Went back to an even earlier build of 18 but now when I went to flash it tells me failed target with an error message saying einval: invalid argument, open ‘/dev/sda’
I found somebody on Reddit that suggested a code that I can’t remember but it essentially reformatted my ssd even though there was nothing on it…ended up doing it through Konsole which took over a day but eventually got done. Thanks for the guide.
Thank you so much, Kris! I upgraded my non-OLED model to a 2TB using a combination of this tutorial for the cloning software and your older one with the 1st gen Steam Deck for the hard drive replacement. The transfer and upgrade worked flawlessly!
Great guide! Confirmed working. Date(UK): 21/07/2024 - Balena Etcher version 1.18.11 (Obtained from GitHub link in comments) - From 512GB to 2TB (WD SN770M). OLED Steam Deck and same enclosure. Cloning process took ~25 - 35 mins (75% of the 512GB was used). 👍
I will also confirm I just used the newest version on their website because I didn't read the comments first... thankfully their most recent version based on the github was from 3 days ago. I believe they fixed the problem. Everything downloaded successfully. I installed my new SSD, powered on and got worried at first because loading took a minute and it went to the original setup and login screen like a factory restore. Chose English and my time zone, logged into my account and everything is perfectly as I left it. I do have to redo settings and some things, it's almost as if it's a fresh install, yet all my games are installed and working (I've only tested elden ring so far). All my video files I've saved etc are there in desktop mode. All good! 👍
This was by far the best tutorial I’ve seen for an ssd clone, took me 10 minutes to complete the clone and install it in my steam deck! Thank you so much :D
@daexter8971 use the x64 version, then once you've extracted the zip file open balena by the item called "balena-etcher". Mines currently cloning now, will be changing drive over tonight once kids in bed 🤣
Phew, I was really afraid that you quit making vids. And now you're coming out of nowhere with a vid regarding exactly what I was going to do next. I ordered the Sabrent 1tb ssd just a couple of hours ago. Nice to see you're back. I really enjoy your calm and comforting voice during these vids. :D
I can confirm I just used the newest version on their website because I didn't read the comments first... thankfully their most recent version based on the github was released 3 days ago. I believe they fixed the problem. Everything cloned successfully. I installed my new SSD, powered on and got worried at first because loading took a minute and it went to the original setup and login screen like a factory restore. Chose English and my time zone, logged into my account and everything is perfectly as I left it. I do have to redo settings and some things, it's almost as if it's a fresh install, yet all my games are installed and working (I've only tested elden ring so far). All my video files I've saved etc are there in desktop mode. All good! 👍 Thank you for the guide! 😊 Edit: Also, decky is installed and all my decky settings/ui changes that I've noticed are intact as well.
Great guide, very simple! Only issue I had was battery connector did not want to come out and looks slightly different to yours, the pull tab starded sliding down the cable so had to use my nails to pull it out but otherwise smooth sailing. Also a nice advantage to using an external enclosure is you have a portable hard drive you can use after.
Following your guide was pretty easy, the LCD model i got on sale had different wiring so I only ended up having to unplug the power while i did the swap and i used the older version of the cloning software and everything went smooth, i erased all my games before cloning and just reinstall after the swap, I had a complete panic attack waiting for that first boot up but it seems perfect Got 2tb to work with now : D
Great guide! followed every step and it worked out great. Although my power cable from the battery didn't come out quite as easy as yours so i just left it unplugged but still in the port. everything still worked though. thanks for the video!
thanks for this video. I just got a refurbished 64gb deck and a 1tb m.2 drive to go with it. I'm pretty sure I have a ssd enclosure somewhere around here.
Just finished installing the new drive and it works perfectly. I saved myself a ton of money. Seriously, I got this directly from Valve for less than the price of a Switch OLED. Thank you so much!
Same here. I got a 64gb refurbished deck for a grate price, and my new 1tb ssd is coming on tuesday. Im also gone clone instead of installing fresh, as I have already installed a bunch of stuff (just 800 MB left out of 64gb), and I really don't wanna do it all again....
Great video, the x64 Etcher download is now a zip, could not figure out how to get it to work, so got an earlier version from softronic. Worked great thank you.
For what it's worth, if you extract the zip archive, all you need to do is click on the balena-etcher file and choose the option to Execute it, and it will launch fine.
Yeah, yeah, except buying an SSD, he's sure that there is no hassle to buy another shitty thing literally for one use. He even gave us a link to that in the description. How thoughtful and great, isn't it? What a sweet guy!
Great Video, thank you! Going to jump into this with my LCD Deck this weekend - just before I do, you mentioned there were some differences with the LCD versus the OLED version, is it just the internals being slightly different?
Yes, the screws are different and also the placement of each of the internal parts. Personally I found the LCD easier. I’d recommend following along to the ifixit guide as it goes into more detail then I show in my video, and make sure to remove the SD card! Good luck!
Great video! I had some trouble with my usb hub disconnecting the NVME enclosure - but switching to a USB 2.0 port fixed it, if anyone has the same issues (did mean cloning my 512gb drive took 3h though)
If you're going from a full 1tb to a 2tb be prepared to do a lot of waiting. I thought it'd take a couple hours.. Nah. It has been 16 hours and still isn't even close lol. You definitely need a steamdeck dock in this situation so that it'll stay charged.
Would this work to clone an existing LCD drive and then installing into a new OLED? Should I set up the OLED at all first (upon receipt) or just go right to cloning and swapping the drive? I'm just not sure if there's any reason to fiddle with the OLED first.
I understand that mileage may vary but when it comes to all the nuanced modding with games on deck and things adjacent to that; Would anything be lost with cloning or is it literally a perfect clone that will respond exactly how it did before, or rather should it? To be specific, I am personally referring to RE4R mods and Dark Souls 2/3 Cheat Engine. It was more of a pain that I would have liked to do both of those, especially cheat engine, and I would like to know of any issues before I put money towards an SSD upgrade.
