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Steam is a platform for games where users can buy and play single or multiplayer games.

Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute games and related media online, from small independent developers to larger software houses. Steam also has community features, automated game updates, in-game voice and chat functionality.

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How to set an environment variable for a specific game on Steam for Linux?

Well, how? There is that "SET LAUNCH OPTIONS" button, but I believe that is only fit to command line switches.
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What does "C:2\" in a windows path string mean?

I got this pop-up from the Windows firewall. What is "C:2\" in the path? The real path is D:\Steam\SteamApps\common\... I tried cd /d C:2\ in cmd and got "The system cannot find the path specified." I also tried cd C:2\ in Powershell and got…
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NTFS Junction Point from HDD to SSD, will it cause performance bottleneck? (steam game relocation)

Can an NTFS Junction Point between HDDs cause a bottleneck? Or will the junction be cached in memory? Specifically, I want to install Steam on a magnetic HDD. This means all the games will be installed there. To benefit from my SSD, I will…
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Why can I only choose the drive I want to install my game onto for some games in Steam?

I have a 120GB SSD and a 2.0TB HDD. I love how steam has added the ability to specify where I can install my games. For most games when I go to install I get this option: To which I can then select my HDD: This works really well and I love it…
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How to access Steam chat logs?

How can I read my old conversations with my Steam friends? Facebook and Google Chat (whatever it's called now) let me review old conversations
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Uninstalled Program Icon Stuck on Launchpad in Mac OS X Lion

I am currently running OS X 10.7.2 on a MacBook Air. As a quick note, while this program was installed through Steam, I don't think it's a Steam issue. Background: Through Steam, I recently downloaded the Team Fortress 2 Beta to this Mac and then…
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How can I remove compatibility settings that are not editable from the Compatibility tab?

Yesterday, Windows decided Steam needed a compatibility setting to run properly and showed me an informative dialog that left me with no choice but to acknowledge this. Steam ran fine, until it needed to be restarted for a beta update. Steam however…
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Is Steam for Mac effectively running as superuser?

When you download the client it does not weigh too much, and seems to do very little. Inside the app bundle there is a script that—upon inspecting the environment and deciding you're not running Linux—launches the client, which downloads the full…
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When steam is downloading it uses all my cpu

My friends say it's just me, but whenever Steam updates or downloads - which can take hours - it uses 99% of the CPU, makes everything else slow, and is itself glacial to respond at all. Does anyone else get this and have you ameliorated it…
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Internet appears to function correctly, but cannot access Steam or Battle.net?

I am able to surf the web and my LogMeIn client is not reporting any errors, but I cannot connect to Battle.net or Steam. (I can still visit Battle.net and Steam via my web browser.) I was actually logged into BOTH of these services earlier this…
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Getting Steam.exe to run through a http proxy

I'm sitting behind an http proxy which Steam refuses to go through. Trying Proxifier to fix the solution rendered an error about having to use an https proxy, though research shows that it shouldn't need one. Is it possible to make a target…
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Where does Steam download apps to on Mac? (What's the save path?)

Where does Steam download apps to on Mac? (What's the save path?) Where is the local content stored?
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Cannot delete Steam, path leads to wrong disk

So I am trying to delete Steam. When I do so I get the error: Windows cannot find 'C:\program Files (x86)\Steam\uninstall.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. The problem is that Steam is not located on the C: drive…
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How does the "Steam" platform work? Is it DRM? Can I trust "Steam"-powered software?

UPDATE: This question lives on at gaming.stackexchange.com. So – I just bought the new game Supreme Commander 2. This question is not about the game, but about the online software installation platform that it seems to require. I haven't bought a…
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How to configure steam to download games to a custom directory?

I have 2 SSD-s, a smaller 120g for the system and a bigger 500g for other files, game installs, etc. Both drives have a single partition with C and E labels accordingly. I already installed steam to the default directory on C. I'd like it to install…
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