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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

    I screwed up. Updated retropie on root not pi.

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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @MosaicDragon
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      @MosaicDragon look and see if you have an es_systems.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/ If so then delete it or edit that file. Same thing happened to me.

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        MosaicDragon @mitu
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        @mitu I'm unsure how far or where the issue came from and I'm still unable to fix. Could you tell me which folders I'd need to backup to keep my roms and emulators as well as my themes and so on?

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @MosaicDragon
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          @MosaicDragon Have you read the page I posted ?

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            mitu Global Moderator @MosaicDragon
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            @MosaicDragon Have you read the page I posted ?

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              MosaicDragon @mitu
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              @mitu I did read it and I got the bios and Ron's folder, I'm unsure which else to get hence asking for a list- please remember I haven't done anything on linux/raspberry pi in quite a long time before now

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                mitu Global Moderator @MosaicDragon
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                @MosaicDragon Quoting the doc page:

                if you don't want to create a sd image you can just back up your bios, roms, and configuration files from the samba shares.

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                  MosaicDragon @mitu
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                  @mitu I did read it... There's an awful lot of files for me to chose from... see here...

                  Thus saying backup bios and Rom and Config files is all very well but when I put a search in for config files I get rather too many results to know which I do and do not need.
                  I'm asking for specifics-where in each directory are the important bits found?

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                    mitu Global Moderator @MosaicDragon
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                    @MosaicDragon said in I screwed up. Updated retropie on root not pi.:

                    I did read it... There's an awful lot of files for me to chose from... see here...

                    Your screenshot shows a WinSCP session - this is not what is advised or shown in the doc link I posted. Are you not able to use File Shares on your PI ?

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                      MosaicDragon @mitu
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                      @mitu can't seem to get it working... Either my pi doesn't like it or Windows is screwed up. Hence my issue here.

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                        mitu Global Moderator @MosaicDragon
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                        @MosaicDragon said in I screwed up. Updated retropie on root not pi.:

                        can't seem to get it working... Either my pi doesn't like it or Windows is screwed up

                        Then you should have said it from the beginning. The folders shown via File Shares are as follows:

                        • roms - /home/pi/RetroPie/roms
                        • bios - /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS
                        • configs - /opt/retropie/configs
                        • splashscreens - /home/pi/RetroPie/splashscreens
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                          MosaicDragon @mitu
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                          @mitu Thanks! Stupid me got confused. Thought winscp was same as shares somehow... Duh. Now to wait to backup 200gb of roms as I swear if I lose them... That would be frustrating

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                            MosaicDragon @mitu
                            last edited by MosaicDragon

                            @mitu sorry to bother you... Again. What should I do given I have just noticed lack of the configs folder?

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                              mitu Global Moderator @MosaicDragon
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                              @MosaicDragon Which folder are you checking for the configs ? It's /opt/retropie/configs.

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                                MosaicDragon @mitu
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                                @mitu I think ive done something... i managed to get into the retropie setup screen and ima try fix my system, ill let you know if i have any luck

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                                  MosaicDragon @mitu
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                                  @mitu Thats where i looked, its gone-vanished of the face of the earth, hope the setup script fixes it

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