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    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    New to Pi and RetroPie...HELP!

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    basic help pls
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      BuZz administrators @Kojiro
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      @Kojiro unfortunately you have not provided me with enough information to help further - see the first link I gave you.

      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        Kojiro @BuZz
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        @BuZz how do I tell the difference between a Pi model B or B+? It has Bluetooth and Wifi built in

        Raspberry Pi 4
        CanaKit USB-C Power Supply
        RetroPie 4.7.21
        Built From pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
        PS4 Controller

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          BuZz administrators @Kojiro
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          @Kojiro that would be a RPI3. Please provide me with details of an example filename of a file you copied, where you copied it, and what you did etc.

          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            Kojiro @BuZz
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            @BuZz I used the USB method where I took a USB drive and put a RetroPie directory on it, then put in the raspberry Pi and let it do its thing, then put the drive back on my pc and copied supermariobros.nes to the new roms directory in the NES subfolder.

            Raspberry Pi 4
            CanaKit USB-C Power Supply
            RetroPie 4.7.21
            Built From pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
            PS4 Controller

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              BuZz administrators @Kojiro
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              @Kojiro and then what did you do ?

              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                Kojiro @BuZz
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                @BuZz put it back in the Pi, waited for a bit, then rebooted the Pi and emulation station. Still nothing

                Raspberry Pi 4
                CanaKit USB-C Power Supply
                RetroPie 4.7.21
                Built From pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
                PS4 Controller

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                  BuZz administrators @Kojiro
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                  @Kojiro Please use another machine and the network to confirm the file is copied correctly. eg sftp or windows networking

                  https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Transferring-Roms

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    Kojiro @BuZz
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                    @BuZz confirmed to see the .nes files within the RETROPIE>roms>nes directory from my windows PC via network

                    Raspberry Pi 4
                    CanaKit USB-C Power Supply
                    RetroPie 4.7.21
                    Built From pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
                    PS4 Controller

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                      BuZz administrators @Kojiro
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                      @Kojiro Have you changed any Emulation Station settings ? eg what is "Parse gamelists only" set to ? (in the other settings menu).

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                        Kojiro @BuZz
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                        @BuZz damn it! That's what happened! My dad changed the parse thing, I knew I shouldn't have let him screw around in the menus! Thank you Buzz!

                        Raspberry Pi 4
                        CanaKit USB-C Power Supply
                        RetroPie 4.7.21
                        Built From pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
                        PS4 Controller

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                          Kojiro @BuZz
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                          @BuZz hey Buzz, thank you again for the help! I've already added about 60 games and scraped them. I'm afraid my memory stick may be too small, if I were to simply copy everything from my current stick over to a larger stick, would it retain all the scraped info and games and settings?

                          Raspberry Pi 4
                          CanaKit USB-C Power Supply
                          RetroPie 4.7.21
                          Built From pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
                          PS4 Controller

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