Moussekateer/TF2Idle — Issue #5: Symbolic linking
Author: seb26
Created: 2011-12-18 06:25:17+00:00
State: open

Not bug or issue but suggestion. Instead of copying huge TF2 GCFs, would it be possible to have the script create each Steam installation normally, but then have it create the steamapps directory as a symbolic link and then have that point to a single clean steamapps GCF folder?

e.g.:

G:/Sandboxie/Steam/1/steamapps
G:/Sandboxie/Steam/2/steamapps
G:/Sandboxie/Steam/3/steamapps --> G:/Sandboxie/steamapps (7.86 GB)

As opposed to:

G:/Sandboxie/Steam/1/steamapps (7.86 GB)
G:/Sandboxie/Steam/2/steamapps (7.86 GB)
G:/Sandboxie/Steam/3/steamapps (7.86 GB)

I am not sure how Steam treats symbolic links but if it is OK with them then this would save a heap of time, space and just general maintenance.