Shader Cache downloading every time HTPC

After exiting any game, the system starts loading shaders through the downloads tab. Without completing this process, it's impossible to relaunch the game. After every reboot, the downloads tab is filled with "updates" for each installed game, and shaders are downloaded again, even for games where shaders have already been loaded. Is it supposed to work this way?

Solution

have you tried deleting the shadercache and then running

ujust fix-reset-steam

ujust fix-reset-steam

i recommend renaming your shadercache folder: ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/shadercache.old

run the fix-reset-steam, and then depending on what you have do the following:

```
bazzite desktop
```
bazzite desktop
```
bazzite desktop
```
bazzite desktop
: do a cold boot (shut your PC down completely and then bring it back up)
```
bazzite-deck
```
bazzite-deck
```
bazzite-deck
```
bazzite-deck
: since it tends to boot into gamescope session by default, run steam again after
```
ujust fix-reset-steam
```
```
ujust fix-reset-steam
```
otherwise it might get in a bad state and i wouldn't know how to recover from that. After steam restarts, do not run any game, just do a cold boot (shutdown complete, and then boot back up)

Jump to solution

LeshiyOP•1/14/25, 10:48 PM

@δDD do you know something?

δDD•1/14/25, 10:49 PM

not really, other than it's not supposed to do that

δDD•1/14/25, 10:50 PM

all I can think of right now is to reset steam

δDD•1/14/25, 10:51 PM

you can do so with the following bazzite command:

ujust fix-reset-steam

ujust fix-reset-steam

LeshiyOP•1/14/25, 10:51 PM

I would have thought it was a shader update, but not for absolutely every game! And every time, it downloads the full volume.

δDD•1/14/25, 10:52 PM

I do have shader updates, but idk about you

δDD•1/14/25, 10:52 PM

a screenshot would be nice

LeshiyOP•1/14/25, 10:52 PM

It's something not like just reboot?

δDD•1/14/25, 10:52 PM

I don't understand

LeshiyOP•1/14/25, 10:52 PM

I even have changed steam version to beta

LeshiyOP•1/14/25, 10:54 PM

Word above "FINISHED"

Screenshot_2025-01-14-23-53-38-029_com.valvesoftware.steamlink.jpg

Screenshot_2025-01-14-23-53-45-842_com.valvesoftware.steamlink.jpg

δDD•1/14/25, 10:55 PM

I don't know at all

δDD•1/14/25, 10:55 PM

I gotta go, sorry :/

LeshiyOP•1/14/25, 10:55 PM

Ok, thx!

Solution

LLeshiy Word above "FINISHED"

DevilFish303•1/14/25, 11:23 PM

have you tried deleting the shadercache and then running

ujust fix-reset-steam

ujust fix-reset-steam

i recommend renaming your shadercache folder: ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/shadercache.old

run the fix-reset-steam, and then depending on what you have do the following:

```
bazzite desktop
```
```
bazzite desktop
```
: do a cold boot (shut your PC down completely and then bring it back up)
```
bazzite-deck
```
```
bazzite-deck
```
: since it tends to boot into gamescope session by default, run steam again after
```
ujust fix-reset-steam
```
```
ujust fix-reset-steam
```
otherwise it might get in a bad state and i wouldn't know how to recover from that. After steam restarts, do not run any game, just do a cold boot (shutdown complete, and then boot back up)