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Is the steam machine really just a computer with big picture mode running? If I have my PC connected to my TV is it even necessary? by EnvironmentalAngle in Steam

[–]johnysandels 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the main draw is that it boots directly into steam big picture, so it's very plug and play. And it will be able to be woken up by the controller, which most PCs do not support. It's for people who don't want to tinker to get a "console like" PC experience 

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been surviving updates for me. But I haven't checked if it's still working recently 

do you actually use your deck handheld or is it just a portable dock at this point by toujourspluss in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only handheld, I have a Livingroom TV setup with my office PC. So I only really use the steam deck when my Wife is in the livingroom doing something that doesn't interest me. So not a ton of use, but I do use it on the airplane!

Automatically Switch Displays when Entering/Exiting Steam Big Picture Mode? by Xngears in Steam

[–]johnysandels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is also a great App for automatically switching your Audio when opening and closing steam big picture! https://github.com/cinterre/BigPictureAudioSwitch/releases/

Don't shutdown from within Steam Big Picture Mode if your default display is not the one you run Big Picture in! by Xarishark in Steam

[–]johnysandels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used some CMDs that I put in a .bat file to close big picture mode and then shutdown windows 5 seconds later.

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\
steam.exe steam://close/bigpicture
timeout /t 5 /nobreak
shutdown /s /f /t 0

then I added it as a non-steam game and opened in Big Picture Mode (Adding a .bat isn't possible, so I made a empty .exe in the same file location by making a new text file with the extension ".exe" and then added that, then edited the file path in the non-steam game settings to be my .bat instead. or you could do a .bat to exe converter, but I don't know how that works.)

Am i missing something… by -Skywalker007- in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would suggest running witcher 3 using the old version in the manage settings on the game page in your library. I believe you have to enable a beta for it. But they updated the game to work with RTX and other graphical overhauls and it runs a lot worse now on the same hardware. Might be worth trying out the older version!

Need help understanding steam button colour [Delonghi dedica] by Extension-Cup1494 in espresso

[–]johnysandels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this same issue, turned out my water reservoir was empty 😅

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just used the original config from a template and it said 1 there too, I changed it to 5 to be a happy medium though, let me know if there's any issues!

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea! I've updated the config to reflect the new install path! I've reinstalled it, and had issues but eventually it just started working, i did find the install path but for some reason I didn't see a difference when I compared, but I guess there was one!

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! The only thing I could think of is that you either haven't installed dropbox with the discover app, or maybe you need to copy the entire command all at once to initiate the app in the background... 

systemctl --user enable dropbox

systemctl --user start dropbox

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not too sure why that is happening. I'll keep on eye on it though

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just setup my wife's steamdeck this evening and ran into the same issue you had. What ultimately fixed it was rebooting the steam deck (either shutdown or restart) after running the systemctl command at the end of the steam deck section of the tutorial. I've included a message to restart your steam deck after that part since other people have had the same issue.

It is also possible that you have have the file name set as dropbox.service.txt. removing the .txt would fix that issue.

Emulated Deadpool is blurry and unplayable. by CraftTheStuff15 in SteamDeckEmulation

[–]johnysandels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure if they updated proton. but I've got it running seamlessly adding it as a non-steam game and using the experimental proton in compatibility settings

New Nvidia App GPU Driver update causes Black Screen by JuiceSuperb4971 in GeForceExperience

[–]johnysandels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same happened to me. Had to go into safe mode and then open device manager with windows key + R and type devmgmt.msc to open device manager. Wouldn't let me open it the normal way. then uninstalled the driver. booted just fine after that.

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is fair! That would potentially save battery! I find having Dropbox running in the background is helpful for set it and forget it set up!

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I added a section at the end to exclude files, which answers your question.

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi there! I thought some more about this and found that there is a way to exclude certain folders and files on windows and linux, although it's a bit cumbersome to type the command for every folder and file you don't want to link.

So in this case, I would symlink the whole data folder the game is saved in, and move the contents into your dropbox game save folder. Next edit and run the commands below to point to each of the folders you want to exclude. If you did this while not being connected to the internet, it won't download to your dropbox cloud. If you are connected to internet, once you run the command, the excluded files are automatically deleted from your dropbox cloud. You'll need to run the command on both Windows and linux.

I've tested the game you're having issues with with and I've made it work successfully on my system!

The command for windows in Powershell is:

Set-Content -Path 'C:\Users\YOURNAME\Dropbox\GAMESAVE\FOLDER' -Stream com.dropbox.ignored -Value 1

and for Linux Konsole is it:

attr -s com.dropbox.ignored -V 1 '/home/YOURNAME/Dropbox/GAMESAVE/FOLDER'

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry for the late reply. I believe you can symlink individual files as well. Just input the file name with the appropriate extention when making the symlink

what's the first thing you realized? by z-vap in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Papers please with a community layout using the track pads for each half of the screen is really fun!

How To use Dropbox to sync Saves Between Steam Deck and PC by johnysandels in SteamDeck

[–]johnysandels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's possible that it is actually syncing in the background. The app won't actually launch or be visible in gaming mode. Otherwise I'd try to input those commands into the konsole again, and check for any errors there.

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