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    Need help With usb roms

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    newbie alerthelp please
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      baileys13now
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      Hi, to keep this simple, My name is Bailey,
      -Retropie 4.4
      -Raspberry 3B
      -connected to a 65 inch OLED TV via HDMI
      -My computer is running win10

      On the First installation instructions, it says: 13 games available. Mine doesn't say that!
      and, when i plug in my 8G usb drive formatted as FAT32, the light blinks and flashes, i wait for it to stop, unplug it and no rom files show up on the computer.

      yes I have gone into the setup and enablede usb rom service, But still, nothing

      Please help,
      Any comments welcome.

      cheers Bailey

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @baileys13now
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        @baileys13now There are no ROMs included in RetroPie's image, you'll have to copy yourself on the USB stick, after the RetroPie creates the folders on the stick, from your PC.

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          baileys13now
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          but retropie never creates the folders.

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            mitu Global Moderator
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            Did you create a retropie folder on the USB stick before inserting it into your PI ?

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              baileys13now
              last edited by

              yes

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @baileys13now
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                @baileys13now Are you sure it's FAT32 formatted and not exFat ?

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                  baileys13now
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                  yes im very sure.

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @baileys13now
                    last edited by

                    @baileys13now You can try one of the other methods of transferring the ROMs, if your PI is connected to the network - is that an option for you ?

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                      baileys13now
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                      fixed it, named the retropie folder wrong #retropi

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                        Clyde @baileys13now
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                        @baileys13now Then please edit your opening post and put a [Solved] before the title of the topic (so that the title reads "[Solved] Need help With usb roms") to mark it as … well, solved. It saves potential helpers time by showing them that here's nothing to help anymore.

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