Steam Deck @sopuli.xyz technomad @slrpnk.net 5h ago

folder syncronization

I have a 'screenshots' folder on my laptop. I would like my steam deck to send the screenshots that I take on it to that same folder, or have it synchronized somehow. What is the best or most intuitive way of accomplishing this?

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This answer is FAR too complicated for the task asked for - yet I still recommend it to everyone because they are so damn handy.

Get a NAS.

You can set your own up or buy something like synology. I personally went the synology route and I adore that stupid box. Synology drive does exactly what you want across all my devices - PCs, phones, iPads, you name it. Real time sync. Keeps old copies in history. It does my photos off my phone. Every family member has their own personal space and keeps their stuff separate and private. My daughter uses my NAS as her personal OneDrive/dropbox/icloud. In your example drive would be installed on both the laptop and the steam deck. Both point to a location on the NAS and sync to and from there. EZ

Seriously, NASs are amazing. Get one and solve 100 little annoyances in one go.

Now that all said, for the question without a NAS. I would imagine just about any backup flatpak could handle backing up / synchronizing a folder. The trick is what’s the destination? If it’s the laptop folder, that’s fine - but that means the laptop needs to be on and connected to the network to work. I’d start there. Ideally it’d be smart enough to detect the destination folder coming online and immediately start the backup/sync.
- Word of caution: an entire NAS may be a bit of overkill if it's JUST to get pictures from one device to another. Also consider that, if you get a small, cheap one, you may be tempted to tinker around with what else it can do - which will quickly become frustrating ("If only I had invested a LITTLE more, look at all the shiny fancy things I could do with it!"). Yes, I speak from experience (Synology DS 720+).
  
  You’re 100% right. It’s overkill and endless tinkering. But it’s also oh so good and you know it :)
- Couldn't resist.

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