For my case i would have to go with a 2tb drive instead because i have a 512gb model and all the games i would like to install when upgrading are 50gb to 90gb each so a 1tb drive would be too little in my case. Also, i never really fill up my drive completely because it can result in slowdowns and maybe some other errors in the future.
I'm planning on trying this clone method on my LCD deck as soon as it (ssd and enclosure) arrives from Amazon! I just wanted to verify that (as you mentioned in the video) you don't need to worry about partition sizes, etc. I'm just surprised that you don't need to boot to another drive first. There are other guides that show having to boot when using something like clonezilla. How does Belena Etcher handle this differently?
I believe steamOS is automatically extending the unused space to fit the size of the disk. Tbh, I was expecting to have to extend the partition but was surprised when I didn’t….
Hi i just bought 2TB ssd and connected it using an enclosure to my steam deck in gaming mode, is it normal for it to say 0 bytes free of 0 Bytes?? I haven't formatted it as per instructions of this video
@@steamdeckguy I'm such an idiot, thank you for telling me to check! It turns out that I didn't push the SSD chip all the way down enough into the enclosure to hear an audible click! I was worried about damaging it lol. It now reads the space properly on the steam deck! I'm going to clone my data now, thanks!
My new M2 2230 SP does not show up/detect on the storage session. :( Then i plugged it on my windows box, and it was detected using the same cable and external case. I then initialized it as GPT, but still not showing up on Deck. Can i format it on windows before plugging on deck ?
Thank you! I was searching the comments for this exact question. I just bought the OLED deck also. I have a program I wrote to run my VPN at startup and I really didn't want to do that again, and I wasn't planning on replacing the SSD. I have large enough drives to store and transfer.
(General question to the public) I’m at where balena etcher is up and running. But. I’m at the part where it shows plug a source drive. There is no show hidden options. I just have a screen where it says “plug a source drive” with a picture of a SRC USB with an arrow that says. Plug a source drive in. I cannot select anything.
I believe this is an issue with version 19.21 of balena etcher. I was playing around with it earlier to try and help you out and it doesn’t work for me either. But version 18.11 which I used for the video does still work (not sure if you can still download it?) I saw some comments on GitHub from a few days ago for similar issue so dev is aware. Hopefully they will fix it soon as it appears to be completely broken!
Will this image work if my my steam deck is moded? I have a steam deck led and want to upgrade to led...my lcd has roms & emulators and I want the oled to be the same with out setting up the emulators from scratch...???
I have successfully cloned my new 1tb ssd using balena etcher. I replaced the new ssd in the SD, but when i boot up, it is stuck in SD logo. Any thoughts on this?
First hold power button down for 10 seconds to force shutdown, and then turn back on again. If no luck, maybe check that ssd is inserted correctly. Failing that it could be a corrupted drive so you may want to try again.
@@kenbolz This happened to me thanks for the info. I had to open up my steamdeck, put back the old ssd, and reclone again. It was quite tedious but on the 2nd try got it to work! Thanks Steamdeckguy for the vid
Yes, you can use the clone method for ANY steam deck. The only difference is when it comes to a physically swapping out the SSD since the OLED model internals has been revised
So I’ve started over. Followed your instructions completely. Etcher flashed and verified. Looked at storage and nothings changed, still saying 1.8TB free. This was a brand new WD_BLACK SN770M 2TB. I give up and ill have to start over which is ballache.
@@MrFiolek I’ve not tested it, so can’t guarantee it will work, but I’d expect it to copy everything as is. You’ll probably find that the steamOS only shows the same size available that you had before - it won’t auto extend the partition. I’d try it - you’ve got nothing to lose
@@steamdeckguy ok, I took advantage of your guide a little from other sources and everything works, you have to clone the disk as in the video, then connect the copies to the PC and use a partition management program, I increased the partitions on which Windows was and the remaining unlocated memory must be moved next to the steam deck home partition and then automatically connects them, everything works great.
After you done cloning to new nvme ssd can you put it away n still use your original inside steam deck since its cloned or do you have 2 replace it as soon as you finished cloning to the new ssd in the enclosure?
@steamdeckguy i see n i wanted 2 ask for the rest of this month of December if in meantime I'm using steam deck will the clone enclosure will still go out of date?
@@troublebear3600 it depends what you are doing with it in December….Obviously, if you install a ton of games and make changes, then those changes will be lost when you swap out the drives at a later date. Technically it’s not an issue.
@@steamdeckguy oh ok n no jus playing my games that I already have im not going to download new ones til I change ssd nvme 2 new 2tb nvme ssd the reason why I'm not going to switch rite away cuz I'm bout 2 travel n I rather just wait til after the holidays to open my steam deck n replace ssd nvme
@@steamdeckguy thank you for the reply. Since I wrote the comment I managed to find several post online claiming the same. Someone suggested installing NIUBI beforehands on the Windows partition as that also allows you to move the partitions around in a convenient order for extension.
Thanks for the video. Unfortunately when i tried following it exactly everytime i clicked clone drive in balena etcher it just gave a prompt to connect the source drive. So i followed a reddit post using konsole and the dd command, which took FOREVER but did do the job. As for the rest of the video, i agree completely, tweezers suck. Chubby fingers for the win.
Hello! Hoping you can help me out here! I want to stream games from steam deck to twitch and have thought of using obs but cannot use obs on desktop mode while playing games in game mode. Is there a way I can play games on desktop mode instead?
