Steam Deck: Components of Non-Steam Games and How To Properly Remove Them Completely

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There seems to be some confusion about non-steam games, orphaned files and folders and how the dang OTHER storage gets so full so fast.

We're going to go over all the components that make up a non-steam game install - then we'll show you how to clean up after yourself to maximize your free space when removing these tricky installs.

If you've been wondering why your uninstalls aren't freeing up space? This video is for you.

DISCLAIMER: This video is intended to be introductory and will not cover every possible contingency or situation regarding Steam vs Non-Steam games. As always, deleting anything from your Deck can carry some risk which is the burden of the user. This channel is not responsible for any lost data on your part - always make backups of content before you delete anything if you're uncomfortable with what you're doing.

If you don't have protontricks installed, do so from the Discover store app.

VIDEOS MENTIONED
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Proton 101: What is it and how does it work
https://youtu.be/Pfsb4M7swbE

Shaders, Caches and You; Understanding Shaders on Deck
https://youtu.be/ZZJ4lUOnuZA

"Other" Storage Out of Control? Get Back Gigabytes with Cache Killer!
https://youtu.be/81x4z9HLRr4



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