Steam Deck SSD Replacement is EASY

[@steamdeckguy]

Check out my newer video if you want to know how to CLONE your SSD instead kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4eupGWNo9l-a9k

[@alextackett8631]

Which is the better way? Clone with enclosure or reimage with thumb drive?

[@captainnemo9424]

@@alextackett8631 dependsu wanna make a backup of everything or clean install? clone is the backup this video the clean

[@EVILOSERUN]

@@alextackett8631 reimage will always be better, if there are corruptions during cloning then it could cause some other issues. It cant get cleaner than reimaging.

[@iffykitten8742]

You don’t need to peel off the heat shielding. You can carefully slide it all off in one piece and slide it back on to the new one.

[@RookieCanadianGamer]

my new ssd was too thick i had to peel it off and restick it

[@steamdeckguy]

IMPORTANT: At 6:10 I forgot to show that you need to connect power before it will let you turn on the steam deck again! If you remember, we entered battery recovery mode! All you need to do is connect power, turn it on, and then turn it back off again. Youlll then be able to boot into recovery mode! Sorry if I caused you any panic! 😅

[@xapsus2221]

I'd recommend pinning the comment for avoid people missing this

[@steamdeckguy]

@@xapsus2221 I thought it was… thanks for the headsup

[@SaiyanChamp]

Hey there, ever since you installed this Western Digital SSD, everything's gone extremely well? No issues with this upgrade? And do you recommend this upgrade?

[@steamdeckguy]

@@SaiyanChamp working perfectly o issues at all. Recommended! 👍

[@richardyao9012]

I cloned the old SSD onto the new one by using two M.2 to USB adapters and the UNIX dd command. There was no need to reinstall steamOS. SteamOS even resized the partition to use the additional space at boot.

[@thecritique00]

Thanks for this tutorial. There's just one thing that was missing. How to proceed after the ssd was installed, since the path you took was to enable the battery storage mode, next thing to do after you inserted the ssd was to plug the power cable, then from there you just need to push the on button then remove the power plug, insert the usb. Then proceed with boot manager.

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes, well noted. Thanks for the watch! 👍🏼

[@thecritique00]

@@steamdeckguy To be honest, I've watched different ssd replacement. Your video is the most detailed. I had the courage to do the replacement myself after watching your video multiple times.

[@steamdeckguy]

@@thecritique00 Awesome! Glad to hear!

[@ewandonachie4472]

Other than that it’s great. I over think things. This was great help!

[@KingJC.]

​@steamdeckguy please send a link to that ssd 🙏

[@deejayflapjack]

A REALLY good SSD tutorial, I have literally just finished installing my 1tb SSD using your guide & it was so easy to follow. Well done. 🙏

[@thewritinglefty4889]

Same here, 1 terabyte, worked like a charm. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!

[@mattihp]

I did it! Thanks alot! For anyone else who is a n00b. This is easy; but can take some time. It took me like 90 minutes and I am a klutz

[@Archius9]

I’m planning on upgrading to OLED and was searching for how to easily transfer from one deck to another and I want to thank you for this

[@RastaWayne-di4sj]

I have the newer deck version (with the black shield inside) and I could just start it, it went to a backup linux version or something. Had an exe on desktop "Reimage SteamOS", which automatically downloaded it, installed it and everything went super smooth. Outside of that, you could also install the new OS on your new SSD via a MicroSD instead of a USB-Stick. It's a lot faster is the only difference. Just make sure to remove the MicroSD to not break it. Really nice tutorial thx. Was done in like 15 minutes.

[@gize5321]

I know you posted this forever ago but I just got an OLED and appreciated this short and straight forward walk through. Successfully installed crucial 2TB. I followed your lead and got the ugreen enclosure for my now spare 512gigs. I did use a micro SD instead of the thumb drive and it worked, greatly thank you! Time to go download a ton of games!

[@thegreiwolph]

Thank you for the guide, I felt no need to buy the 512 steam deck when I can just buy the 64 and upgrade my ssd for cheaper.

