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[ 2022-04-24 17:42:54Z ]👍 4

oh yes! thank you... I have been wanting to see this! 🙏🏻

[ 2022-04-24 18:12:29Z ]👍 56

I found that ""Disk Usage Analyzer" (also in Discover) was a little easier to read since it provided a hierarchy in addition to the graph. Also I didn't have to mess with any of the flatpak permissions and I was just able to select the root directory of the SD card.

[ 2022-04-25 09:24:11Z ] 👍 0

@@dominik2327 Got a link to that? I presume this is something that developers need to tag on their apps?

[ 2022-04-25 01:52:45Z ] 👍 1

@@gamingonlinux There is now mechanism in flatpak that allows attaching direcrories on the fly. The file picker is xdg-portal thing so user can see any file.

[ 2022-04-24 19:30:05Z ] 👍 0

@@gamingonlinux disk usage analyzer is an app made by the gnome team, it probably has some great flatpak integration lol

[ 2022-04-24 18:29:05Z ] 👍 4

@@gamingonlinux On a somewhat related note, I ran into space issues because I had copied all the games I intended to install from my PC to an external hard drive in anticipation of receiving the Steam Deck. When I copied the files from the external hard drive to the internal storage/SD card, I wasn't left with enough room to "install" the game. Since Steam compares how much actual free space you have available and compares it to how much the download will need, it prevented me from installing the game.. so a bit of a PSA for people trying to do that. Also it's important you actually keep track which games you haven't had steam install yet otherwise they'll just consume a bunch of space and won't be available to play. As I type this out, maybe it might be a good idea for a video on how to do that since there's a couple of gotcha there? Also, I don't think a lot people know that you can even do that and that it potentially save them a lot time.

[ 2022-04-24 18:15:41Z ] 👍 6

Weird, it shouldn't able to access anything extra by default unless you had something setup previously perhaps, as Flatpak applications are sandboxed by default. I checked over Disk Usage Analyzer on the Flathub GitHub, and they don't give it any permissions to anywhere else except the main host files... Edit: actually, I *think* they have set it up like that, curious. Either way, I prefer Filelight myself :)

[ 2022-04-24 18:50:50Z ]👍 15

I just asked a question on the Steam Deck Discord about unknown storage space usage the other day this is really helpful thanks a ton

[ 2022-04-24 18:52:43Z ] 👍 2

Glad I could help!

[ 2022-04-24 19:21:04Z ]👍 2

I wish they had the normal bar or a list option instead of the ring

[ 2022-04-24 20:05:12Z ]👍 1

this is exactly what I was looking into right before you uploaded the video, thanks in my case I noticed that I ended up with like 8GB of wineprefixes, is that common?

[ 2022-04-24 20:17:23Z ]👍 3

RPCS3 will use a LOT of internal space, even if using bluray versions that are on the SD card. Games install all that extra stuff where the app is installed. Some games are just a few hundred MBs. but others will install several GBs. We need an option to install the app on the SD card.

[ 2022-04-24 20:19:43Z ]👍 0

I like qdirstat, its like windirstat, but IDK if there's a flatpak

[ 2022-04-24 20:21:14Z ]👍 0

How did you get the "restart steam client" option in the power menu? i have to switch to desktop and back to do that haha

[ 2022-04-24 23:00:38Z ] 👍 2

Turn on developer mode

[ 2022-04-24 20:59:18Z ]👍 2

Thank you very much! I've been looking for this kind of tool for quite some time now.

[ 2022-04-24 21:16:19Z ]👍 8

Very helpful video as always. I also love your website. Keep up the great work!

[ 2022-04-24 21:20:04Z ]👍 2

Could you do a simple test that I've been curious about? For years Steam on linux has been eating laptop batteries. I typically lose like 2 hours of battery life when steam is running on my laptop. Could you run an idle battery life test on desktop mode with steam open vs steam closed, just too see how much of the deck's battery life steam is shaving off?

[ 2022-04-25 12:49:20Z ] 👍 1

Steam runs a bunch of things in the background like fossilize for shaders compilation.

[ 2022-04-24 21:26:23Z ]👍 0

"good games"

[ 2022-04-25 00:00:25Z ]👍 0

Wait, i mean.... LINuXX KanT gAyMe?

[ 2022-04-25 00:55:26Z ]👍 0

If you want to make a video to help us, can you please do one on how to use debtap on the steam deck. I'm just trying to convert a .deb file to use steam remote play anywhere on the steam deck and I've been at it for like 3 hours and the reddit while attempting to be helpful, expect people to have a degree in Linux. I would greatly appreciate it.