Heya! I've got a backup on an external hard ssd and I need to get my backup on a device that just returned from an RMA process. How would you suggest I go about doing that (I'm not trying to swap hard drives, just slap the cloned data on my returned Steam Deck Oled). Someone suggested booting off a usb and then using sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/nvme0n1 conv=sync status=progress but I don't know the steps to boot off a usb and then input that command... so lost!
Turn off steam deck, then hold volume up and press the power button. You should then see option to boot from usb or internal drive. You could potentially then follow this guide to clone the drive from USB to internal, or run the command in konsole
@@steamdeckguyThanks so much for the info! Minor snag - I was trying to put the cloned image from the external ssd on the rma’d device via balena etcher but balena etcher is saying the rma’d steam deck is too small. But the only data on the external ssd is the cloned steam deck info, so why won’t it fit?
@@steamdeckguyah, no. The ssd is a 2tb and the internal drive on the rma’d device reads as 1.02 tb. Do I need to do some kind of.. partitioning or something? I have a second backup of the external ssd so I could wipe the ssd and re-clone it if needed… I thought partitioning it wouldn’t be necessary cause the backup shouldn’t have filled up the full 2tb.
I have run into a problem. When downloading the Balena Etcher from the official website the APPIMAGE does not appears, that's importante because right there's just a zip file, when you extract the zip there's a bunch of file but there's no clear way for how install Balena Etcher. I NEED HELP PLEASE!!!
So, I've tried this over and over. turns out I'm getting the same results. I tried on a brand new ssd. I even tried on another one actually. Both different, both same results...and basically it can run perfect 1st try after cloning, but the second I attempt to restart, it gets stuck on the logo, any work around this?
Side note, I went into the steam OS (minus and power selecting second option) and after all the gibrish, it said at the end "cannot open access to console the root account is locked"
@steamdeckguy so I tried the recovery using my laptop and it got stuck with gibrish sideways saying error can't find command. Then it changed into this white outline "gnu grub" with 5 options to choose (steam os, advanced options, system halt, system restart)
@Steam Deck Guy, My Steam Deck is the LCD 256 gb model, I had to factory reset my Steam Deck, Now all of a sudden my internal storage says 70 gb Instead of 256gb. I'm trying to figure out what in the blue hell has happened?
Great tutorial but sadly this method didn't work for me, and I ended up having to reimage my SD and start again anyway. It wouldn't proceed past the logo, despite me spending 3hrs on (what balena etcher said was) a 'succesful clone'.
@@steamdeckguy thanks for the reply so I would still have to have the SD cards in depending on what game I'm playing could I not clong both SD cards over as well as the main ssd?
@@TomWilliams-r3s once you have cloned the ssd to a larger drive, insert your sd card, and then through the storage settings you can select each game on sd card and move it to the internal drive. You can also change the default install location
@@russellmay9841 look up a guide on how to extend the partition - it should be straight forward fix. By default, steamOS will extend storage to unused space automatically, but I am assuming because you had created your own partitions (for windows) it hasn’t done it.
I thought u run a command ? So would u consider this way better? Because I’m kinda a rookie but I can do what u did in the video. And I don’t need to reimage or anything?
Sorry, it’s an issue with the latest v..19 version of balena etcher - it’s completely broken. It should still work with v1.18 if you’re able to find that version online
@@steamdeckguy thank you for the quick reply. Yeah I checked, they were still installed, and emulation station and roms, and so on. Just weren't populated in Gaming mode. Just had to add them again and everything is working fine now 😉 Great content. Thank you so much
Thank you so much 😊 I first try to clone SSD via console command but didn’t work (didn’t boot the new SSD) But with this program it worked perfect, SteamDeck turn on and it booted and all games and stuff is there 😊 But now 2TB instead of 1TB Saved my life bro 👊🏼 😘
Hold the volume down button during boot, and then check that the ssd card is showing up as a boot drive. If it doesn’t, it means you have not connected the SSD properly. Otherwise, I’d suggest putting your old drive back in and either retrying, or doing the reimage method (I have another video showing how to do that)
@@steamdeckguy I have the new SSD in now and working but had to wipe it to get it to boot from usb. I’ll just have to re do my settings over time, unless there is a way of copying over stuff from my old drive
@@shattia I booted from usb and just re did my settings, the only tricky bit was getting yuzu to work again. But I’m all sorted now. I just did it all gradually
@@samladlow1 I just wiped it and reimaged the sd. Emudeck was already on the external sd so everything is working just fine already. I just need to Download all the games again.
NOT an easy method! I did each step EXACTLY as in the video. Even downloading the older app image of Belina Etcher. My new 1TB drive is showing in my Steam Deck as the old 512GB. It “cloned” the size as well. Not happy. :(
Did you have windows installed on your 512gb drive? If so, you’ll likely need to resize the partitions manually. Otherwise, steamOS should automatically extend the unused space
@@steamdeckguy No. Stock 512GB OLED model. And a brand-new Corsair MP600 CORE Mini 1TB M.2 NVMe I picked up on Prime Day. Didn't format it, as instructed in your video, but verified it was showing correctly (1:36) before booting back into Desktop Mode.
@@iamsomewhere idk any better solution other than just re-install the whole os but if u dont want to do that then u cant go to desktop mode, launch KDE Partition Manager and try to resize it, if you're getting error then just create a new partition from the unlocated space and just.... live with it.
@@thescreamingsoap This is basically what I ended up doing. I booted into the BIOS, completely wiped everything, then reinstalled SteamOS via USB drive/Deck Image. It was a pain, but at least things are working correctly now, and the drive size is showing as it should.
