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Help Please? (Linux and Windows transfer) (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Hello!

I’ve been a somewhat new member of the community here. My crummy windows PC can’t really handle any games outside of maybe some GBA emulators.

However! I recently was gifted a Steam Deck.

As a test, ages ago, I tried to set up Yuzu and Tears of the Kingdom on my W11 machine.

It crashed on launch, but BG3 didn’t! It ran on 2 frames per second.

I have a few other similar games that I would love to play on my Deck. But I’m not sure how to get the files transferred!

I tried using KDE Connect to move the Repacked files over, but couldn’t get that working.

I then tried dropping the repacks into a USB and transferring that, but it didn’t seem to work either — the file wasn’t recognized.

Should I just set up my Steam Deck from scratch and ignore my seedbox of a laptop?

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[–] eightys3v3n@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I do not have a Steam Deck but I do use Linux.

Doesn't it have a Micro SD card slot? That would probably be the least faffing way to copy files.

Aside from that it's just a Linux computer so anything you like; I'm partial to SSH (rsync) for one off or Syncthing to sync folders around. You could also use a magic-wormhole web client, a Windows shared folder (no experience connecting to SMB shares from Linux), or croc (like Magic wormhole but resumable).

Also not a user of pirated game files, but what kind of format are they? If they are EXE files then they won't work when you double click them like on Windows (at least not unless SteamOS went to the effort to configure that). You have to run them with Proton from Steam. I do not know how to do this with things outside Steam but you cauld try adding them to Steam as an external game, then the usual "select Proton" configuration might present itself.

[–] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Tep this method usually works for me. Sometimes you also have to go into the steam game properties and check the box to force compatibility mode or whatever it's called.

I also second another commenter's suggestion of downloading LocalSend to actually transfer the files.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

NFS over SMB, neither if you don't plan on doing this like, weekly or more.