Cloud sync on the Deck?

[1singur]

I looked for a way to sync my saves with the cloud from the Deck interface (not Desktop), but could not find out how to do it. Is it possible, or do I have to go to Desktop mode?

[chrislk1986]

I haven't had any issues with Steam Cloud. After every session, Steam Cloud updates.

As long as you have Settings>Cloud>Enable Steam Cloud slider set to on. Also make sure the settings for the game (accessed on the game page, gear icon on the right) are correct for Cloud Saves and "General>Steam Cloud>Keep game saves in the Steam Cloud for XXX" is checked--Cloud Save should be seamless.

Just below "Last played/Playtime/Achievements", it should have a Steam Cloud status indicator. After you leave the match, just verify it is syncing or "Up to date". Hope that helps.

[Man's Best Friend]

Unless you've changed the settings, Cloud saves are enabled by default, and automatically happen on game exit or launch as needed.

[Tim]

Note that not every game supports cloud saves - it has to be enabled by the developer. Most do, but I've played some that don't, which is indeed not the best when switching between PC and Deck a lot.

[1singur]

Originally posted by Tim:

Note that not every game supports cloud saves - it has to be enabled by the developer. Most do, but I've played some that don't, which is indeed not the best when switching between PC and Deck a lot.

I've noticed this with Mass Effect 1 LE. Although my old saves did download on my new Deck. I guess I may have turned off my systems too fast before the sync was completed.

But the question here is if there is a way to manually force cloud sync for games that do support it. I KNOW this can be done in the Desktop interface of Steam, but could not find any way to do it on the Deck interface.

[Setsho]

Originally posted by chrislk1986:

I haven't had any issues with Steam Cloud. After every session, Steam Cloud updates.

As long as you have Settings>Cloud>Enable Steam Cloud slider set to on. Also make sure the settings for the game (accessed on the game page, gear icon on the right) are correct for Cloud Saves and "General>Steam Cloud>Keep game saves in the Steam Cloud for XXX" is checked--Cloud Save should be seamless.

I'm having trouble getting my steamdeck to sync with my desktop. Both are online. Both have the Settings>Cloud>Enable Steam Cloud enabled turned on.

The only way I'm able to get it synced is a full reboot of steam on both devices.

Why not just add a feature? As a user, when I click the cloud sync status on any device it forces a sync between device and cloud.