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Steam Deck local transfer cannot send nor receive.

steamopen Steam clientDistro Family: SteamOS
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12404 · opened 2025-10-24 by mathew2214 · updated 2025-10-24 · 0 comments · github
Mmathew2214 2025-10-24 github
  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1761259186

  • Distribution steamOS

  • Opted into Steam client beta? Yes, but also happens on stable

  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

  • GPU: Steam Deck

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

local transfers via lan should work, but they dont

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. turn on steam client and enable local transfer on both laptop and steam deck
  2. try to transfer from laptop to steam deck
  3. observe deck downloading from internet and not even attempting to download from laptop

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