#storage
Im planning a fresh install on my gaming PC and wondering how to handle storage drivers this time. Should I go with teh vendors SSD Dashboard and RAID/VMD mode, or AHCI and teh inbox driver? Priority for me is Linux dual boot. What would you choose and why??…
imagine finally buying a bigger SSD, copying all your footage over neatly, opening the project, and seeing this: every clip from teh second shoot day is red. the files are definately on teh new drive, i can play them in a normal media player. Please tell me…
im literally losing my mind here my mom handed me a box of hard drives and said this is everything. its thousands of RAW files. I want to set up something that will still be readable in twenty years and that protects against a cloud account getting locked.…
help!! my laptop cant play 4K smoothly, so proxies are the only way i can edit :/ today they wont generate: the output folder is on my external drive and i can create files there manually. Where do i start?
so annoyed rn help me understand this... i tried to install a new game on my second hand Steam Deck: the storage screen shows shader cache using more than the game itself... my games are moslty on the SD card, but the cache seems to be on internal storage.…
hmmmm ok this happened after an update on my ROG Ally: the card is a 512 GB card... i tried rebooting and reseating it. nothing. i can't even tell if the card is dead or just has a brkoen file system... what should i try first? im comfortable following steps…
Help me understand this. I tried to install a new game on my second hand Steam Deck: the storage screen shows shader cache using more than the game itself. my games are mostly on the SD card, but teh cache seems to be on internal storage. is there a way to…
hmmmm ok okay, I'm worried. My Switch OLED worked fine with my microSD card from my old phone until since I took the card out to use in a PC. Now: The card shows up fine on my laptop, at least teh folders do... i haven't formatted anything yet. What should i…
ok weird one just added a secnod SSD cuz my system drive is almost full, mostly from games... my internet is slow, sooo redownloading a few hundred gigabytes is not smth I wanna do. is it safe to just cut and paste the…
this happened after an update on my Steam Deck OLED: The card is a 1 TB microSD. i tried rebooting and reseating it. Nothing. i cant even tell if the card is dead or just has a broken file system 😂 What should i try first?? im comfortable following steps in…
long time lurker first post lol my mom handed me a box of hard drives and said this is everything. its every video of my kids since birth. i want to set up smth that will still be readable in twenty years and that protects against a house fire. is an old PC…
my Steam Deck stopped seeing my 512 GB card after moving it to another device... it shows this: all my games are on that card. i really dont want to format it and download everything again. is there any way to check or fix the card without erasing it? Ive…
hmmmm ok my Switch Lite doesn't recognise my new 256 GB card: This happened after a system update. I dont have anything important on it yet, but I want to know if its the card or the console before I buy smth else. Any tips? i'm not in a rush, but i'd like…
My Switch 2 doesnt recognise my new 512 GB microSD: this happened since i took teh card out to use in a PC, i dont have anything importnat on it yet, but i wanna know if its the card or teh console before i buy something else. any tips? Im not in a rush, but…
okay, Im worried. my original Switch worked fine with my cheap no name 1 TB card until after i moved games from my old console 🤦 now: The card shows up fine on my laptop, at least the folders do. I havent formatted anything yet. What should I check before I…
i'm new to the 64 GB Steam Deck, and i'm confused. The storage screen shows a lot of shader cache: Most of it is from an online shooter. Is this normal? Is there smth i should change in the settings? Any tips for managing storage on a small model are…
im literally losing my mind here leanred something cool today: SSDs count how much data has been written to them over their lifetime 😅 in teh SMART data theres "Total Host Writes" or "Data Units Written" for NVMe. compare it to the TBW rating in the spec…
My Switch OLED doesnt recognise my new 512 GB microSD: This happened after i moved games from my old conosle. i dont have anything important on it yet, but i wanna know if its teh card or the console before i buy something else. Any tips? im not in a rush,…
My second hand Steam Deck keeps telling me Im out of space, and i barely have any games installed. When i looked closer, teh shader cache is taking several gigabytes: most of it seems to come from a Windows only game through Proton. is it safe to delete? and…
Okay, i'm worried. My second hand Switch worked fine with my 256 GB card until out of the box. Now: The card shows up fine on my laptop, at least teh foledrs do. I haven't formatted anything yet. What should I check before I hit that button? I'd rather not…
hmmmm ok i'm new to the second hand Steam Deck, and i'm confused 😭 The storage screen shows a lot of shader cache: most of it is from a huge RPG. is this normal? is there something i should change in teh settings?? Any tips for maanging storage on a small…
ok so my 256 GB Steam Deck keeps telling me Im out of space, and I barley have any games installed. When I looked closer, teh shader cache is taking several gigabytes: most of it seems to come from a racing game lol is it safe to delete?? and is there a way…
ugh. help me understand this. I tried to install a new game on my 256 GB Steam Deck: The storage screen shows shader cache using over 10 GB. My games are mostly on the SD card, but the cache seems to be on internal storage. Is there a way to manage it, or…
help!! this hapepned after teh battery died on my Legion Go: the card is a card i formatted on Windows. i tried rebooting and reseatnig it. nothing. i cant even tell if the card is dead or just has a broken file system. what should i try first? im…
This happened after moving it to another device on my ROG Ally: The card is a 512 GB card. I tried rebooting and reseating it. Nothing. I cant even tell if the card is dead or just has a broken file system. What should I try first? I'm comfortable following…
