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store_games_on_a_second_usb_sata_drive [2022/09/29 09:13] – less wordy, consistency ataristore_games_on_a_second_usb_sata_drive [2024/02/23 00:30] (current) – fix broken link cs
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-Batocera will automatically create the folder structure it needs on the drive you select.+Batocera will automatically create the folder structure it needs on the drive you select after rebooting.
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-Batocera has a built-in tools to format drives. <wrap em>BE ULTRA CAREFUL WHEN USING THISAS YOU CAN DESTROY ALL DATA WITH IT!</wrap> You can prepare the drive in [[batocera.linux_architecture#user_data_file_system|the right format]] by using **MAIN MENU** -> **SYSTEM SETTINGS** -> **DEVELOPER** -> **FORMAT A DISK**. +Batocera will only show drives it supports reading the filesystem of (with that said, [[batocera.linux_architecture#user_data_file_system|it supports a lot of them]]).
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-However, when tinkering with the systems, things can go wrong. The following is here to help you troubleshoot and fix those cases.+
  
 ===== Manual configuration with batocera-boot.conf (advanced) ===== ===== Manual configuration with batocera-boot.conf (advanced) =====
  
-In case the above isn't sufficient, or you'd like to use individual folders for each part of userdata, the "DEVICE" storage type can offer extended functionality.+In case the above isn't sufficient, or you'd like to use individual folders for each part of userdata, the "DEVICES" storage type can offer extended functionality.
  
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   - Set ''sharedevice'' to ''DEVICES''   - Set ''sharedevice'' to ''DEVICES''
   - Add a new line containing ''sharedevice_part1=''   - Add a new line containing ''sharedevice_part1=''
-  - Add the appropriate keyword followed by an @ character (eg. ''SHARE@'' or ''ROMS@'', [[#:store_games_on_a_nas#syntax|full list of keywords here]])+  - Add the appropriate keyword followed by an @ character (eg. ''SHARE@'' or ''ROMS@'', [[:store_games_on_a_nas#syntax|full list of keywords here]])
   - Add the UUID of the drive containing the folder (eg. ''sharedevice_part1=SHARE@12e46ca9-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx'')   - Add the UUID of the drive containing the folder (eg. ''sharedevice_part1=SHARE@12e46ca9-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx'')
   - If not using the root of the drive, append a : and then add the folder path (eg. ''sharedevice_part1=ROMS@2efa1068-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyy:/Documents/roms'')   - If not using the root of the drive, append a : and then add the folder path (eg. ''sharedevice_part1=ROMS@2efa1068-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyy:/Documents/roms'')
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