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Rebecca Spear

How to upgrade an ASUS ROG Ally SSD and transfer your data from a storage backup

WD_BLACK SN770M SSD and ROG Ally gaming handheld.

If you're like me, you probably learned that the 512GB SSD that comes in the ROG Ally doesn't provide a large enough storage capacity to hold that many games. Thankfully, Western Digital has released 1TB and 2TB SSDs specifically intended for ROG Ally and Steam Deck to make way for more programs on the handhelds. 

The ROG Ally SSD upgrading process is actually really easy, as you'll see in this guide. I'll start by going over how to backup data on your original SSD and how to transfer data to the new SSD. After that, I'll walk you step-by-step (with pictures) through the process of opening the system and physically swapping SSDs in the gaming handheld. 

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