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Valve Confirms Hot Swapping SD Cards In Game Mode Is Ok

Valve employee Lawrence Yang was asked about the safety of hot swapping SD cards on the Steam Deck on Twitter and it led to a discussion about what is ok and what is not. He stated that removing your SD card in game mode is perfectly fine as long as a game is not actively running off it. He also mentioned in a later reply that they may add a software eject button for a safer removal of the sd card.