First installation and format of the Micro SD card
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Hello, I just received a Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit coming with a MicroSD card with NOOBS installed on it (I will use this Pi 3 just for RetroPie). Do I need to format the SD card first to delete NOOBS or I can just follow the "first installation guide" and copy the RetroPie image with Win32DiskImager (does Win32DiskImager do a format first?) ? Thank you.
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@DJM You cannot copy the retropie image, you have to write it to the card in it's entirety. It is important to format the card using the standard SD formatter first then use Win32 to "burn" the image.
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@rbaker said in First installation and format of the Micro SD card:
@DJM You cannot copy the retropie image, you have to write it to the card in it's entirety.
I know, my question was if Win32DiskImager does a format of the SD card before writing the image.
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@DJM No, you have to format using the SD formatter first.
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@rbaker last I checked win32diskimager just overwrites the contents of the card in its entirety so a format may not be necessary, but generally I'll format just in case.
If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/
Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first
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@herb_fargus Thanks, never tried it that way. I always format to ensure that the full size of the card is made available. Does Win32DiskImager know if you have a 32 GB card with a previous Retropie Install on? If so, I shall no longer format first.
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