#SteamDeck #EmuDeck #Rclone

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0855.html

What is EmuDeck?
EmuDeck is a collection of scripts that allows you to autoconfigure your Steam Deck, it creates your roms directory structure and downloads all of the needed Emulators for you along with the best configurations for each of them. - https://github.com/dragoonDorise/EmuDeck
 
What is Rclone?
Rclone is a command-line program to manage files on cloud storage. It is a feature-rich alternative to cloud vendors' web storage interfaces. - https://rclone.org/
 
Things You Will Need
   - A SteamDeck
   - A storage location to backup to
 
Before You Begin
Make a manual backup of your save files just in case something goes wrong during the initial setup of Rclone.
 
Install and Configure Rclone
   01. Boot the SteamDeck ≫ Long press the power button ≫ Shutdown ≫ Switch to Desktop
   02. Click the Application menu ≫ Search Konsole ≫ Select Konsole to launch a terminal
   03. Continue with the following commands in Konsole
         # set a password if you haven't already
         # enter and confirm a password
         passwd
         # if emudeck was installed on microSD, run the following to create a symlink in the home directory
         # if you're not sure, navigate to the path in Dolphin, right click and Open Terminal, then run pwd
         mkdir ~/Emulation
         ln -s /run/media/mmcblk0p1/Emulation/saves ~/Emulation/
         # make steamos writable
         sudo steamos-readonly disable
         # install rclone
         sudo -v ; curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
         # make steamos readonly
         sudo steamos-readonly enable
         # verify rclone installed
         rclone version
         # configure rclone
         rclone config
         # setup a new rclone remote storage location
         n
         # enter a name for the remote storage location
         EmuDeckSaves
         # select the type of storage
         # here you can select the storage type to use
         # SMB/CIFS in this example
         smb
         # follow the prompts to configure the remote storage
         # this will vary depending on the storage type selected
         # the steps below are for smb
         # enter the smb host
         i12bretroDC
         # enter the smb username to use
         i12bretro
         # enter the smb port or press enter to use the default
         ≪%enter%≫
         # choose a password option
         y
         # enter and confirm the smb password to use
         ≪%smb password%≫
         # enter an optional auth domain
         i12bretro.local
         # enter advanced config
         n
         # review the summary and confirm
         y
         # quit rclone config
         q
         # test the configuration
         # if any errors are shown, troubleshoot before moving on
         rclone test memory EmuDeckSaves:/EmuDeck/Saves
         # if using a subdirectory, add it after the remote storage name
         rclone test memory EmuDeckSaves:/EmuDeck/Saves
         # run an initial sync
         # once the sync completes, verify the contents of the SMB share
         rclone bisync --resync --copy-links ~/Emulation/saves EmuDeckSaves:/EmuDeck/Saves
 
Scheduling Automatic Sync
   01. Continue with the following steps in terminal
         # create a systemd user config directory
         mkdir ~/.config/systemd/user -p
         # create and edit a systemd timer
         nano ~/.config/systemd/user/sync-emudeck-saves.timer
   02. Paste the following into the .timer, adjust the OnCalendar value to change from every 15 minutes
         [Unit]
         Description=Scheduled EmuDeck saves Rclone sync timer
         [Timer]
         OnCalendar=*:0/15
         Persistent=true
         [Install]
         WantedBy=timers.target
   03. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to save the changes and exit
   04. Continue with the following steps in terminal
         # create and edit a systemd service
         nano ~/.config/systemd/user/sync-emudeck-saves.service
   05. Paste the following into the .service, updating the two paths in the rclone command to match the source and destionation as needed
         [Unit]
         Description=Scheduled EmuDeck saves Rclone sync service
         [Service]
         ExecStart=/usr/bin/rclone bisync --copy-links /home/deck/Emulation/saves EmuDeckSaves:/EmuDeck/Saves
   06. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to save the changes and exit
   07. Continue with the following steps in terminal
         # start and enable the systemd timer
         systemctl enable sync-emudeck-saves.timer --now --user
         # list the systemd timers
         systemctl list-timers --all --user


....Full steps can be found on GitHub [link at the top]


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