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      Xenos
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      I'm kinda new to RetroPie, and I was hoping to get back into the good old vintage stuff. I just don't know if it's a good idea to load the basic software on a Micro SD, and to then use a regular USB stick for the games and whatnot. Tips?

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        quicksilver @Xenos
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        @Xenos using a smaller micro SD for retropie and a USB flash drive for your roms will make your life easier in the long run. I think most advanced users here probably are setup that way.

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          Xenos @quicksilver
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          @quicksilver Thanks a lot! That was just the answer I was looking for.

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            Clyde @Xenos
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            @Xenos I'm using an USB SSD for my roms. It makes it very easy to just unplug it and plug it into my desktop pc to manage roms or images/videos, especially if moving many or big files around, which tends to be very slow over my WLAN connection to the Pi in my DIY upright arcade cabinet.

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