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    32gb ISO onto a 128gb card - anyway to expand storage?

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      tr3v0r
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      Hi all,

      I have spent months creating the perfect ISO for my needs. However, I am looking to get it onto a 128gb card to add more PSX/Dreamcast games. Whenever I flash it to the new, larger card (formatted to Fat32), I only have 30gb to play with. It seems as if my ISO is "shrinking" my card. Is there anyway to put my 32gb iso onto my larger card so I can make use of the extra space?

      Thanks

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        tr3v0r
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        I should add that the original ISO was created with a 32gb SD card, if that wasn't clear from my post.

        Cheers

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          mitu Global Moderator @tr3v0r
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          @tr3v0r Use the Raspi-config menu to resize the card.

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            asmithau
            last edited by

            @tr3v0r - This should help you out -https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#how-do-i-extend-the-available-space-when-upgrading-to-a-larger-sd-card

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            • DougAD
              DougA
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              Try using exFAT. In theory, FAT32 can only be used up to 32GB, though there are formatters that can go vetoing that. I have also noticed that at least when transferring ISOs to SDs, the transfer speed of ExFAT is about double that of FAT32

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                tr3v0r @mitu
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                @mitu superb, thank you!

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                  tr3v0r @asmithau
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                  @asmithau superb instructions, followed them and all good. Thank you!

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                    asmithau @tr3v0r
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                    @tr3v0r no problem. enjoy!

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