[@jefferrrson1x]

Just got my OLED steam deck order this past week. Can’t wait to watch all your videos to get familiar w the deck. Thx!

[@trungtrung5786]

I upgraded my 64 to 256, thank you. Now i have more memory and my game load faster and save lots of money.

[@BcnEggNChz_]

The fear I feel when thinking of changing my SSD is like none other. My deck is so precious to me. I'll watch this 50 more times before I give it a try. Thank you alot.

[@UltimateChomper]

Sounds pathetic

[@SnowdragonDS]

Thanks for the video. My Deck came with a big black shield that only had two screws required to get it off - didn't need to undo a bit of foil to find a screw. Additionally, as you said below in the comments, you need to connect a power source in order to turn it back on again. I only had to hold the Volume Down button and press the power button once to boot into recovery. Other than that, everything was the same. Thanks for making it simple.

[@mmmmmmmtoast]

Yeah for anyone else reading this, one of the newer Steam Deck models uses this black plate instead that's easier to take off. Every other step is the same.

[@KingJC.]

So instead of downloading a recovery thingy you just have to hold volume and power button?

[@grahamstephens9931]

Very clear and brilliant tutorial! Thank you.

[@steamdeckguy]

Thanks - appreciate the feedback!

[@cjhiggins3803]

Thanks mate. Great bit of help there. Handy info about enclosure. That has actually sealed the deal for me doing this as it will be so useful to be able to make use of the old memory. Nice one.

[@xXSummonNightXx]

I skewed two of the screws but manage to remove it with duct tape and my father’s help (he drilled and destroy one of the screw). Thx for the walkthrough, really appreciate it.

[@artusanctus997]

Sounds like vandalism. LOL.

[@Egutta047]

Thank you!! This helped me ❤

[@Sureshlesnar1]

Hi bro.. i am from India, this video helped me to replace my 64GB SSD with 1TB SSD in steam deck, thanks bro👍

[@SandyShortzz]

Which ssd You added and tell me if facing any issues.

[@Jaburezu]

This is very helpful! And this is coming from someone who will unlikely to own a Steam Deck xD But I still greatly apreciate this because it indirectly informed me that if I do decide to get one, I could easily just get the cheapest 64GB version and add a much larger storage myself. Thanks man.

[@tylerdevore6520]

Quick Question - I didn't see you connect the device back to power removing it from Battery Storage mode. Was this part hidden from the video? I wanted to make sure prior to going through this myself. (Only saw you boot to recovery with power and volume down.)

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes, I accidentally edited that part out

[@yourtubeccount]

FINALLY SOMEONE (OTHER THAN ME) WHO PUTS STICKER SKIN ON BEZELS SO IT LOOKS GOOD. I ALWAYS AM INTHE WEIRD ONE, WHY NO ONE ELSE DOES IT

[@maxx7733]

I fucked up when unscrewing one of the screws for the backplates so I had to drill it out xD the tutorial was spot on! I’m a complete newbie and I kinda just went for it and it’s done.

[@Dave_889]

Just purchase a 64gb steam deck and now am about to purchase a 1tb ssd and follow your instructions next 2 weeks.

[@sofarsogood9578]

Great video. Just followed the process and Deck storage is upgraded to 2TB. My unit does not have the heat foil on top of the screw for some reason (different metal plate - bought in Japan) which made that part even easier. The reboot took a long time tho, probably because I've used a slow flashdrive. I took the opportunity to also install a copper heat shield at the SSD instead of the foil. Thank you for sharing this.

[@dinasaurshark4685]

Really helpful, would recommend, although he did under exaggerated the wait time on some of the processing.

[@NERDmNERDf]

This ended up being a full 12 hour thing for me. What took the longest was the updating the firmware, it was stuck at around 85%, and stayed that way for, oh idk 10 hours straight. I woke up to it still not moved, restarted it, 5 minutes later it fully updated. But. Yeah if it gets stuck, just restart and try again, shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to update.

[@andrewpugs1967]

Thanks homie. I used your video to help with my 2tb ssd swap. Great work.

