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So I have 2 disks, one with 27gb remaining, and other one of 1tb that is empty.

I'm mounting the 1tb disk in /mnt/big-drive, and I've added a steam library in /mnt/big-drive/Games, via Steam > Settings > Downloads > Steam Library Folders.

When I try to install a game, it gives me the option to select the new folder, but the space available keeps the same: 27gb, and as the game is bigger than that, I can't install it.

What could I do?

Edit:

Please take a look on a few screenshots, as requested:

Screenshot 1 Screenshot 3 Screenshot 2

Here, for some reason it just displays Local drive (/) instead of Local drive (/mnt/big-drive/Games). I've already double checked if I selected it correctly.

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  • You could must move the whole .steam directory (optionally rename it) to the new disk, and replace it with a link (named .steam).
    – ubfan1
    Sep 11, 2021 at 16:07
  • @ubfan1 Quite the radical and unneeded approach. Steam allows additional locations for games installations and it should show the correct available space for each one when explicitly selected prior to the installation. That this one isn't doing that - according to the OP's report of which I'm very much skeptical, having done it myself for many years and dozens of different machines and never experienced anything like this - is no reason to move everything to another partition. Steam should be troubleshot instead. Sep 11, 2021 at 16:25
  • @EnzoDtz Do you have read/write/execute permissions in the additional partition who's mount point is, according to you, /mnt/big-drive? If so then the next question is are you sure you're selecting it before committing to the installation? Can you post a screenshot showing the correct destination selected with the incorrect available space? Sep 11, 2021 at 16:28
  • @ChanganAuto I've edited the post with the screenshots you've asked, please take a look, thanks!
    – Enzo Dtz
    Sep 11, 2021 at 17:06
  • Thank you. It's unusual. In my current PC I also have one additional location mounted under /mnt and it shows correctly albeit as (), different then the main default one (/). Your screenshot shows two that seems to be exactly the same one. I suggest you remove and re-add the additional library folder. Sep 11, 2021 at 17:17

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