How to Backup Retropie 4.1 SD Card Setup From Raspberry Pi

In this Instructable, you are going to learn how to backup your RetroPie installation without leaving your Raspberry Pi.

If you really enjoy this Instructable, consider checking out my TechWizTime YouTube Channel.

And for an awesome source of Raspberry Pi Accessories, check out my Raspberry Pi Amazon List.

Let’s get started.

What You'll Need

Press F4 on your keyboard to get into the Command Line.

Type "git clone https://github.com/billw2/rpi-clone.git" to download the "rpi-clone" software

Type "cd rpi-clone" to get into the "rpi-clone" directory.

Copy the "rpi-clone" into the "/usr/local/sbin" folder by typing "sudo cp rpi-clone /usr/local/sbin"

Insert your extra MicroSD Card.

Type "ls -la /dev/disk/by-id" to get the SD Card ID, which will probably be "sdd" or "sda"

Type in "sudo rpi-clone sda -v" or "sudo rpi-clone sdd -v", depending on which one is your SD Card ID.

Answer the first question asked by "rpi-clone" by typing "yes" and then press "Enter"

Answer the second question asked by "rpi-clone" by typing "yes" and then press "Enter" to create the boot partition.

Press "Enter" when "rpi-clone" asks for the next partition name.

Let the process finish.

Congratulations, you’ve just made a backup of your RetroPie installation without leaving you Raspberry Pi and that’s it for this tutorial.

If you enjoy this Instructable, consider checking out my TechWizTime YouTube Channel.

And for a good source of Raspberry Pi products, check out my Raspberry Pi Amazon List.