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Tyrion Oct 9, 2022 @ 8:41pm

How to force an upload to the steam cloud?

I've been playing a game in which use steam cloud is clearly checked between both PC and the steam deck, but it doesn't appear to be working as I still only see my last game played on PC.

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ReBoot Oct 9, 2022 @ 10:12pm

You can see the cloud sync state on the game library page. If it's not synchronized, you can force it from there.

Tyrion Oct 9, 2022 @ 10:22pm

Originally posted by ReBoot:
You can see the cloud sync state on the game library page. If it's not synchronized, you can force it from there.

It says it is synced. Does this mean there's some other way of seeing the deck's progress?

ReBoot Oct 9, 2022 @ 10:28pm

Originally posted by Tyrion:
Originally posted by ReBoot:
You can see the cloud sync state on the game library page. If it's not synchronized, you can force it from there.
It says it is synced. Does this mean there's some other way of seeing the deck's progress?

Yeah, kinda. I haven't encountered this problem myself but this is talked-about topic with several people reporting the problem with a lack of cross-platform saves.
The Deck runs SteamOS which is a Linux. There's games offering native Linux builds which, subsequently, get ran on the Deck. However, there's also games not having cross-platform saves with the solution being to run the Windows version of a game on the Deck.

One game I remember people have reported to showcase this behavior is Hollow Knight, but there is others (I'm just too lazy to pump minutae into my head). So force the Windows build and see what happens.

Tyrion Oct 10, 2022 @ 4:15am

I'm not really interested in figuring out how to install windows if that's what you mean.

ReBoot Oct 10, 2022 @ 4:19am

Originally posted by Tyrion:
I'm not really interested in figuring out how to install windows if that's what you mean.

No, that's not what I mean. I'm talking about installing the Windows version of the game.

Tyrion Oct 10, 2022 @ 4:20am

Originally posted by Tyrion:
I'm not really interested in figuring out how to install windows if that's what you mean.

So how do I force the Windows build?

ReBoot Oct 10, 2022 @ 4:23am

Compatibility settings. Proton provides an emulated Windows environment while the Steam Runtime is for Linux. So pick Proton.

Tyrion Oct 10, 2022 @ 4:36am

Well it worked. The only problem now is it shows the PC saves and not the local saves which is what I actually wanted to keep. Is there a way of getting cloud sync to work and keeping the local files?

ReBoot Oct 10, 2022 @ 4:49am

Install the Linux build, back up the saves. Install the Windows build, copy the saves over & pray the saves themselves are cross-comparible. That's not a given. You could also run the Linux build on your PC, that'd solve the situation as well.

Last edited by ReBoot; Oct 10, 2022 @ 4:50am

Tyrion Oct 10, 2022 @ 4:59am

Doesn't help me now as I was unaware that my local steam deck files would be erased. You could have warned me I wouldn't have a choice on what was kept.

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ReBoot Oct 10, 2022 @ 5:15am

Originally posted by Tyrion:
Doesn't help me now as I was unaware that my local steam deck files would be erased. You could have warned me I wouldn't have a choice on what was kept.

Ypu said you've uoaded your (Linux) saves to Steam cloud. Why are they erased then? Have you checked if they're genuinely really erased and won't come back when you switch to the Linux version of the game?

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Tyrion Oct 10, 2022 @ 11:01am

Originally posted by ReBoot:
Originally posted by Tyrion:
Doesn't help me now as I was unaware that my local steam deck files would be erased. You could have warned me I wouldn't have a choice on what was kept.
Ypu said you've uoaded your (Linux) saves to Steam cloud. Why are they erased then? Have you checked if they're genuinely really erased and won't come back when you switch to the Linux version of the game?

For all intents and purposes they're gone. Unless you know of a way of migrating them to Proton.

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Mahjik Oct 10, 2022 @ 11:59am

Originally posted by Tyrion:
Originally posted by ReBoot:
Ypu said you've uoaded your (Linux) saves to Steam cloud. Why are they erased then? Have you checked if they're genuinely really erased and won't come back when you switch to the Linux version of the game?
For all intents and purposes they're gone. Unless you know of a way of migrating them to Proton.

If the developer keep the saves separate between the two OS's, there isn't much you can do. You either have to go back to using the native Linux version and never sync with the Windows version, or you forget you had a Linux save, force Proton and only use the Windows sync.

Which specific game is this for?

Last edited by Mahjik; Oct 10, 2022 @ 11:59am

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