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    Retropie file sytem size on SD and free space

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    • I
      IGA
      last edited by

      Hardware: Pi 4 - 4gb
      Power supply: 5V 3A Power Supply
      RetroPie V.4.7.1
      Built From: Pre made from RetroPie website pi4 image
      USB: logitech keyboard
      Controller: saitek x-box 360 controller

      Hello
      I want to know about retropie's file system and available free space on it.

      I 've use supposedly 64 Gb sd card. But when I get to the resource monitor it's show me that i have 254 mb free from 58. 5GB. Well,ok...

      Then I run on PC WinSCP, connect to raspberry, and look at the "home" folder that contains folder with Roms. And it has 51 GB size. Then I Select all other folders, except "home" and do calculate size, then it's show me 5,5 GB size.

      So i want to know what else, 7.5 GB filled and lost from 58.5 Gb SD card?

      Calculating screens:
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      • DreamcastKidD
        DreamcastKid Banned @IGA
        last edited by BuZz

        @iga

        a fake 64GB SD Card possibly ?

        I installed Retropie 4.7.1 on a Sandisk 8GB SD Card .. "just to test"

        and i still had a few Gigabytes free to Install a bunch of games.

        the only thing maybe, i have a 128GB SD Card and when i installed Retropie on it, i then had to expand the partition size to let me use the entire space on the card.

        The option is in the Setup > Raspi Config

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by mitu

          @iga said in Retropie file sytem size on SD and free space:

          Well,ok...

          Looks 'normal' - https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-actual-size-of-64-gb-pendrive.

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          • I
            IGA @DreamcastKid
            last edited by

            @dreamcastkid ,ok, i've did expand the partition size in Raspi Config, but it still show me small free space. And why it show me 55 gb is used, when i calculate home folder with all roms in WinSCP 50,4 gb. ( i've delete 1 dreamcast image after first calculating)
            So, I still cannot understood where 7gb are lost (from total 58.5)
            Why it show me only 1 gb free?
            1.PNG

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            • I
              IGA @mitu
              last edited by IGA

              @mitu
              All right, i specifically installed Pi OS and look through those file-manager:
              2021-02-11-003607_1920x1080_scrot.jpg

              So, we see, again - total size 58.5, folder /home/pi - 50 Gb.
              I've checked size of others folders, so maybe i could delite some unnecessary files ?

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @IGA
                last edited by

                @iga said in Retropie file sytem size on SD and free space:

                I've checked size of others folders, so maybe i could delite some unnecessary files ?

                I wouldn't recommend to delete anything outside /home/pi, if you wish to delete some files, then look in that folder specifically.

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                • I
                  IGA @mitu
                  last edited by

                  @mitu Ok, but it is normal for folders OPT - 1,7 Gb and USR - 2,2 Gb ?

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @IGA
                    last edited by

                    @iga Yes. /usr holds most of the OS installed programs, while /opt is where RetroPie installs things (emulators/libraries/configs/etc.).

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                    • I
                      IGA @mitu
                      last edited by

                      @mitu Ok, thanks)

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