Steam Scheduled Download Killer

This tool makes it possible to set the auto-update behavior for all installed Steam games found in specified Steam Library Folders. This is done by setting the value for the AutoUpdateBehavior key found in the appmanifest of each installed games to a specified value. For more details see usage of entry point ssdk.

This tool also provides a second entry point ssdk-lib for writing, removing, adding and listing all Steam Library Folder(s) whose games are affected by the main tool.

Installation

Install using pip:

pip install steam-scheduled-download-killer

Recommended install using pipx

pipx install steam-scheduled-download-killer

Entry Point: ssdk

usage: ssdk [-h] [-c CONFIG] [--update-priority PRIO]

Ensure all Steam Games have high priority auto updates.
Manage Steam Library Folder(s) with entry point 'ssdk-lib'

optional arguments:
  -h, --help                  show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG  path to config file containing Steam Library Folder(s)
  --update-priority PRIO      value the update priority should be set to (default: 2)

priority values:
  0                           always keep this game updated
  1                           only update this game when I launch it
  2                           high priority - always auto-update this game before others

NOTE: If you want to run the programm without a console window opening (e.g. when running from Task Scheduler) use the ssdk-background executable. It behaves the same as the ssdk entry point described above.

Entry Point: ssdk-lib

usage: ssdk-lib [-h] [-c CONFIG] [--ignore-existing] COMMAND [LIBRARY ...]

Manage file listing Steam Library Folders.
Use 'ssdk' entry point for managing Steam Applications.

positional arguments:
  COMMAND                     action to be executed (see allowed commands for details)   
  LIBRARY                     path(s) to Steam Library Folders (not needed for 'list')   

optional arguments:
  -h, --help                  show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG, --config CONFIG  path to config file containing Steam Library Folder(s)     
  --ignore-existing           set this to overwrite existing file for 'make' command     

allowed commands:
  make                        create a config file with all given Steam Library Folder(s)
  list                        show a list of all Steam Library Folder(s)
  rm                          remove the given Steam Library Folder(s) from config file  
  add                         add given Steam Library Folder(s) to config file