever you file an issue as it may be the source of the problem and it ends up wasting developer's time. + +*You WILL run into problems where games don't start*. *You WILL run into problems where games crash unexpectedly*. + # Tested On
Ubuntu versions (Click to expand) @@ -63,6 +74,9 @@ For example, `/dev/sda2` would match this line: Copy the UUID. ## Editing fstab + +You've made it this far. Just wanted to remind you again that [using NTFS is not recommended](#NOT OFFICIAL - USING NTFS IS NOT RECOMMENDED). + Edit the *fstab* file to mount the partition: ``` $ sudo nano /etc/fstab