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    • MDtar7
      MDtar7 last edited by MDtar7

      Hello first I want to say I’m basically a noob so keep it as basic as possible but I thought someone here might be able to help, here’s my situation. So I gave up on my pi 3 a couple years ago after I updating to retropie 4.3.8(can’t remember what version I had prior). After doing so my Pi no longer is found by my PC to transfer roms nor found by WinSCP. So far I have verified my Pi and PC are on the same network and have tried typing in both ‘\retropie’ and the Pi’s IP address into file explorer and web browsers. I tried enabling SSH on the Pi and turned off firewall on the PC and still nothing.

      If anyone is willing to help I’d be thrilled, it’s been too long feeling like there’s no answer to this, let me know what other info I can provide because I’m sure I’m leaving stuff out , thanks in advance!

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      • IceChes1
        IceChes1 last edited by

        You aren't typing in the right thing. You want \RETROPIE. If that doesn't work then use a USB stick.

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        Random image I found. Had a driver I needed.
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        • Thorr69
          Thorr69 @IceChes1 last edited by

          @IceChes1 said in Unable to find Pi 3 for windows file explorer:

          You aren't typing in the right thing. You want \RETROPIE. If that doesn't work then use a USB stick.

          Yeah, and you didn't either.

          \\retropie
          or
          \\ip.ad.re.ss

          RPi 3b
          Official PSU
          Official RetroPie image
          Pandora's Box 5 controller

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          • MDtar7
            MDtar7 @Thorr69 last edited by

            @Thorr69 unfortunately none of these have worked

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            • Parabolaralus
              Parabolaralus @MDtar7 last edited by

              @MDtar7 enable samba. It's the only thing you haven't mentioned and it doesn't work without SMB shares.

              It's set under Retropie setup, configuration, samba shares I believe.
              You might also have to change your network location on the computer to private as well, but try samba first.

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              • MDtar7
                MDtar7 @Parabolaralus last edited by

                @Parabolaralus so I just tried that and it ran code and installed what it needed for a few minutes for samba and it also enabled it but still no luck. Then I made sure I was set to public network and still nothing :/

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                • Thorr69
                  Thorr69 last edited by

                  A couple of things to watch for with this:

                  1. make sure both the computer and the Pi are using the same type of connection to your router. Many routers have built-in isolation between Wired and WiFi. SO if both are wired or both are wifi, they should see each other, but is one is wired and the other is wifi, then they will have difficulty. (My router has a setting for wireless isolation and I still can't get them to see each other if they are not both on the wired connection. Both wired, no problem.)
                  2. I've found the Pi can get stuck with the wrong IP address internally. Sometimes I have to remove all devices from my router and force everything to re-acquire IP addresses. For instance, my Pi fires up and gets 192.1.68.1.3. Then I turn it off for a couple of days and when I come back, 1.3 is occupied by another device. But the Pi still keeps trying to use 1.3 even though it should have received a new Ip address. It causes lots of headaches. I run a pie 3b, so I found the only way to fix this was to keep everything wired and not use wifi on it.

                  Those may or may not help, but they are what I have run into when dealing with this very problem. (I have the same problems with my OrangePi, too. I use a usb ethernet adapter on that one to solve it.)

                  RPi 3b
                  Official PSU
                  Official RetroPie image
                  Pandora's Box 5 controller

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                  • Thorr69
                    Thorr69 @MDtar7 last edited by

                    @MDtar7 said in Unable to find Pi 3 for windows file explorer:

                    Then I made sure I was set to public network and still nothing :/

                    You would want Private network, not Public. Public would hide all the devices from each other. Private is a trusted network and thus all the devices become visible to each other.

                    RPi 3b
                    Official PSU
                    Official RetroPie image
                    Pandora's Box 5 controller

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                    • MDtar7
                      MDtar7 @Thorr69 last edited by

                      @Thorr69 sorry I meant private

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                      • Jezza
                        Jezza last edited by

                        I type \\RETROPIE

                        I guess you would have tried this
                        my 2cents

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                        • IceChes1
                          IceChes1 last edited by

                          Oops. Did I do one backslash? I meant two. Sorry for the typo.

                          HOME CONSOLE
                          Pi 4
                          SanDisk 64 GB
                          Master branch install
                          3.5 amp CanaKit PSU
                          Logitech F310, Dell keyboard, Dell mouse, JetFlash Transcend 16 GB USB stick
                          HANDHELD
                          Pi 0 W
                          SanDisk 32 GB
                          Random image I found. Had a driver I needed.
                          IPEGA PG-9157 USB Receiver

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                          • Parabolaralus
                            Parabolaralus @IceChes1 last edited by

                            @IceChes1 Lets narrow down this issue. What is the IP address of your computer and your Pi?
                            You can find it by opening a command prompt on the computer and type in ipconfig hit enter.
                            On the Pi exit emulationstation and its listed right up top.

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                            • MDtar7
                              MDtar7 @Parabolaralus last edited by

                              @Parabolaralus Pi 192.168.0.123
                              PC 192.168.0.31

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                              • UDb23
                                UDb23 @MDtar7 last edited by

                                @MDtar7 Have you checked if your PC can reach Pi's IP ?
                                From windows command prompt, use ping command:
                                PING 192.168.0.123

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                                • MDtar7
                                  MDtar7 @UDb23 last edited by

                                  @UDb23 yes I did ping the Pi’s IP and it worked

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                                  • matchaman
                                    matchaman last edited by

                                    If none of the above works, restart your PC, disconnect from the internet and use a wired connection.

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                                    • Parabolaralus
                                      Parabolaralus @MDtar7 last edited by

                                      @MDtar7 Im running out of ideas, but try enabling SMB 1.0 support on your PC.
                                      Its in Control Panel, Programs and Features, Turn Windows Feature On or Off and select SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support. Restart your computer and try it again.
                                      Screenshot from 2020-03-26 12-21-15.png

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