The Steam Deck is one of the best handheld consoles to come out recently. Finally, gamers can play AAA games on a portable console that does not compromise the experience in any way. Additionally, existing Steam users can play games from their libraries without having to buy the same games for a different platform. While the Steam Deck is great in many ways, it could market its pros better.
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The Steam Deck has an SD card slot, but it does not highlight the fact that players can use their existing compatible SD cards to expand their storage. Rather than buying a new SD card, players can use a compatible one they already own after formatting it. Unfortunately, many Steam Deck owners do not know how to format an SD card for their Steam Deck. Keeping this in mind, this guide will cover everything there is to know about formatting an SD card for a Steam Deck, along with other useful information.
Steps for Formatting an SD Card on Steam Deck
Here is what you need to do to format an SD card on your Steam Deck:
- Insert the SD card into the Steam Deck.
- Press the Steam button.
- Select Settings.
- Locate and Select System.
- Select Format SD Card.
The SD card slot is located under the right side of the Steam Deck.
Formatting an SD card will take a few minutes, but once it is complete, you can use it to install your favorite Steam Deck games. However, you must ensure you pick the SD card as the install location when you want to install a new game.
The Steam Deck will format the SD card into EXT4 or NTFS. NTFS is for Windows, while EXT4 is for Linux. If you want to use the SD card on your Steam Deck to store games, you should opt for EXT4.
While formatting an SD card is a breeze on the Steam Deck, be sure to back up any previous stored data for later. Once an SD card has been formatted, you will not be able to recover the data from before.
Which SD Cards are Compatible with the Steam Deck?
The following SD cards are compatible with the Steam Deck:
- microSDXC
- microSDHC
Formatting an SD card on the Steam Deck is really that easy! You can use an SD card to expand your storage for emulators and non-Steam games, or even store Spotify tracks separately. It is safe to say the Steam Deck offers incredible versatility like never before.
Steam Deck
- 4K Capabilities
- Yes
- Screen
- 7" diagonal 1280 x 800px (16:10 aspect ratio) 60Hz
- Storage
- 64 GB - 512 GB
- CPU
- AMD APU Zen 2 4c/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz
- Battery
- 40Whr battery. 2 - 8 hours of gameplay
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth 5.0 and Dual-band Wi-Fi radio, 2.4GHz and 5GHz
- Ports
- 1x USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4 Alt-mode support; up to 8K @60Hz or 4K @120Hz, 1x USB 3.2,1x Micro SD slot, 1x 3.5 audio jack