help (Installation Trouble)

[koth_ness]

i have had my raspberry pi 3 for about a week and have tried to get retropie on it but when i extract the file on 7-zip it made the file a program and every time i try to redownload retropie it is still a program and cant be a .img so can someone tell me how to fix it or give me the document to have retropie on my raspberry pi please

[mitu]

@koth_ness http://www.thewindowsclub.com/show-file-extensions-in-windows - follow this to be able to see a file's extension. The icon of the file does not determine if it's a 'program' or not, it's the extension.
After this, go back to the installation page - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/First-Installation/ - and follow the steps there.

[herb_fargus]

@koth_ness use etcher

[courtesybear]

I agree with the admin above. Use a program called Etcher. Makes life easier.

Here's some extra websites that helped me when I did my first install:

https://www.thegeekpub.com/4712/setting-retropie-raspberry-pi-3/
https://www.goretropiegaming.com (Uses Etcher in guide)
https://howchoo.com/g/n2qyzdk5zdm/build-your-own-raspberry-pi-retro-gaming-rig

[herb_fargus]

@courtesybear howchoo =death by ads.

Official docs are ad free ;)