Q: How the heck I can send files to my Steam Deck easily without headache?
A: Drop2Deck!
Very simple cross-platform Java + JavaFX application that creates FTP servers for both Internal memory and MicroSD card of your Steam Deck
App can be used on Windows, Linux and MacOS, but designed with Steam Deck and SteamOS in mind. Also, it can be used on any Windows handhelds (eg, AyaNeo, Asus ROG Ally, etc.)
You even can add app into Gaming Mode on your Steam Deck and transfer files without moving into Desktop mode!
Note: binary version of app will work only on x86_64 systems! JAR version works everywhere
Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (x64) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 (x64)
Additional libs are not required, but make sure to mark file as executable before use
Just download latest binary file for your system from Release section, put it in desired location and launch as normal app. After that you will see app UI
App UI is very simple and consist of few configuration fields and Start/Stop button
Note: default settings with deck username, deck password and 9001/9002 ports should be fine for almost all users
Fields:
Username: define username that you will use to connect
Password: define password that you will use to connect
Port (Internal memory): define internal memory port that you will use to connect
Port (External memory): define external memory port that you will use to connect
Just hit Start button
Select FTP Client that will be used for connection to Deck2Drop. I prefer FileZilla. Open client and type info from app: IP, Username, Password and Port. Hit Connect and you will see files and folders on your device. Start working with them as with regular file manager
Note: Deck2Drop starts 2 separate servers for Internal and External memory on separate ports
Paths for supported systems are predefined:
Steam Deck: /home and /run/media/mmcblk0p1
Windows: C:\ and D:\
Linux: /home and /mnt
MacOS: /Users and /Volumes
Hidden files and directories
Hidden files and directories may be invisible in FTP Client, but you can always move to desired folder by name. For example: /home/deck/.steam
App will always select first Network interface with lower IP, get local IP and show it in UI. For example: 192.168.1.1. In some cases, it may be not your actual IP. In that cases, check it with ipconfig commang on Windows and ifconfig on Linux
If you change FTP Username and want to delete old user, you will need to delete users.properties file that stored in app directory
App is cross-platform and can be launched in MacOS on regular JDK 17+ with JavaFX 20 SDK, but it is designed to work as Native app that can be produced with GraalVM Native image. That neat feature requires some configuration before use
There is no that configuration and build for MacOS. But you can make it. Refer to GraalVM Native Image docs for info
Drop2Deck is plain Java app that uses JavaFX for UI. If you want to build or develop app, clone this repo, make sure to rename gradle.properties.example into gradle.properties, fill GraalVM paths on it and open project in desired IDE or terminal
Execute gradlew shadowJar task. This task will produce fat jar that can be launched with any JRE/JDK 17+ with no additional dependencies
Note: is designed to work as Native app without any installed JRE/JDK
Install latest GraalVM JDK 17 for your system
Follow Windows instructions
Follow Linux instructions
Execute gradlew nativeBuild task. After success, binary file will be in \build\gluonfx\x86_64-windows folder
Rename buildLinux.sh.example into buildLinux.sh and fill required fields. Head into project dir and execute it. After success, binary file will be in /build/gluonfx/x86_64-linux folder
You can produce smaller binary with UPX
DON`T DO THAT. APP WILL NOT WORK
Install latest version of upx and execute this command to pack binary: upx -9 -o {output_file_path} {input_file_path}
Produced binary will be ~2-3 times smaller than original one