The Steam Deck is nothing short of a gaming handheld, but like any other computer, it can work today and suddenly start malfunctioning the next day.
You can factory reset your Steam Deck from the Settings menu.
You can trigger a factory reset using your console without needing a computer or USB drive.
Your Steam Deck will begin preparing the device for the reset, and after that it'll wipe your device.
Lastly, in the case that you're just preparing your Steam Deck for a new owner, toggle off Reinstall SteamOS.
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You can factory reset your Steam Deck from the Settings menu. Your Steam Deck will begin preparing the device for the reset, and after that it'll wipe your device.
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There are a couple of ways to go about it.
The Steam Deck is nothing short of a gaming handheld, but like any other computer, it can work today and suddenly start malfunctioning the next day. Most times a system restart gets the device back in working shape. Other times, it takes a not-so-simple factory reset to get things back in order.
You can factory reset your Steam Deck from the Settings menu. If your unit no longer powers on normally, you can reset it from recovery mode instead.
You can trigger a factory reset using your console without needing a computer or USB drive.
Press the Steam button to open the main menu.
Your Steam Deck will begin preparing the device for the reset, and after that it'll wipe your device. The process takes around 10-15 minutes depending on how much data you have stored.
Resetting your Steam Deck will erase everything saved to your internal storage and take the device back to the state it was in out of the box. Lastly, in the case that you're just preparing your Steam Deck for a new owner, toggle off Reinstall SteamOS.
If you want to roll back your Steam Deck to a previous version, you can do it from the same SteamOS menu.
Your Steam Deck will restart into the previous version of SteamOS while retaining all your user data.
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