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    Retropie IMG file help

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      Waltergol
      last edited by

      Hi everybody, I friend of my gave me a Retropie image file that weight 64gb that he found on internet complete with roms and everything already configured. My problem is that I don't have a 64gb sd card so I want to delete some system that I dont care to have but the file is protected and I cant modify it.
      I have mounted the img file on linux mint and I went to the roms folder, but I can't delete nothing, it's said that I dont have any permission.
      Is there any way that I can change that? I tryed with the chmod command but it doesn't work.
      I hope that I don't break any rule with my question, if this break any rule, please delete the question.

      Thanks in advance.

      Regards from Argentina

      PS: sorry for my english :D

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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators
        last edited by

        We're not in the habit of enabling piracy. (see forum rules: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules) But here is a guide on how you can install a fresh retropie image on your SD card: https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/First-Installation

        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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        • Drakaen391D
          Drakaen391
          last edited by

          I would avoid the SD card because it is a high risk for something more that could end up leaching on your network...

          You also can't be sure it's built correctly and could end up with a headache trying to install...

          Use a clean install and put everything on yourself so you can save any headache and avoid a security risk

          RPi B & RPi 3B OC (Now Raspberry pi 4b 8gb)
          Retropie (Latest Stable)
          PiBox with Wind Tunnel Cooling System

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          • Drakaen391D
            Drakaen391
            last edited by

            Also the Retropie img comes set up so you can play right away with included ports or Roms... Sadly my attempts to have it read a PS1 disk has failed...

            RPi B & RPi 3B OC (Now Raspberry pi 4b 8gb)
            Retropie (Latest Stable)
            PiBox with Wind Tunnel Cooling System

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