[@ronaldpreston6896]

thanks bruh! The 2TB's is going to be insane plus 1TB external SD. Install took less than 5 mins (for those who are PC builders this will be so easy it is almost disappointing 😂)

[@berribeans6593]

Thanks, install took me 5 minutes and im on my way to reinstalling windows! Thank you ❤

[@alexkeable8261]

Thanks for the tutorial, I found it easier to use my docking station to rebuild my steam deck

[@YTJustice69]

Thanks for the guide, the operation was a success

[@timothylewis2527]

It was a scary process. The hardest part for me was putting the tiny screws back in without accidentally letting them fall into the system 😂. Currently waiting for the reimaging to complete but i think the operation was a success!! Thank you!!

[@steamdeckguy]

Glad to hear! I was considering swapping the shell, but after swapping out the SSD and Joysticks, I don’t really want to take the back off again…

[@yavorvlaskov5404]

Thanks chad, this has been greatly helpful

[@tonydlmco]

Thank you for your Video because I've upgrade my Steamdeck and it works like a charm. 😊👍

[@DayBowBow]

Thank you so much. This video helped alot. Straight to the point no nonsense. 👍

[@SebastianSkadisson]

Ruined my original SSD by shutting down the Steam Deck during an update process (never do that with any device, i just didnt have a choice), thanks for this video, it saved my Steam Deck. :D

[@natkagamermore562]

Díky moc za tutoriál z 64GB na 2TB prostě wow

[@Spoo76]

If you already had the SSD to USB adapter why not just temporarily install the upgraded memory in there and transfer your drive to a larger partition right from the steam deck? It would save you from downloading the OS again, the tool for Windows, and you wouldn't need to reinstall steam OS, your apps, redownload and reinstall your games, and then redo all the settings.

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes, you can do that but I wanted to do a fresh install. It also doesn’t take long to get everything set up again.

[@queenmodegaming]

Could u give me text instructions on how to do that please ? I just ordered my ssd and I’m worried about the re image of steam OS

[@Atmos_Glitch]

After using rufus on my usb it no longer reads that it has 32GB? It just says it has 126 MB, how do I fix this because it'd be pretty annoying if I had to get a new one because of this...

[@steamdeckguy]

Just reformat it

[@Atmos_Glitch]

@@steamdeckguy yeah I literally just did that rn, was like a two minute thing lol! Usually I'd just delete my comment after this but I'm gonna leave it here if anyone else came across the same kinda confusion.

[@pheonix2160]

Is the purpose of using the USB-c port when restoring the SteamOS for speed purposes? You do know that you can use the SD card slot and put the SD card in that slot and when powering on in boot sequence selct that sd card slot and works the same. Not sure why everyone is saying you must use the USB-c port.

[@steamdeckguy]

I’ve never tested it, I’m just going by the official guidance, but I’m with you on this - I see no reason why you couldn’t just boot from the SD card. Perhaps it’s because valve consider the USB method to be safer? 🤷‍♂️

[@BocalokaTV]

so you don't need to redownload SteamOS if you do use this method?

[@IronbugVR]

Hey great idea using the case to hold the system. That tip is gold 🥇

[@KarimJovian]

What about cloning so I don't have to redownload everything and do all the plugins again. Is that possible? Edit: Never Mind! Saw watching your clone video now :)

[@XCI5ION]

One thing you might want to mention that I just noticed is charge your battery before you write the steam os to the new ssd if your going to use a USB A to type C adapter like that you can't charge it and if it shuts off part way through you would have to start over.

[@PsychoMantis_13]

if you enjoy lego. the piece remover tool is great for prying the case open, you should be able to pull where the handle is with fingernails if not.

[@jaimerojas6578]

This really helped out thanks Mate!

[@RexMuffin]

Was that the 64gb eMMC that had the foil wrapped around it? Or was your model a 256gb or 512gb model?

