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store_games_on_a_second_usb_sata_drive [2022/12/24 03:15] – clarification and removal of confusing sentences. ataristore_games_on_a_second_usb_sata_drive [2026/06/10 15:28] (current) – Tip for storage manager lbrpdx
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 ====== Using External Storage with Batocera ====== ====== Using External Storage with Batocera ======
 +<WRAP tip>
 +Batocera v43 introduced Storage Manager, which simplifies multi-drive storage management.
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 +See: [[storage_manager|Storage Manager]]
 +</WRAP>
  
 To change the storage device from INTERNAL (the drive Batocera has been flashed to) to EXTERNAL (another drive connected to the machine), follow these steps: To change the storage device from INTERNAL (the drive Batocera has been flashed to) to EXTERNAL (another drive connected to the machine), follow these steps:
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 ===== 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.
  
 <WRAP center round tip> <WRAP center round tip>
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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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