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You are prolyl using flatpak steam which doesn't have permissions to access your library
Download flatseal in platpak and add the directory where you want the librarh to be there.
You can do this manually via CLI but that's entirely different can of worms that flat seal easily solves.
I was, used the built in pop shop to remove the flatpak install.
I reinstalled via deb from command line and it's all working.
Thank you for the advice on flatseal, I'll look into that.
I think this is exactly what my issue is. Last night when I was mucking about I noticed the deb Steam package in the pop shop and had a vague recollection of warnings against the flatpak install for similar reasons.
I tend to like using flatpak, but for Steam, I find that installing it through their website (ie, actually going to their website and downloading the install file) is the best way to get Steam
Noted. Reinstalling with the deb from steam worked the trick. Adding the drive as another library was the same as it ever was. Alexandria is back online. Thank you for the help and advice.
flatpak install is fine, i would argue it is better due to some sandboxing, flatseal is your solution.
but if you feeling like raw dawging some CLI, it is a good little skill to have in Linux land, no doubt.
Command line makes this rockin' world go round.