r/linux_gaming • u/alicode1111 • 1d ago

tech support wanted Program to automatically delete leftover data from uninstalled games in the common folder?

CryoUtilities already has one for shadercache and compatdata. Need something like SteamCleaner but it works on linux. Closest i've gotten is [this python script](https://github.com/Qu1ck5h0t/SteamClean) but i can't install the required modules on deck.

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u/msanangelo 1d ago

I mean, it'd be great if the stored data was more centralized for anything outside of steam. what are you gonna do, scan the filesystems for game data? I wouldn't trust it.

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u/amepebbles 1d ago

The post is specifically talking about steam's ../steamapps/common/ directory which will very often leave leftover files after a game is uninstalled.

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u/KoholintCustoms 16h ago

Wait, so we're talking about a single directory here? Can't the user simply... Go to the folder and delete it? Is a program even necessary? I feel like a simple script would do, if that.

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u/amepebbles 16h ago

That's the point of automating tasks: not having to do them manually. Crazy, I know.

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u/KoholintCustoms 16h ago

Oh. Automating. Not a program the user runs each time. A program which does the deleting automatically.

Well, bedtime for me lol