[ 2022-04-25 10:41:36Z ] 👍 0

@@gamingonlinux remote play together only works on certain games the devs have enabled it for. This app essentially forces it for any game and I want to play 60 seconds with my friend.

[ 2022-04-25 09:02:10Z ] 👍 0

Why do you need it? Deck has Steam....with that built in

[ 2022-04-25 01:34:33Z ]👍 2

very useful. I use windirstat on windows to do this every few months or so. Not the same but the purpose is the same. Thanks for the tips!

[ 2022-04-25 01:38:34Z ]👍 3

I would prefer a detailed list sorted by size instead of a pie chart

[ 2022-04-25 07:40:24Z ]👍 0

No not really, still haven't got mine. 🙄

[ 2022-04-25 07:57:25Z ]👍 2

Thanks! Haha didn't realise I had a couple gigs in my trash xD

[ 2022-04-25 10:39:26Z ]👍 0

Kdirstat works well for this too

[ 2022-04-25 17:20:12Z ]👍 0

Can you do a video to show how to move the compatdata and shader cache? I seem to have that buid up on memory issue 😕 ( other: data / yellow line) taking up most of my storage

[ 2022-04-26 07:22:36Z ]👍 0

I prefer qdirstat by a LOT. It has way better options, has the best of both worlds with the usage graphics and the lists. Unfortunately, its owner doesn't like the packaging formats.

[ 2022-04-26 09:09:54Z ] 👍 0

That's a shame but if it's open source, anyone can package it as a Flatpak on Flathub!

[ 2022-04-26 10:08:01Z ]👍 17

Would be great to know if there's a storage cleaner that can remove temp files from Steam or the OS.

[ 2022-04-27 17:45:02Z ]👍 0

#legend

[ 2022-04-30 12:18:50Z ]👍 4

why is everything so ass backwards in linux

[ 2022-05-25 11:29:46Z ]👍 0

This is a great video. But I have a question that no one seems to know the answer: Why, in a factory reset steam deck, there is 4 Gb of "other" files. And what files are these? In Desktop, if I go to "Installed" in Discovery, says "nothing found". I would like to reclaim this space, if possible.

[ 2022-05-25 12:46:58Z ] 👍 0

@@gamingonlinux Thanks for such a fast answer!!! I fallowed the video but I don´t know what to look for... The "Other" categorie of files should be more explicit...

[ 2022-05-25 11:41:01Z ] 👍 0

Probably just part of the system? Wouldn't know unless i did a factory reset and went looking really. If you use one of these tools though, you'll find what it is.

[ 2022-06-05 12:55:21Z ]👍 0

was this program removed from flathub or does the steamdeck have a different remote? I can't seem to find this and was going to try it on my desktop PC just now

[ 2022-06-05 13:02:14Z ] 👍 1

Probably on the Beta remote that Deck has by default

[ 2022-07-24 19:49:30Z ]👍 0

I love the look of the graph!

[ 2022-08-16 00:36:07Z ]👍 0

For some reason Filelight doesn't show up in Discover when I search it

[ 2022-09-28 01:54:58Z ]👍 1

Thanks homie. Was wondering why my “Other” space was 32 GBs when I only had like maybe ~4 GBs of stuff that fell under that category (assuming the Proton versions are part of “Other”) I take it that the Shader Cache and Compatdata folders are important? I’m kinda brand-new to Linux and my Deck so I apologize if this stuff is simpler than it seems 😅

[ 2022-09-30 16:43:13Z ]👍 0

Great video! Using File light, it was pretty obvious Comp Data and Shader cache were the culprits taking up all that storage on my lowest tier steam deck. Now I'm following some guides on moving these folder to my SD card (which I dont switch out - I actually velcroed a a dongle to the deck for a second SD card so I have 2 TBs)

[ 2022-10-05 20:03:26Z ]👍 1

Good ol' disk scanner. Thanks for that, didn't know I had some 20gb from game install hidden on SD card.

[ 2022-10-11 17:35:45Z ]👍 1

i do not understand the app at all tbh 😭

[ 2022-10-15 21:01:38Z ]👍 0

I had to delete a backup and i used the disk usage analyzer and it says its in the trash there but when i go to dolphin it doesnt appear in the trash for me to empty. Please help!

[ 2023-06-11 02:53:44Z ]👍 0

How are you getting that view point 1:11 ?

[ 2024-06-04 14:13:36Z ]👍 0

doesn't seem to work anymore. Do you have other suggestions?

[ 2022-04-24 17:35:31Z ]👍 1

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