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    ROMS Being Deleted on Restart

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    • SonPluckS
      SonPluck
      last edited by BuZz

      I have no I idea what do!
      All my roms that I transfer now are all being deleted when reset emulationstation or system and when I turn off the the system. I dont know what I did wrong, today the only thing that I did was that I downloaded the 2 ppsspp emulators and transferred roms.
      HELP IS NEEDED HERE! IM FREAKING OUT!

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      • edmaul69E
        edmaul69 @SonPluck
        last edited by

        @SonPluck im not sure if this is your issue, but do you have parse gamelist turned on in the emulationstation menu?

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        • SonPluckS
          SonPluck @edmaul69
          last edited by

          @edmaul69 Yes this is my issue, and I have parse game lists only off.

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          • SonPluckS
            SonPluck @edmaul69
            last edited by

            @edmaul69 Games are still being deleted when I reset or shutdown my pi, also I turned on parse gamelists only and when I restarted the pi it was already turned off by its self.

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            • pjftP
              pjft
              last edited by

              Have you actually opened the file system and confirmed the actual files are actually going missing, rather than just EmulationStation not finding them?

              In what folders are they missing?

              Where did you install RetroPie from?

              And where do you store them (SD card? USB drive?)

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              • SonPluckS
                SonPluck
                last edited by SonPluck

                @pjft Yes when I transfer roms and then I reset the pi, they just disappear from my folders.

                From the roms/ folder, any game I put them in.

                I installed retropie from the official website.

                I store my retropie files in a sd card.

                I really don't want to re-image my sd card because I already done it like 3 times, but If I really have to, ill do it.

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                • BuZzB
                  BuZz administrators @SonPluck
                  last edited by BuZz

                  @SonPluck Do not put dramatic topic titles in caps. Just summarise the issue. If everyone used topics like "NEED HELP!!!" the forum would be unusable.

                  Also - 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 (as agreed when registering on the forum).

                  I will edit your post.

                  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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                  • SonPluckS
                    SonPluck @BuZz
                    last edited by

                    @BuZz Alright boss

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                    • pjftP
                      pjft @SonPluck
                      last edited by

                      @SonPluck did you install anything else?

                      I'm struggling to understand what may be the problem.

                      Are your Roms being stored in the SD card as well?

                      Could you confirm that after you copy them, when you go to the console and inspect the folders with

                      ls
                      

                      That the contents are there? And when you exit EmulationStation to the terminal (f4) are they removed? What if instead of exciting you restart EmulationStation, do they also disappear?

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                      • SonPluckS
                        SonPluck @pjft
                        last edited by

                        @pjft I'll try that when I get home, but yea only when I reset the pi.

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                        • SonPluckS
                          SonPluck @pjft
                          last edited by

                          @pjft Confirmed, my ps1 (and other games) are literally being deleted off my sd card when I reset the pi BUT when I reset emulation station, the game shows up and works.

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                          • SonPluckS
                            SonPluck @SonPluck
                            last edited by

                            UPDATE: Games are also not saving.

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                            • OmnijaO
                              Omnija
                              last edited by Omnija

                              @SonPluck Sounds like a corrupted or infected sd card. Have tried a fresh reformat then re-flashed the sd card (or try another card)? Games not saving can be 1 of 2 things, either permission issues or due to the same reason the games are being delete.

                              Systems: Raspberry Pi 2
                              Overclocked: 1050 | 525 | 350 | 425 | 256
                              My Themes: Metro Theme | Simpler Turtlepi | Future Mini

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                              • SonPluckS
                                SonPluck @Omnija
                                last edited by

                                @Omnija Wont re-imaging my sd card hurt it more?

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                                • OmnijaO
                                  Omnija
                                  last edited by Omnija

                                  If the card is failing/infected, it's going to fail whether or not you flash it again. Try with another sdcard and see if the effects are the same. Also which sd card are you using?

                                  Systems: Raspberry Pi 2
                                  Overclocked: 1050 | 525 | 350 | 425 | 256
                                  My Themes: Metro Theme | Simpler Turtlepi | Future Mini

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                                  • SonPluckS
                                    SonPluck @Omnija
                                    last edited by

                                    @Omnija Silicon Power 64G Classic edition, works well though I had to re-image a while back, but now im having these problems.

                                    PS. Had to re-image the card because I failed the first write.

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                                    • SonPluckS
                                      SonPluck @Omnija
                                      last edited by

                                      @Omnija Just got a new sd card, it works now.

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