There is an issue with version 1.19 of balena etcher. Until it’s fixed, you’ll need to download earlier 1.18 version if you want to follow this guide
Still didn’t work for me…please help
Went back to an even earlier build of 18 but now when I went to flash it tells me failed target with an error message saying einval: invalid argument, open ‘/dev/sda’
You say to use an earlier version, but the website doesnt allow you to do that. Awesome guide, thanks for wasting everyones time
@@AbatedFawn prior versions can be found here github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases
I found somebody on Reddit that suggested a code that I can’t remember but it essentially reformatted my ssd even though there was nothing on it…ended up doing it through Konsole which took over a day but eventually got done. Thanks for the guide.
I don't understand that this guy did this tutorial for 8 min but other content creators does a video for over 20min?! He has my vote, great job!
Bro said vote like it’s a presidential campaign
More time equals more $ for content makers
Thank you so much, Kris! I upgraded my non-OLED model to a 2TB using a combination of this tutorial for the cloning software and your older one with the 1st gen Steam Deck for the hard drive replacement. The transfer and upgrade worked flawlessly!
Great guide! Confirmed working.
Date(UK): 21/07/2024 - Balena Etcher version 1.18.11 (Obtained from GitHub link in comments) - From 512GB to 2TB (WD SN770M). OLED Steam Deck and same enclosure. Cloning process took ~25 - 35 mins (75% of the 512GB was used). 👍
I will also confirm I just used the newest version on their website because I didn't read the comments first... thankfully their most recent version based on the github was from 3 days ago. I believe they fixed the problem. Everything downloaded successfully. I installed my new SSD, powered on and got worried at first because loading took a minute and it went to the original setup and login screen like a factory restore. Chose English and my time zone, logged into my account and everything is perfectly as I left it. I do have to redo settings and some things, it's almost as if it's a fresh install, yet all my games are installed and working (I've only tested elden ring so far). All my video files I've saved etc are there in desktop mode. All good! 👍
Great to hear! Thanks for reporting back!
@@ThorGodofThunder420this one really messed me up. Only 18.11 worked for me. I tried 19.23, 18.13, etc. but none of them would detect any drives.
This was by far the best tutorial I’ve seen for an ssd clone, took me 10 minutes to complete the clone and install it in my steam deck! Thank you so much :D
This should have way more views its most hassle free way to do it and keep the games and settings same.
Thanks appreciate the feedback!
Just upgraded my steam deck today to a 2TB. Your guide really helped and was very easy to follow. Thank you!
I am going to upgrade my storage tomorrow. Which version of balena etcher did you use?
@daexter8971 use the x64 version, then once you've extracted the zip file open balena by the item called "balena-etcher". Mines currently cloning now, will be changing drive over tonight once kids in bed 🤣
The balena etcher keeps coming up as a zip file and I'm stuck
@@daexter89711.18.11
@@PoppaSimTVgit hub version 1.18.11
Followed instructions using Balena Etcher 1.18.11 and worked perfectly..thanks.
Phew, I was really afraid that you quit making vids. And now you're coming out of nowhere with a vid regarding exactly what I was going to do next. I ordered the Sabrent 1tb ssd just a couple of hours ago. Nice to see you're back. I really enjoy your calm and comforting voice during these vids. :D
Thanks for the feedback it means a lot! Good luck with the upgrade!
Thank you for the guide! Super easy to follow, very concise, and very short! Already on 2 TB, and very happy!
Thanks for the feedback. Glad it helped out! 👍
I can confirm I just used the newest version on their website because I didn't read the comments first... thankfully their most recent version based on the github was released 3 days ago. I believe they fixed the problem. Everything cloned successfully. I installed my new SSD, powered on and got worried at first because loading took a minute and it went to the original setup and login screen like a factory restore. Chose English and my time zone, logged into my account and everything is perfectly as I left it. I do have to redo settings and some things, it's almost as if it's a fresh install, yet all my games are installed and working (I've only tested elden ring so far). All my video files I've saved etc are there in desktop mode. All good! 👍
Thank you for the guide! 😊
Edit: Also, decky is installed and all my decky settings/ui changes that I've noticed are intact as well.
What am I doing wrong the balena etcher on mine keeps coming up as a zip file
Simple easy to follow guide, I managed to clone my 500GB to my New 2TB drive without any issue
This worked great converting a 512 OLED deck to a 2 TB deck! I used Balena Etcher 1.18.11 as another suggested and it worked perfectly! Woot!
Thank you! Easiest guide I've seen. I just bought the materials looking forward to the set up.
Tried it and it works. Awesome solution and thank you for simple and easy to follow tutorial!
I wish I could like this video twice. Very helpful, sir!
Great guide, very simple! Only issue I had was battery connector did not want to come out and looks slightly different to yours, the pull tab starded sliding down the cable so had to use my nails to pull it out but otherwise smooth sailing.
Also a nice advantage to using an external enclosure is you have a portable hard drive you can use after.
Thank you for this easy Method!
Following your guide was pretty easy, the LCD model i got on sale had different wiring so I only ended up having to unplug the power while i did the swap and i used the older version of the cloning software and everything went smooth, i erased all my games before cloning and just reinstall after the swap, I had a complete panic attack waiting for that first boot up but it seems perfect
Got 2tb to work with now : D
Thanks for the Idea with the cloning. I bought the same ssd housing and the upgrade worked flawless.
Glad to hear it worked out for you!
Upgraded my OLED to 2tb today! Great tutorial!
You're the only person I saw that used this method and it seems significantly more convenient
Great guide! followed every step and it worked out great. Although my power cable from the battery didn't come out quite as easy as yours so i just left it unplugged but still in the port. everything still worked though. thanks for the video!
thanks for this video. I just got a refurbished 64gb deck and a 1tb m.2 drive to go with it. I'm pretty sure I have a ssd enclosure somewhere around here.
Just finished installing the new drive and it works perfectly. I saved myself a ton of money. Seriously, I got this directly from Valve for less than the price of a Switch OLED.
Thank you so much!
