Pitting the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally against each other to find out who wins!

So creating regular backups of your most-played games is just good practice to avoid catastrophic data loss.

Here’s how to take advantage of your Epic Games library on the Steam Deck.

How To Back Up And Restore Your Steam Deck

It’s fairly easy to get this done too.

But don’t worry, that’s what I’m here to prevent.

Just take it step-by-step and you’ve got this!

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I back up Steam Deck data to cloud storage services?

Just double-check you have enough cloud storage to handle all your game data.

Do Steam Cloud saves protect all my game data?

Why Backups Are Important

So backing up locally is still recommended for guaranteeing you have all game data protected.

What can I do if my backups aren’t restoring properly?

If you run into issues restoring Steam Deck backups, first confirm the backup file itself is not corrupted.

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you’re free to try restoring it to a different Steam Deck to check.

Also, confirm you are picking the correct storage location for restoration.

Lastly, double check that your OS and game versions match what the backup file expects to see.

Backing Up Your Steam Deck Game Data

This should be a good place to start.

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Read on to find out.

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