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    Do I need to format my SD before restoring from a backup?

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    • theWinterDojerT
      theWinterDojer
      last edited by theWinterDojer

      Or when I write the image does it just overwrite everything and it doesn't matter?

      Also, when I first installed RetroPie I was told I needed to format my 64 GB card to FAT32, I'm seeing elsewhere this might not be necessary and I can use ExFAT?

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