Same here. I got a 64gb refurbished deck for a grate price, and my new 1tb ssd is coming on tuesday. Im also gone clone instead of installing fresh, as I have already installed a bunch of stuff (just 800 MB left out of 64gb), and I really don't wanna do it all again....
I tried a few guides. This one was the best.
Great video, the x64 Etcher download is now a zip, could not figure out how to get it to work, so got an earlier version from softronic. Worked great thank you.
Can you put a link for x64? I'm having the same issue. Thanks!
@@maritimemongo01just use the zip file, extract then tap on the item called "balena-etcher" worked first time for me
For what it's worth, if you extract the zip archive, all you need to do is click on the balena-etcher file and choose the option to Execute it, and it will launch fine.
Just followed your steps and it works perfectly. Thanks man
Worked perfectly 👍! I used Balena Etcher 1.18.11 (even 1.18.13 wouldn't work for some reason).
Just upgraded my LCD 64gb to 512gb, thanks for the video. I did have to find an older version of the imaging software like your comment said though.
Nice to see you're back.
What the heck is up with your profile pic?
@@tommyg4842 it’s a scene from the short film ‘Begotten’.
@@sunwheel666 okay thanks, thought it was maybe ai, and I was making shapes out of nothing. Good to know it was good ol nightmare fuel lol
PERFECT guide! Thank you so much
Is this a re-upload? I'm sure I watched and liked this video last night 😂
Yeah, you’re not going mad! I removed the background music as it was too loud!
I did it! Great tutorial! So easy, nerves for nothing.
Yeah, yeah, except buying an SSD, he's sure that there is no hassle to buy another shitty thing literally for one use. He even gave us a link to that in the description. How thoughtful and great, isn't it? What a sweet guy!
Jeesh who pissed in your corn flakes? You can use the enclosure to turn your old ssd into a portable drive. Troll harder next time.
Great Video, thank you! Going to jump into this with my LCD Deck this weekend - just before I do, you mentioned there were some differences with the LCD versus the OLED version, is it just the internals being slightly different?
Yes, the screws are different and also the placement of each of the internal parts. Personally I found the LCD easier. I’d recommend following along to the ifixit guide as it goes into more detail then I show in my video, and make sure to remove the SD card! Good luck!
@@steamdeckguy Awesome! Thank you for the insight! Just subscribed to your channel, looking forward to seeing all the videos to come!
Great guide! If I can't get my hands on an enclosure, could I use a big memory card or memory stick?
thanks, It did work fine I just had to dl older version of BALENA etcher as the new one is borked.
Confirmed newest release does not work. Ver. 1.18.11 works perfectly. Thanks for this vid!
thanks for the tutorial! this is trully the easiest method (with ssd enclosure). i tried sudo DD in Konsole but my steam deck wont boot up.
Great video!
I had some trouble with my usb hub disconnecting the NVME enclosure - but switching to a USB 2.0 port fixed it, if anyone has the same issues (did mean cloning my 512gb drive took 3h though)
Thanks working smooth on my deck ❤❤ uprade to 2tb😊
If you're going from a full 1tb to a 2tb be prepared to do a lot of waiting. I thought it'd take a couple hours.. Nah. It has been 16 hours and still isn't even close lol. You definitely need a steamdeck dock in this situation so that it'll stay charged.
Finally finished after 20 hours lol
And it actually didn't even work, now I can't boot. Great.
Would this work to clone an existing LCD drive and then installing into a new OLED? Should I set up the OLED at all first (upon receipt) or just go right to cloning and swapping the drive? I'm just not sure if there's any reason to fiddle with the OLED first.
Just to confirm - you didn't need to format the new SSD at all? That was handled by the cloning software? Thanks in advance.
Correct, cloning will overwrite that anyways so no need to format.
I understand that mileage may vary but when it comes to all the nuanced modding with games on deck and things adjacent to that; Would anything be lost with cloning or is it literally a perfect clone that will respond exactly how it did before, or rather should it? To be specific, I am personally referring to RE4R mods and Dark Souls 2/3 Cheat Engine. It was more of a pain that I would have liked to do both of those, especially cheat engine, and I would like to know of any issues before I put money towards an SSD upgrade.
It will be an exact copy, and steam should automatically increase the partition size to use the additional unused space.
For my case i would have to go with a 2tb drive instead because i have a 512gb model and all the games i would like to install when upgrading are 50gb to 90gb each so a 1tb drive would be too little in my case.
Also, i never really fill up my drive completely because it can result in slowdowns and maybe some other errors in the future.
Amazing, thanks!
anyone have any opinions on using the copper heat sinks over the foil wrap?
I'm planning on trying this clone method on my LCD deck as soon as it (ssd and enclosure) arrives from Amazon!
I just wanted to verify that (as you mentioned in the video) you don't need to worry about partition sizes, etc. I'm just surprised that you don't need to boot to another drive first.
There are other guides that show having to boot when using something like clonezilla. How does Belena Etcher handle this differently?
I believe steamOS is automatically extending the unused space to fit the size of the disk. Tbh, I was expecting to have to extend the partition but was surprised when I didn’t….
Does using this belena method of cloning drive work with my existing drive that had dual-boot windows in it?
Is it ok to upgrade a 512g to a 2tb instead of a 1tb. Or are there limitations or advisory reasons not to do this ?
As long as the drive you are cloning to is larger, there no limitations. I actually upgraded from 256GB despite the thumbnail.
Hi i just bought 2TB ssd and connected it using an enclosure to my steam deck in gaming mode, is it normal for it to say 0 bytes free of 0 Bytes?? I haven't formatted it as per instructions of this video
It usually would tell you the size. I’d check that you have inserted it correctly into the enclosure
@@steamdeckguy I'm such an idiot, thank you for telling me to check! It turns out that I didn't push the SSD chip all the way down enough into the enclosure to hear an audible click! I was worried about damaging it lol. It now reads the space properly on the steam deck! I'm going to clone my data now, thanks!
