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    Which files/folders to backup?

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      retrodaniel
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      Hello!

      So I am moving from one sd card in my Raspberry to another, and just to be clear, I have to perform a manual backup of pretty much everything because I am moving from a 32-bit OS to a 64-bit one.

      In this case, for Retropie I have backed up the following folders:

      • bios
      • roms
      • splashscreens
      • everything in ~/RetroPie basically

      Other than that, I have backed up the following:

      • /opt/retropie/configs/all/psx
      • /opt/retropie/configs/all/fba
      • /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig (controllers?)
      • /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation

      So I have backed up only the configurations for the controllers, emulationstation, and emulators I care about.

      Other than that, is there anything I should be backing up? I know that I changed the configuration of some games specifically during emulation, but I have no idea where those are stored. Could anyone point me to where they are, please?

      Thanks in advance!

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        mitu Global Moderator @retrodaniel
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        @retrodaniel said in Which files/folders to backup?:

        know that I changed the configuration of some games specifically during emulation, but I have no idea where those are stored. Could anyone point me to where they are, please?

        The overrides for cores/games should be stored in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/configs, each core has its own folder for overrides. If you're backing up /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch, it should be enough - you can restore them afterwards.

        Other than that, the backed up folders you mentioned should be enough.

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          retrodaniel @mitu
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          @mitu said in Which files/folders to backup?:

          @retrodaniel said in Which files/folders to backup?:

          know that I changed the configuration of some games specifically during emulation, but I have no idea where those are stored. Could anyone point me to where they are, please?

          The overrides for cores/games should be stored in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/configs, each core has its own folder for overrides. If you're backing up /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch, it should be enough - you can restore them afterwards.

          Other than that, the backed up folders you mentioned should be enough.

          Amazing! Thank you for the help :)

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