Just curious as I want to replace my original Steam Deck before the OLED releases.

Is a Steam Deck safe to sell after performing a factory reset? As in, will the next owner be able to obtain any passwords to my steam account or any other account/personal details?

Thanks in advance!

  • domso1oB
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    1 year ago

    If you are skeptical about doing a factory reset, I would recommend creating a SteamOS recovery boot drive on a USB and completely obliterate any files and a full factory reset.

    Doing a factory reset in the settings will suffice though.

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    1 year ago

    No, it will probably talk about you behind your back sometimes - also the buyer could scape your dead skin from the thumbsticks and the cracks in the case and use your DNA to clone you.

  • Ki11s0n3B
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    1 year ago

    Yes it deletes everything including all user info. It literally resets the console to factory preset.

  • 27days27nights_B
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    1 year ago

    Yes but let them know THEY need a steam account to use it. I’ve sold 2 in the past and i cannot stress that enough. A lot of new users buy steam decks n just don’t know what they are getting into.