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    Use Pi3B image on Pi 3B+?

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    • chubstaC
      chubsta
      last edited by

      I did search but got a huge number of pages to scroll through and so thought I may get a better and more definitive answer like this!

      I have an up to date Pi 3B 128gb image backed up, can I write this to a Pi 3B+ using a 128gb card and it will work, or do I have to start from scratch with a new install of RP on the new Pi?

      Raspberry Pi 400 - overclocked to 2.3GHz
      Theme - Comic book
      Emulators: All of them...
      Roms: Pretty much all of them...
      Favourite games: Circus Charlie, Gorf, Gauntlet Legends
      Controllers: Mayflash F101

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      • lostlessL
        lostless @chubsta
        last edited by

        @chubsta yes and no. If you are running Stretch, no problem. But if you are running an older version of retropie running of Jesse, then no.

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        • chubstaC
          chubsta @lostless
          last edited by

          @lostless thanks for the quick reply - my original RP install is completely up to date as of last week, I was intending doing a backup of that and writing it to the card for the 3B+. I guess there is no harm in just trying it anyway, but it is always handy to know if something is SUPPOSED to work, then if it doesn't I know I am doing something wrong and that it is not a compatibility issue.

          Raspberry Pi 400 - overclocked to 2.3GHz
          Theme - Comic book
          Emulators: All of them...
          Roms: Pretty much all of them...
          Favourite games: Circus Charlie, Gorf, Gauntlet Legends
          Controllers: Mayflash F101

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