Steam Deck SSD Replacement is EASY

Hey guys, it's Kris, the Steam Deck guy, and in today’s video, I'll be walking you through the steps to replace your internal SSD in your Steam Deck so you have the confidence to do it yourself!

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[iffykitten]

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.

[thecritique]

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]

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! 😅

[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. 🙏

[RastaWayne-disj]

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.

[Archius]

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

[gize]

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.

[jefferrrsonx]

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!

[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.

[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

[cjhiggins]

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.

[grahamstephens]

Very clear and brilliant tutorial! Thank you.

[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.

[trungtrung]

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

[dinasaurshark]

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

[sofarsogood]

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.

[maxx]

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.

[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.

[yavorvlaskov]

Thanks chad, this has been greatly helpful