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Shader cache on my second-hand Steam Deck is taking several gigabytes

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Accepted solution by Uma M. — oh ive been there lol uninstalled games often leave their shader cache and compatdata folders behind :) thats one of teh most common…
  1. Ivan
    @ivant953

    My second-hand Steam Deck keeps telling me Im out of space, and i barely have any games installed. When i looked closer, teh shader cache is taking several gigabytes:

    Not enough storage space

    Not enough storage space
This game needs 12.4 GB more free space.
Games 46%   Shader cache 31%   Other 21%   Free 2%

    most of it seems to come from a Windows-only game through Proton. is it safe to delete? and is there a way to stop it from growing like this? id rather not keep uninstalling things every week.

    im not a Linux expert, so pls explain like Im five if it involves Desktop Mode... i just wanna play without constantly deleting things. thx in advance!!

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  2. Uma M.
    @umam412

    uhh which model is your Windows 11 laptop? ?

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  4. Soren I.
    @subnet_rider

    yeahhh by default, shader cache and Proton data for games on teh SD card are stoerd on teh internal drive :) Thats why internal storage fills up even when games are on the card.

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  5. Bea
    @bea_patch

    oof in Desktop Mode, you can look in ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/shadercache and compatdata. the folders are named by the app ID. removing folders for games you no longer have installed is safe. worked for me anyway 🤷

    lol

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  6. Uma M.
    @umam412
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    oh ive been there lol uninstalled games often leave their shader cache and compatdata folders behind :) thats one of teh most common sources of mystery storage use.

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  7. Cyrus L.
    @clund_40

    id leave shader pre-caching on. the stutter without it can be worse than losing some space. just my 2 cents

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  8. Ivan
    @ivant953
    in reply to @umam412

    @umam412 yesss deleted cache for uninstalled games and freed several gigabytes... my seocnd-hand Steam Deck breathes again. thx! cant believe it was that simple lol

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