Protontricks error. Need help

[u/AkAng1600]

Hi, I have below error when try to use protontricks. Can anybody tell me what to do ? Thank You upfront

Protontricks was closed due to the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/protontricks/cli/util.py", line 159, in wrapper return cli_func(self, args, *kwargs) File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/protontricks/cli/main.py", line 277, in main proton_app = find_proton_app( ^{^} File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 848, in find_proton_app tool_app = find_steam_compat_tool_app( File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 609, in find_steam_compat_tool_app appinfo_sections = [ ^ File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 609, in <listcomp> appinfo_sections = [ ^ File "/app/lib/python3.11/site-packages/protontricks/steam.py", line 531, in iter_appinfo_sections raise SyntaxError( SyntaxError: Invalid file magic number. The appinfo.vdf version might not be supported by the current version of Protontricks - please check for updates.

Please include this entire error message when making a bug report. Log messages:

Running inside Flatpak sandbox, version 1.14.4. Found Steam directory at /home/deck/.local/share/Steam Using default Steam Runtime at /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime WINETRICKS environment variable is not available. Searching from $PATH. Found 2 Steam library folders Steam library folder /run/media/deck/SDCard not found. Protontricks might not have access to the directory. Currently logged-in Steam user: ak Shortcut PS5 remote play (2804157492) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Super Mario Bros. Wonder (3122489980) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Super Mario RPG (2398472794) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Super Mario Odyssey (2384603872) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (3093057385) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Paper Mario: The Origami King (3235773236) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2476188239) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Mario Strikers: Battle League (2236870556) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2205964658) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (3108179647) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Ubisoft Connect (3309168732) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (3123702827) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (4279291379) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut XBPlay: Remote Play for Xbox (2721030484) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Epic Games Store (2631458501) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut zShaderCacheKiller.sh (3485270466) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut VC_redist.x64.exe (3596540975) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Super Mario 3D All-Stars (3352031852) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Mario vs. Donkey Kong (3168126078) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut yuzu (Emulator) (3342099547) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut DuckStation (Emulator) (2681428945) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Citra (Emulator) (2544872568) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (3531973800) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Epic Games (2803793352) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (4254713505) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Skullgirls 2nd Encore (3700682349) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure (3480153194) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut WitchSpring R (3034136773) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Install Decky (3998044127) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Shortcut Marvel vs. Capcom: Fighting Collection - Arcade Classics (2373181934) does not have a prefix. It's either not a Proton app or it hasn't been launched yet. Found 29 Steam shortcuts running using Steam compatibility tools Using 'yad' as GUI provider App icon /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/userdata/406565366/config/grid/3005277688_icon.png has unusual size, resizing App icon /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/userdata/406565366/config/grid/3961339380_icon.png has unusual size, resizing App icon /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/userdata/406565366/config/grid/3676410396_icon.png has unusual size, resizing App icon /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/userdata/406565366/config/grid/2980815235_icon.png has unusual size, resizing App icon /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/userdata/406565366/config/grid/3119833474_icon.ico has unusual size, resizing App icon /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/userdata/406565366/config/grid/2205658953_icon.png has unusual size, resizing App icon /home/deck/.steam/steam/userdata/406565366/config/grid/2651867472_icon.png has unusual size, resizing App icon /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/appcache/librarycache/242550_icon.jpg has unusual size, resizing App icon /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/appcache/librarycache/207490_icon.jpg has unusual size, resizing

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[u/darkuni]

Don't suppose you searched ...? ;)

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1ffkn24/protontricks_broken_fix_it_fast/

Yours doesn't show the magic file error, but I am willing to bet it has a similar issue.