SD card cannot be converted to btrfs keeping data
The SD card cannot be converted in place: existing data is lost on reformat, and the installer does not offer the card as a target.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 1 June 2022 · last reported 20 October 2025
What's going wrong
Steam Deck owners with a full SD card want to move it to btrfs without losing what is on it.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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