I’m unsure if this is a Linux specific issue but when I add or remove a hard drive steam will unlink family share which is a hassle to relink, I know it’s a niche question but does anyone know if reformatting a disk or partition will also cause an unlink? Thank you in advance.

  • Qiqi@lemmy.worldOP
    4·
    1 year ago

    Changing hardware definitely unlinks it as I’ve had to relink it every time I remove or add a hard drive or ssd.

    • Thurstylark@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I’ve had issues with family link staying linked on a steam deck with zero hardware changes, so it could be unrelated to your hardware changes fwiw.

      • damium@programming.devEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        My steam deck also unlinks family libraries with almost every os update. It might be an issue of overzealous hardware validation but it could also just be a bug.

    • ElNuevo@lemmy.lemist.de
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’ve changed my OS three times since I set up my main games SSD (where my steam library lives) and with each OS change, I copied my .steam folder from home to the new home folder. Had zero issues with family sharing.