[@steamdeckguy]

Mine was actually 512GB version - I just used 64GB in the thumbnail 👍🏼

[@hansolo989]

these shield screws are on way too tight for me to get off

[@steamdeckguy]

I had to use flat head screw driver to remove one screw because it stripped.

[@Lu1giopl]

Way late but try putting a rubber band between screw driver and the screw.

[@chrisTorts]

Very nice video.. your giving me the confidence boost to do this also thankyou !!

[@xl4712]

Great to the point video! Thank you

[@Noctiphilia]

I actually ended up stripping the screw (i have the PH1 bit but angled it incorrectly since im inexperienced) when I tried to remove it and I'm not sure what to do to remove it due to how little space there is to move inside.

[@captainnemo9424]

nice tutorial good enough for me but if u want tipps for improvment a bit more on how to get battery out and in again(the connector) would have been nice took me long because i didnt wanna break it lol that plus the foil on the ssd you can take it off easily without pealing and put it on the new one in 3 seconds. People dont get scared like me because of the blackscreen it will show sign of life when u connect a bootable usb device plus do the sound -- and power button combo i literally thought i fuked it somehow up while being carefull as hell (just reconnecting the battery was actually difficult and i wasnt sure if i didnt break anything while doing it) but in the end it all worked out perfectly wasnt that long too and now i got a nice 1,8TB main storage wich should be enough but in case it isnt i have my500gb sd card too Lots of thank yous and respect for teaching and showing others! Keep it on you great human beeing

[@Mr_Bacn]

this is about to save me so much money

[@shadow-8292]

I went through the exact process however now my controls don't work like only the touch screen and power and volume buttons work everything else doesn't do anything

[@steamdeckguy]

Usually a restart sorts it

[@Subtly-stranger]

Did you fix it?

[@JrGaming_PR]

Thanks for this tutorial you help me a lot🤟🏽

[@MrMJE13]

If the SSD is already formatted for steam deck do you still need to go through all the trouble with the image recovery process?

[@adamf.2657]

Thanks. Video help with installing new ssd :)

[@lovefromleo2753]

How long does it take to load to the next selection on booting from usb c? I’ve been here around 10mins

[@steamdeckguy]

Can’t remember. I’d say give it 15-20 mins and if no progress hold power button down until it powers off, and then retry

[@lovefromleo2753]

the usb was old and slow sorted now though thank you@@steamdeckguy

[@nbkchaosseph9066]

Instead of using a USB C dongle, can i dock my deck to the official steam deck dock and plug the USB stick into the dock for recovery?

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes

[@nbkchaosseph9066]

@@steamdeckguy will the deck recognize the dock when booting the deck to recovery mode?

[@TheDiscardedFoot]

after booting into the USB, mine starts spitting out a bunch of code. At once point there's a line of code that says, "Welcome to steam OS" I believe. Am I doing something wrong? Eventually boots into the steam logo with a mouse cursor, but nothing else afterwards.

[@steamdeckguy]

That’s normal. After it’s booted you should be taken to the desktop as shown at 6:38. If it doesn’t work, hold the power button down until it reboots and try again.

[@TIPLDN]

So I followed the steps from steam and your tutorial, mine stayed on the black screen with the cursor for over an hour and then came on to desktop mode. It then had cancel user only and an error came up, which I couldn’t see what it said as it was 3/4 off the screen then went back into black screen with the cursor and stayed like that for another 30 mins and nothing. Any idea what happened?

[@steamdeckguy]

Did you get it working? Usually a good old fashioned “turn it off and back on again” sorts out any issues

[@vectorization]

I’m had the exact same problem. I turned it off and started over. Now I have all four options on my desktop. It seems to be loading fine now.

[@sum16kwt]

thanks for the guide it was very helpful

[@ThunderStruck115]

Can I connect the recovery drive to my Steam Deck using the Dock?

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes - you should be able to

[@ThunderStruck115]

@@steamdeckguy thanks

[@TheHappyKamper]

Thanks a lot for the video. Once you install new image of the OS, will Steam recognise the games on your micro SD again, or you need to re-add them somehow?