@@blueish5063 haha happens to us all
My new M2 2230 SP does not show up/detect on the storage session. :( Then i plugged it on my windows box, and it was detected using the same cable and external case. I then initialized it as GPT, but still not showing up on Deck. Can i format it on windows before plugging on deck ?
If I bought an OLED deck, could I clone my current LCD deck's ssd and then put that in the OLED one and have it work fine?
Yes. Just make sure your current deck is updated to latest OS version
Thank you! I was searching the comments for this exact question. I just bought the OLED deck also. I have a program I wrote to run my VPN at startup and I really didn't want to do that again, and I wasn't planning on replacing the SSD. I have large enough drives to store and transfer.
You mentioned doing this with a micro SD, do you have a video explaining how? 4:20
I use a USB drive in this video to reinstall steamOS. You can follow the same method using a microSD card.
ruclips.net/video/8SqomrDTYfs/видео.html
(General question to the public) I’m at where balena etcher is up and running. But. I’m at the part where it shows plug a source drive. There is no show hidden options. I just have a screen where it says “plug a source drive” with a picture of a SRC USB with an arrow that says. Plug a source drive in. I cannot select anything.
I have the same problem
I believe this is an issue with version 19.21 of balena etcher. I was playing around with it earlier to try and help you out and it doesn’t work for me either. But version 18.11 which I used for the video does still work (not sure if you can still download it?) I saw some comments on GitHub from a few days ago for similar issue so dev is aware. Hopefully they will fix it soon as it appears to be completely broken!
@@steamdeckguy 18.11 is available on github and solved this problem for me
@@steamdeckguy oh noooo
@@aliendisclosure227 did any of you recommend another solution
what if i just want to clone my old steamdeck to an external drive and use that backup for my new oled? Will it work?
Will this image work if my my steam deck is moded? I have a steam deck led and want to upgrade to led...my lcd has roms & emulators and I want the oled to be the same with out setting up the emulators from scratch...???
I have successfully cloned my new 1tb ssd using balena etcher. I replaced the new ssd in the SD, but when i boot up, it is stuck in SD logo. Any thoughts on this?
First hold power button down for 10 seconds to force shutdown, and then turn back on again. If no luck, maybe check that ssd is inserted correctly. Failing that it could be a corrupted drive so you may want to try again.
@@steamdeckguy I already fix the issue. what i did was I recloned the ssd, and it work flawlessly
@@kenbolz This happened to me thanks for the info. I had to open up my steamdeck, put back the old ssd, and reclone again. It was quite tedious but on the 2nd try got it to work! Thanks Steamdeckguy for the vid
Is this the same for a regular Steamdeck?
Yes, you can use the clone method for ANY steam deck. The only difference is when it comes to a physically swapping out the SSD since the OLED model internals has been revised
Does this still work rn or do i have to get an older version of belena etcher
So I’ve started over. Followed your instructions completely. Etcher flashed and verified. Looked at storage and nothings changed, still saying 1.8TB free. This was a brand new WD_BLACK SN770M 2TB. I give up and ill have to start over which is ballache.
1.8tb free for a 2tb drive is normal.
@@steamdeckguy Even it was cloned? I can’t get my head around this. I followed everything correctly but I’m still left with no space. 😩😩😩😩
@@russellmay9841 what size disk are you cloning from? And did you have windows installed by any chance?
@@steamdeckguy1tb and yes to windows.
What when i have dualboot witch Windows this still will work?
I believe you may have to extend the partitions manually
@@steamdeckguy It's not a problem for me to increase them, but will they move and will everything work?
@@MrFiolek I’ve not tested it, so can’t guarantee it will work, but I’d expect it to copy everything as is. You’ll probably find that the steamOS only shows the same size available that you had before - it won’t auto extend the partition. I’d try it - you’ve got nothing to lose
@@steamdeckguy ok, I took advantage of your guide a little from other sources and everything works, you have to clone the disk as in the video, then connect the copies to the PC and use a partition management program, I increased the partitions on which Windows was and the remaining unlocated memory must be moved next to the steam deck home partition and then automatically connects them, everything works great.
After you done cloning to new nvme ssd can you put it away n still use your original inside steam deck since its cloned or do you have 2 replace it as soon as you finished cloning to the new ssd in the enclosure?
You don’t have to swap them right away, but obviously if you continue using it then you ‘cloned’ copy will become out of date.
@steamdeckguy i see n i wanted 2 ask for the rest of this month of December if in meantime I'm using steam deck will the clone enclosure will still go out of date?
Cloned nvme in enclosure I mean
@@troublebear3600 it depends what you are doing with it in December….Obviously, if you install a ton of games and make changes, then those changes will be lost when you swap out the drives at a later date. Technically it’s not an issue.
@@steamdeckguy oh ok n no jus playing my games that I already have im not going to download new ones til I change ssd nvme 2 new 2tb nvme ssd the reason why I'm not going to switch rite away cuz I'm bout 2 travel n I rather just wait til after the holidays to open my steam deck n replace ssd nvme
Hi! Is the process the same if I have dual boot on the internal storage? Or would I need to redo it?
You may need to extend the partitions manually after you have completed the clone process. But everything else should work.
@@steamdeckguy thank you for the reply. Since I wrote the comment I managed to find several post online claiming the same. Someone suggested installing NIUBI beforehands on the Windows partition as that also allows you to move the partitions around in a convenient order for extension.
So a usb stick is no longer needed when updating the storage?
you only need USB stick if you want to reimage (reinstall) steam OS. For this clone method you just need an NVMe enclosure.
If i used a used SSD not a new one.
