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ESOS Dec 18, 2023 @ 10:47pm
Steam Deck OLED Disk Write Error
I had no issues playing games on Steam Deck last night, but this morning all my games stopped working and I can't update them. I'm getting a "Disk Write Error" message on both my SSD and SD card. I didn't upgrade my SSD.
Also I still have plenty of free space on both of my SSD & SD card.
Has anyone else experienced this issue?
Any suggestions on how to fix it?
Last edited by ESOS; Dec 18, 2023 @ 10:52pm
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ESOS Dec 18, 2023 @ 11:10pm 
Update:
I can play all games on my SSD if I ejected/removed the SD card, so is there any way to fix my SD card without formatting it since it has a lot of games on it?
ESOS Dec 18, 2023 @ 11:29pm 
Update / solved
I can run games perfectly on SSD after ejecting the SD card.

Once you have ejected the SD card, you need to play one of the games that are installed on the SSD first. After that, turn off the Steam Deck and unplug the SD card. Next, reinsert the SD card and turn the Steam Deck back on.

All games can be played again. The issue has been resolved, and everything is back to normal now.
ESOS Dec 22, 2023 @ 11:18am 
Turns out the issue still there, can’t update another game that saved on SD card same reason “Disk Write Error”

Tried to use Konsole command
sudo chown -R deck:deck /run/media/mmcblk0p1
It didn’t work

Is formatting the SD card will fix the issue?
Mahjik Dec 22, 2023 @ 12:37pm 
Have you tried manually running the "storage device maintenance tasks" in the Settings -> System menu?
ESOS Dec 22, 2023 @ 6:25pm 
Originally posted by Mahjik:
Have you tried manually running the "storage device maintenance tasks" in the Settings -> System menu?
No, I haven’t done that
Could you be specific how or where I find that? Do I have to be in Desktop Mode?
Mahjik Dec 23, 2023 @ 1:28pm 
Originally posted by ESOS:
Originally posted by Mahjik:
Have you tried manually running the "storage device maintenance tasks" in the Settings -> System menu?
No, I haven’t done that
Could you be specific how or where I find that? Do I have to be in Desktop Mode?

Hit your Steam button, go to Settings -> System. Scroll down to the bottom and you'll find "run storage device maintenance tasks".
U ever got this fixed bro
deaddoof Feb 29, 2024 @ 10:00am 
Originally posted by Serre:
U ever got this fixed bro

Make your own thread next time. The command you use is fsck

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/fsck

Storage maintenance task may do the same thing as fsck. I do not exact much SD cards either way. Their flash is terrible.
Grrl und Panzer Aug 5, 2024 @ 4:16pm 
Originally posted by Mahjik:
Originally posted by ESOS:
No, I haven’t done that
Could you be specific how or where I find that? Do I have to be in Desktop Mode?

Hit your Steam button, go to Settings -> System. Scroll down to the bottom and you'll find "run storage device maintenance tasks".
This fixed mine! Thanks :)
farg Aug 26, 2024 @ 1:24am 
Originally posted by Grrl und Panzer:
Originally posted by Mahjik:

Hit your Steam button, go to Settings -> System. Scroll down to the bottom and you'll find "run storage device maintenance tasks".
This fixed mine! Thanks :)
This worked for me as well! This information should be much easier to find...
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Date Posted: Dec 18, 2023 @ 10:47pm
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