[@steamdeckguy]

It will recognise and reload them

[@TheHappyKamper]

​@@steamdeckguyAwesome, thanks a lot for confirming!

[@kevroeques630]

Great guide, but one question: I’ll be using a portable SSD to reimage since I don’t have a thumb drive. It’s otherwise full of other files and folders. Will the Steam Deck automatically find the image file, or will I have to somehow navigate to it during the process? It doesn’t detail whether the thumb drive only had the image file on it, or whether the thumb drive was formatted for Linux, as all of my portable drives are formatted for Windows

[@steamdeckguy]

When you write an image to a drive, be that usb drive or SSD, that entire drive becomes a boot drive. All you then do is tell steam to boot into that drive

[@notmjmjcj6815]

Would it be possible to use a Microsd card instead of a usb stick?

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes

[@CenaCuts]

When it coming to using screw and it don’t working on turn get a rubber band and then try to unscrew will make sure it doesn’t strip the screw

[@Spiikz]

I got stuck around 6:30 I’ve been on the boot screen for over an hour and haven’t gotten to the reimage screen yet, I’m using an old flash drive that might be 2.0 and I’m not sure what’s the problem

[@steamdeckguy]

Is it doing anything or just showing the steam logo? You can hold the power button down to force shut it down and then try again.

[@Spiikz]

@@steamdeckguy it just stays on the logo I’ve tried that but didn’t work I’m in the utility settings right now and my ssd is being picked up and says how much I storage I have also my date and time in bios is in 2021 I don’t know if that’s normal

[@Spiikz]

It says Bus:1 Dev:0 Func:0

[@steamdeckguy]

@@Spiikz is that what it says after you boot from the USB drive?

[@Spiikz]

@@steamdeckguy I fixed it, I bought a new flash drive 3.0 and then everything worked perfectly after like 20 minutes

[@mrleonidas3003]

Quick do I have to get that adapter can’t I just do it through the computer from flash drive to steam deck through the computer .?

[@ShireenPlays]

Hi, Would I have to backup my Steam Deck files before upgrading my SSD, if I'm using the Steam Deck in both game mode and desktop mode?

[@steamdeckguy]

No

[@dennell]

No mention of screw driver size... If I'm honest that would be key as I've heard people stripping the screws

[@steamdeckguy]

Per the iFixit guide "Phillips screwdrivers can vary in size and shape-two drivers labeled as the same size may fit differently in the same screw. Use the size that fits the snuggest into the screw head."

[@Subfightr]

You can tell if a screw driver fits the screw, if there is slop... Don't use that screw driver, if it's too big and won't fit, dont use that screw driver.

[@ShibalSsi]

i cloned my new ssd from 1 tb to 2tb, why do i have the same storage in SteamOS? do i need to resize the partition it says its a 1.85 tb in kde partition manager but it does not show the unallocated storage, hmmm..

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes you need to resize the partition

[@LEITHAL]

bought a new ssd and waiting for it to arrive. am I correct in assuming I can skip the recovery drive part if I clone my ssd to the new one using an external enclosure then install it physically?

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes, if you clone the SSD then it should just boot as normal.

[@mob5613]

Did you use any programs after your ssd was installed to confirm the size, read and write speeds of the new SSD?

[@steamdeckguy]

I didn’t bother. I probably would have if I had bought it from aliexpress or somewhere to make sure it wasn’t a dud

[@chriscollins3208]

Appreciate the video!

[@Bladerune]

quick question, i forgot to change the power to storage mode before applying these changes, should i be worriued? because i cant turn it back on even after following every step properly....

[@steamdeckguy]

Have you tried hooking up power and turning on? If it doesn't power on you probably didn't connect the battery fully, assuming you had unplugged it. Make sure it's fully pushed in

[@MikaTarkela]

For me the hardest part was removing the battery connector. When I pulled the black tag the tag just ripped off and the wires got exposed but I managed to push the connector out by using a thin and sharp tool and pushed the outer edge.