Do i have to format it on gaming mode first?
No. The clone process will overwrite it.
THANK YOU!! I couldn't get it done using Konsole or other methods mentioned online, but yours worked perfectly. Quick and easy. 👍
Thanks for the video. Unfortunately when i tried following it exactly everytime i clicked clone drive in balena etcher it just gave a prompt to connect the source drive. So i followed a reddit post using konsole and the dd command, which took FOREVER but did do the job. As for the rest of the video, i agree completely, tweezers suck. Chubby fingers for the win.
Glad you did it. Annoyingly balena etcher is broken with the latest release. Hopefully they fix it soon!
@@steamdeckguyoh sweet, i thought i was just dumbass. Good to know it wasnt me.
@@steamdeckguywhich version should we go back to, to avoid this issue? Right now i’m experiencing the same issue: Balena not recognizing my sd card.
You skipped the part about downloading balena etcher ....then download the 64 bit... That's why i messed up
Eh? I showed how to download balena etcher in the video
@steamdeckguy you did yeah.. But you went straight to the Linux part .. You didn't show clicking the green part..
Hello! Hoping you can help me out here! I want to stream games from steam deck to twitch and have thought of using obs but cannot use obs on desktop mode while playing games in game mode. Is there a way I can play games on desktop mode instead?
Yes, of course. Just load up steam in desktop mode.
@steamdeckguy Thanks! Will emulator games work this way too?
@@TheAnimatedWonders yes, everything will work the same
The M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure is on temu for 8$ delivered
Heya! I've got a backup on an external hard ssd and I need to get my backup on a device that just returned from an RMA process. How would you suggest I go about doing that (I'm not trying to swap hard drives, just slap the cloned data on my returned Steam Deck Oled). Someone suggested booting off a usb and then using sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/nvme0n1 conv=sync status=progress but I don't know the steps to boot off a usb and then input that command... so lost!
Turn off steam deck, then hold volume up and press the power button. You should then see option to boot from usb or internal drive. You could potentially then follow this guide to clone the drive from USB to internal, or run the command in konsole
@@steamdeckguyThanks so much for the info!
Minor snag - I was trying to put the cloned image from the external ssd on the rma’d device via balena etcher but balena etcher is saying the rma’d steam deck is too small. But the only data on the external ssd is the cloned steam deck info, so why won’t it fit?
@@Tomoe1868 is the drive you are cloning to at least the same size or bigger?
@@steamdeckguyah, no. The ssd is a 2tb and the internal drive on the rma’d device reads as 1.02 tb. Do I need to do some kind of.. partitioning or something? I have a second backup of the external ssd so I could wipe the ssd and re-clone it if needed…
I thought partitioning it wouldn’t be necessary cause the backup shouldn’t have filled up the full 2tb.
Is that just for the oled model? can I do the software things on lcd? the working on the hardware I know.
You can follow the same steps on LCD model
@@steamdeckguy Perfect thank you 🤝
I have run into a problem. When downloading the Balena Etcher from the official website the APPIMAGE does not appears, that's importante because right there's just a zip file, when you extract the zip there's a bunch of file but there's no clear way for how install Balena Etcher. I NEED HELP PLEASE!!!
Best guide on the Internet about how to do this!!!!
Did u figure it out?
You just double click on the balena-etcher file in the folder after extracting the zip archive, and choose the option to Execute it.
is the clonage method also works with lcd models?
Yes
So, I've tried this over and over. turns out I'm getting the same results. I tried on a brand new ssd. I even tried on another one actually. Both different, both same results...and basically it can run perfect 1st try after cloning, but the second I attempt to restart, it gets stuck on the logo, any work around this?
Side note, I went into the steam OS (minus and power selecting second option) and after all the gibrish, it said at the end "cannot open access to console the root account is locked"
Sounds like it’s corrupt. I’d put the original drive back in (or use a PC) and create a recovery drive, then do a full re-install on the new drive.
@steamdeckguy create a recovery drive? 🤔.. ok, could you give me a little step by step process guide? And you said put it in my original ssd?
@@misfitmazza663 ruclips.net/video/8SqomrDTYfs/видео.html
@steamdeckguy so I tried the recovery using my laptop and it got stuck with gibrish sideways saying error can't find command. Then it changed into this white outline "gnu grub" with 5 options to choose (steam os, advanced options, system halt, system restart)
@Steam Deck Guy, My Steam Deck is the LCD 256 gb model, I had to factory reset my Steam Deck,
Now all of a sudden my internal storage says 70 gb Instead of 256gb. I'm trying to figure out what in the blue hell has happened?
Will this clone a dual partitioned drive?
I believe it will, but you may need to manually extend the partitions
Any reason why the transfer speed is slow? Mine shows 30 mbs and 201 minutes lol. Im currently doing it. Im hoping the battery doesn't go to zero
Depends on the size of the ssd you are copying and transfer speeds. Mine was pretty quick as I only had one game installed (for demo purposes)
@@steamdeckguy weird it was slow with USB c to USB c. Put a dock and use USB blue port to type c. Speeds were 350 now lol.
Great tutorial but sadly this method didn't work for me, and I ended up having to reimage my SD and start again anyway. It wouldn't proceed past the logo, despite me spending 3hrs on (what balena etcher said was) a 'succesful clone'.
I'm having a hard time cloning my internal ssd to my 2tb ssd. When I use balena, it gives me an error message and it won't continue. Can you help??
Are you using an earlier version of balena etcher? The latest version is broken, so that may be why you’re having issues.
