program for backup roms/savestates

[A Former User]

Wouldnt be cool to backup everything with a simple program?

[backstander]

There's a backup script from @Drakaen391 that you could try:
https://github.com/Drakaen391/rpibu

Another option if you just want to backup saves is you could run this from the command prompt:

find /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ -name "*.srm" -o -name "*.state*" | tar --transform 's|/home/pi/||g' -PcJf retropie_game_saves.tar.xz -T -

Restore with:
tar -C /home/pi -xJf retropie_game_saves.tar.xz

I actually got the above script here on the forums but I can't remember who posted it.
After you run this you can just move retropie_game_saves.tar.xz over to your USB flash drive

Also a 3rd option using BitTorrent Sync:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4075/setting-up-bittorrent-sync-on-your-retropie-install

[A Former User]

Cool! Thx , bt sync opt is so clever😉