[@steamdeckguy]

😳 Glad you sorted it! 👍 Maybe don’t pull so hard next time! 😂

[@Alexander060601]

It was likely the reason I'm scrolling this, I saw the tab was not split apart, stiff as a board around/the wires so I had to use pliers, tried heating up something to place against the wires/sleeve but it wasnt helping it have any flex but yeah if I tried to pull the tab it's having it pull the cables that go into the main battery a good bit before it would then tug on the power plug but I'll go back at it when I'm home

[@Mario26-v2u]

Before doing the process, is it recommended to that the battery is below 25%

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes if you want to be extra safe

[@juicymoose6769]

Silly question but is it required to use a USB drive or can I simply connect the SD to a laptop after installation and use that as a means to reimaging the OS on the new SSD

[@steamdeckguy]

You need to use removable media connected to the steam deck. Either usb drive or micro sd

[@juicymoose6769]

@@steamdeckguy I didn't know about being able to use a Micro SD for it. Thanks for the info! I just got a 1tb for my birthday and I didn't feel like buying 30 dollars worth of adapters and wait a week. Your tutorial was very informative and succinct btw. Many thanks.

[@JambopaulGamerInPJs]

Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but instead of reimaging my Steam Deck from scratch, is it possible to clone my existing Steam Deck internal drive to the new SSD using the adaptor you showed, and then plugging in the new drive with all my old data already on it? I'm asking because I have a lot of non-Steam games/apps installed as well as Decky plugins and don't want to have to redo everything from scratch on the new drive.

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes, you can clone the drive. Plenty of guides out there.

[@RobsMentalCanvas]

Everything went really smooth until it came to powering the deck back on to begin the steps of installing the OS I saw the updated comment about battery storage mode but now I’m just lost I can hear and see the fan turn on see lights hear beeps but aside from that nothing i have no display no logo I can’t manage to get it to go into the USB BOOT process at all I’m just beyond frustrated

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Thanks for this how to video.

[@ExcideSC]

Ive just noticed your using the same grip case as me in this video is there a dock you recommend that fit the grip case fitted

[@steamdeckguy]

I’m actually using the satisfy grip case now - it’s not too dissimilar to the mod case. I don’t really use a dock, but previously I was using the official dock with the adapter JSAUX sent me (not sure if you can buy them). Otherwise, you should find most of the JSAUX docks fit the case fine. Even the Ugreen dock is decent and should fit the deck with a case fine. It’s only the official dock that is super shallow and doesn’t work with a case (unless you use the jsaux adapter that I mentioned)

[@XL2TOPPINGPIZZA]

Is it possible to put the recovery onto a micro sd and load it that way if it is large enough?

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes. You might just need to put it into a USB adapter

[@aiddenbecker5083]

Itll work without the adapter

[@RathalosEmperor]

​@@aiddenbecker5083so I can don't need a flash drive then? I can just have it on my microsd card inserted into my steam with the reimage file?

[@TheJPresents]

i’m having trouble getting the battery cable back in the slot. Any recommendation on how to maneuver it in or a tool to help get it in?

[@steamdeckguy]

I just used my finger to push it in. Use a bit of force

[@gray896]

Hi so I had a question about an m.2 so I tried using a 256gig m.2 that comes with the Steam deck for window and wanted to play this game called Boundary since it won't play on Steam OS and the m.2 got very hot and crashed this is 2230 vs the mod I did with 2280 which I tried running window on that but it still got very hot and crashed I notice with 2280 in steam os it never gets hot while playing most games on steam os do you think due to the fact of no cooling and window taking more ram could this be the reasons it couldn't handle the game on windows any help would be appreciated also 2280 did crash one's should I be worried It did get hot and I tried testing it with fall out 4 and crashed ones

[@steamdeckguy]

Sorry no idea - I don’t use windows on my steam deck.

[@JessicaGroat-m1z]

Im a newb to computer talk but the ssd is just internal storage right? And will i need to back anything up before doing this? Ill have to reinstall am my games again right?