@steamdeckguy I downloaded several versions of 18 and it says it's starting, but never does..
and now my steam deck won't turn on from battery storage mode after plugging in to the charger....sigh
Sounds like the battery isn’t connected properly. Make sure it is pushed in all the way
I have a 64gb so only have 1 game on the sd and i have 2 sd cards how would i go about doing this method ao i dont lose were i am on my games
Follow the exact same process. Anything on your sd cards will just reload automatically when reinserted
@@steamdeckguy thanks for the reply so I would still have to have the SD cards in depending on what game I'm playing could I not clong both SD cards over as well as the main ssd?
@@TomWilliams-r3s once you have cloned the ssd to a larger drive, insert your sd card, and then through the storage settings you can select each game on sd card and move it to the internal drive. You can also change the default install location
@@steamdeckguy thankyou so much been putting off doing the upgrade for this reason 😂
The current version would not detect the source drive on the current version of the Steam Deck OS
Yeah the current version of balena etcher is completely broken….
says plug a source drive. nothing shows up not my micro sd or internal drive?
See my pinned comment. The latest version of etcher seems to be broken
How do I resize the disk? I cloned my 1tb to 2tb and I’ve not got any space. I’m a newbie
You shouldn’t have to. Did you follow this guide to clone your disk? Also, do you have windows installed?
@@steamdeckguy I followed the guide. Yes I’ve got windows installed. 1st issue I’ve run into following all your guides.
@@russellmay9841 look up a guide on how to extend the partition - it should be straight forward fix. By default, steamOS will extend storage to unused space automatically, but I am assuming because you had created your own partitions (for windows) it hasn’t done it.
@@steamdeckguyAny links to doing that please? I can’t find a good one. Thank you
I thought u run a command ? So would u consider this way better? Because I’m kinda a rookie but I can do what u did in the video. And I don’t need to reimage or anything?
You can as I mentioned in the video, but personally I find this way more user friendly
Why does ETA go from 13 minutes to 130 minutes and keeps changing and lasting forever?
Wait.... When did etcher offer a drive cloning feature!?!?!?!? No clonezilla or some random software that wants you to buy the "pro version"?
No idea - I just spotted the feature one day, and gave it a go… turns out it works great! 👍
Hey! I got the 1.18 and it was almost done, then outta nowhere it says “flash failed!
That sucks! Maybe try again - it might have got interrupted
5/23/24 I have confirmed this works! My new 512 OLED unit Is now 2TB!! (1.8 TB without games installed)
Thank you for this very helpful guide!
I accidentally formatted it. How do I get it not, where this can work?
Providing the drive shows up in balena etcher, it shouldn’t be an issue
It doesn’t recognize it in bale man etcher. It shows it on the steam deck. But when I pull up Helena etcher. It says connect a drive.
*balena
I’m stuck at “plug a source drive” in. I cannot get it to recognize the 64GB SSD in the steam deck. Not sure how to get it to recognize.
need help when i press clone nothing shows up
Sorry, it’s an issue with the latest v..19 version of balena etcher - it’s completely broken. It should still work with v1.18 if you’re able to find that version online
Try this version: github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v1.18.13/balenaEtcher-1.18.13-x64.AppImage
Thank you for all the videos you posted to help me learn and understand my SD Oled I've used sudo dd for cloning worked so far
Mine worked perfect. Minus non steam games and emulation station. That are not showing. Should I do something in desktop mode?
That odd. Are they still installed? Id check if they still exist in desktop mode.
@@steamdeckguy thank you for the quick reply. Yeah I checked, they were still installed, and emulation station and roms, and so on. Just weren't populated in Gaming mode. Just had to add them again and everything is working fine now 😉
Great content. Thank you so much
Balena etcher is downloading as a zip file
As per the video, download the app image version
Nice,
Thanks
Thank you so much 😊
I first try to clone SSD via console command but didn’t work (didn’t boot the new SSD)
But with this program it worked perfect, SteamDeck turn on and it booted and all games and stuff is there 😊
But now 2TB instead of 1TB
Saved my life bro 👊🏼 😘
this did not work for me, my steamdeck wont boot now
Hold the volume down button during boot, and then check that the ssd card is showing up as a boot drive. If it doesn’t, it means you have not connected the SSD properly. Otherwise, I’d suggest putting your old drive back in and either retrying, or doing the reimage method (I have another video showing how to do that)
@@steamdeckguy I have the new SSD in now and working but had to wipe it to get it to boot from usb. I’ll just have to re do my settings over time, unless there is a way of copying over stuff from my old drive
@@samladlow1 Same, with the cloned ssd it is not booting at all even though the ssd is been detected from the BIOS
@@shattia I booted from usb and just re did my settings, the only tricky bit was getting yuzu to work again. But I’m all sorted now. I just did it all gradually
@@samladlow1 I just wiped it and reimaged the sd. Emudeck was already on the external sd so everything is working just fine already. I just need to Download all the games again.
NOT an easy method! I did each step EXACTLY as in the video. Even downloading the older app image of Belina Etcher. My new 1TB drive is showing in my Steam Deck as the old 512GB. It “cloned” the size as well. Not happy. :(
Did you have windows installed on your 512gb drive? If so, you’ll likely need to resize the partitions manually. Otherwise, steamOS should automatically extend the unused space
@@steamdeckguy No. Stock 512GB OLED model. And a brand-new Corsair MP600 CORE Mini 1TB M.2 NVMe I picked up on Prime Day. Didn't format it, as instructed in your video, but verified it was showing correctly (1:36) before booting back into Desktop Mode.
@@iamsomewhere idk any better solution other than just re-install the whole os but if u dont want to do that then u cant go to desktop mode, launch KDE Partition Manager and try to resize it, if you're getting error then just create a new partition from the unlocated space and just.... live with it.
@@thescreamingsoap This is basically what I ended up doing. I booted into the BIOS, completely wiped everything, then reinstalled SteamOS via USB drive/Deck Image. It was a pain, but at least things are working correctly now, and the drive size is showing as it should.