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    Manually add theme to ES

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    es themeswinscpsshcopy folder
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    • SmythiusS
      Smythius
      last edited by

      I have ripped a theme from a custom build so that I may add it to a stock Pie image and run into a permission error when I try to copy the theme folder to my new pie. I extracted the folder "Supreme Retro" from /etc/emulationstation/themes/ and have it copied to my new pi @ /home/pi/.emulationstation/themes/ for now but when I try to copy the folder to the correct dir on the new system it says I don't have permission and the properties are set to 755. Can someone tell me how to either change the properties to 777 so I can drag and drop via SSH session (WinSCP) or how to copy the folder via terminal to bypass the permission. I'm not too savvy with the command line so detailed instructions or copy/paste would be greatly appreciated!. thx

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      • H
        hermit
        last edited by

        cd /etc/emulationstation/
        sudo chmod u+rwx themes
        ;)

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by

          Themes can be copied to either /etc/emulationstation/themes and /home/pi/.emulationstation/themes, they're read by Emulationstation from both locations. If you already have the theme folder in /home/pi/.emulationstation/theme, that's all you need to do.

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          • SmythiusS
            Smythius @hermit
            last edited by Smythius

            @hermit Thank you sir! You are my hero today
            @mitu Good to know! woulda saved me some time knowing that

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