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    heyitsme81
    last edited by 3 Jan 2022, 23:46

    Ok so random, sorry if obvious question. But does the usb flash drive that is used to install roms etc on retropie need to be a new/cleared 1? Thanks

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      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by 4 Jan 2022, 05:02

      No, it's not necessary to new, you can create the ROM transfer folder on an existing USB drive without clearing or deleting the folders you already have.

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        heyitsme81 @mitu
        last edited by 4 Jan 2022, 08:34

        @mitu oh thanks. I asked because when i created a new folder, then inserted it into pi, then back in to my mac there wasnt the created folders that should have been?

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          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by 4 Jan 2022, 08:40

          Please more info about your setup as, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

          How is the flash drive formatted ? If Linux cannot read/write to it, it won't work.

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            heyitsme81 @mitu
            last edited by 4 Jan 2022, 08:58

            @mitu its not formatted to the fat32, would that be why?

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              dankcushions Global Moderator @heyitsme81
              last edited by 4 Jan 2022, 11:00

              @heyitsme81 https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive/#format-usb-drive

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                mitu Global Moderator
                last edited by 1 Mar 2022, 07:33

                @persephale It's the same as flashing a sdcard, if your Pi supports booting from USB. Pi4 should have this by default, for the Pi3 you still need a sdcard in order to boot RaspiOS and enable USB booting. See https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/raspberry-pi.html#usb-mass-storage-boot for more details on Pi USB boot support.

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