[@steamdeckguy]

Yes, it’s internal hard drive like a computer. Replacing the hard drive means you need to reinstall the steam operating system as I show in this video. FYI - There are ways to clone/copy the old hard drive to the new without having to reinstall everything, but doing a fresh install is the most straightforward

[@RockyGimenez-lt5tb]

Hello friend, it turns out that I changed the ssd of 64 for one of 1 tera sn740 M2 2230 but when it comes to doing the procedure to recover the system, when I select the pendrive where I have the image, the screen turns black and I leave the word error one after another, telling me a series of things that I obviously do not understand. Could you help me? Could it be that that SSD doesn't work? I have already tried sd memory and different pendrives. And he makes the same mistake.

[@steamdeckguy]

Sorry for delay. Did you sort this?

[@randymaness3876]

Are the joysticks/trackpads/dpad all NOT WORKING during factory setup after everything was done, normal??? Could only use touchscreen throughout the entire setup process. Current status, "Starting Steam Deck update download"...

[@steamdeckguy]

How did you get on? The buttons should work during the steamOS setup. If not, wait for it to finish and then restart the steam deck - that should sort it!

[@atamunagiftedosas5559]

I dont know the problem with mine, it doesn't go to desktop mode immediately i click on the usb in the recovery mode it starts showing many things installing and then it goes to black screen mode i wish i can send a video

[@Obi1551]

Just got the oled model and was wondering if reimaging the os process stays the same?

[@steamdeckguy]

It will be the same

[@diwalrai6959]

Hi I know it’s a dumb question what if I have a mac laptop how do I go about downloading and installing Rufus from my mac to usb ? Cheers

[@steamdeckguy]

You can use balena etcher on Mac - does the same thing as rufus. Alternatively, you could actually create your boot drive using the steam deck in desktop mode. Again, download balena etcher and then use it to write the image to usb drive

[@matthubbard2607]

Can you upgrade the hdd later and than it will make you redo the login and redownload your games right?

[@steamdeckguy]

You can clone existing hard drive, or re-install from scratch (as I show in this video). If you reinstall from scratch you’ll have to redo the setup and redownload all of your games (except for those installed on micro sd card).

[@elijahthomas8122]

do i have to do the recovery mode on my deck if it’s already been factory reset or is that only for if you still have your account on it

[@steamdeckguy]

The recovery mode is to reinstall steam OS. If you skip that step, there won’t be any OS installed, so you won’t make it past the bios screen.

[@mattihp]

3:17 my steam deck is refurbished, that ribbon cable is sooo short for me. No tab :')

[@sav6038]

My steam deck is freezing a lot after I swapped the ssd to a tb one. 64gb to 1tb. I reimaged it twice but I did have some probs when updating. But then from the start when I power it freezes but I can hear stuff going on

[@steamdeckguy]

Did you sort this?

[@RamiAgonistes]

I need some serious help. I installed the SSD and made sure the battery was nearly fully charged. However, after attempting to insert and flash the OS using my type C drive the Steam Deck won't respond to the power button at all. When i plug in the charger however, it shows the "Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed...." The second I unplug the wall charger the device turns off! WTF do i do?

[@steamdeckguy]

You needed to connect a power cable to get the device out of battery storage mode. Now you’ve done that you should be able to boot the recovery image by holiding volume down and and power button and selecting the USB from the list

[@thisisabsolutelystup]

Is there any way to clone your deck over to the new SSD or do you have to start from scratch?

[@steamdeckguy]

You can clone existing ssd. I’m actually planning to do a video on it the weekend, but if you can’t wait just search ‘clone steam deck SSD’ and you’ll find plenty of guides

[@The.ErikLifts.69420]

I just got my steam deck today, I have everything I need to switch to an ssd, should I just take it apart and do it? I haven’t turned it on or anything.

[@steamdeckguy]

I’d swap the SSD before turning it on. You’ll find it will already be in battery storage mode so once you have done it, remember to connect to power - otherwise it won’t turn on

[@Preston1989ification]

Does reimaging the ssd format it or do you need to format the ssd if its not brand new

[@steamdeckguy]

Reimaging will format the SSD