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00:00:00 – 00:10:51
The video extensively covers how to use external hard drives with the Steam Deck, particularly focusing on the latest features introduced in the Steam OS 3.4 update. The main theme is enabling the use of external drives to expand storage capacity for the Steam Library. The presenter demonstrates how to format a 4-terabyte hard drive to ext4 using the KDE Partition Manager, emphasizing steps such as unmounting existing partitions, creating new partitions, and setting appropriate write permissions. Crucial actions include configuring the system to automatically mount new devices and entering key command lines in the terminal. The video concludes by showing how to add the formatted drive to the Steam Library settings, enabling game installations directly to the external drive. The guide aims to ensure users can maximize their storage effectively with their Steam Deck's new capabilities.
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In this part of the video, the presenter explains how to use external hard drives with your Steam Deck following the latest Steam OS 3.4 update. The key feature highlighted is the ability to automatically mount external drives formatted as ext4. The presenter demonstrates the steps to format the drive and set writing permissions. They show a 4-terabyte hard drive and guide through the process using the KDE Partition Manager. The steps include selecting the drive, unmounting it if necessary, deleting any existing partitions, creating a new ext4 partition, labeling it, and applying the changes to make the drive available for the Steam Library.
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In this segment of the video, the focus is on formatting a four-terabyte hard drive to ext4 and setting the necessary writing permissions for use as a Steam Library. The process involves waiting for the formatting to complete, entering a simple command line in the console, and setting writing permissions. The video also demonstrates configuring the system to automatically mount new devices upon login or connection through the “configure removable device” settings. Finally, it shows accessing the console terminal, setting a user password if one is not already set, and ensuring the hard drive is recognized and automatically mounted.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker explains the necessity of setting a password to perform the following steps. After confirming the password is set, they describe the process to navigate to the hard drive using the terminal by entering specific commands (`CD base/run/media/deck`). The speaker then instructs to type `LS` and press enter to see the hard drive, which may display as a long number if not named in the KDA partition manager.
Next, they demonstrate how to set write permissions for the hard drive by using the command `sudo pace ch home deck base HDD/`, highlighting the importance of entering the correct password. They show that after executing the command, one can check the changes by right-clicking the HDD in the file explorer, selecting properties, and verifying the user has been set to ‘deck’ with write permissions enabled.
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In this segment of the video, the user demonstrates how to add an external hard drive in Steam. They guide through the process of navigating to settings, selecting downloads, and accessing the Steam Library folders. After pressing “add,” the hard drive is successfully added, showcasing that it can now be used for game installation. The user expresses satisfaction with this feature, noting that it allows for the utilization of a hard drive’s full capacity, which in this specific scenario is 3.6 terabytes.