Sync Roms and Saves Between Devices Easily

Looking to sync your roms and saves between multiple devices? Then look no further. In this tutorial I'll show you how to use the free open-source, multiplatform and cloudless file-sharing program, SyncThing, to seamlessly transfer your retro gaming goodness from device to device, so you can easily game on the go!

In this video, we will cover the following:

1) Installing SyncThing on a Windows PC and Anbernic RG552 Android gaming handheld.

2) Setting up folders and sync settings for our saves, savestates and rom collection in Windows.

3) Setting up folders and sync settings for our saves, savestates and rom collection in Android.

4) Testing everything out and taking a brief look at how awesome it is to be able to transfer your roms and saves across all your devices!
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Video Chapters
Intro 00:00
Windows & Android Setup 00:30
Testing Savestates 06:50
Testing SRAM Saves 07:17
Some Things to Keep in Mind 07:49
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[abageigy]

It's nice today we have options for syncing across platforms, not only limited to specific OS or cloud products from big companies. Thanks to brought this topic to gamers audience, so they are aware of this options.

[denisclc]

Great video! I will try it later, as I want to sync my saves between my desktop, Steam Deck and Retroid Pocket 3+

[BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Wow! Works great between my Retroid Pocket 3 and my computer. Wanna get it working with my RetroPi

[rafaeldoraguille]

I've always wanted to do this! Thank you for the video

[heckadankgangster]

Great vid! Not sure whats wrong on my end but my saves/states aren't transferring from my phone that I've been playing on to my PC that I want to play on.
Same cores, same roms, everythings up to date, followed the steps perfectly.

[seyimsi]

And not just retroach but I think this would also work with dolphin, yuzu and citra as well. Thanks for the video man

[InSaiyan-Shinobi]

Next video could you do how to setup themes with dynamic backgrounds I see some on YouTube but none for a pc version but man they look amazing

[ryanmichalski]

In the video you used save states could in game saves work as well.

[FastClau]

Any idea between pc/anbernic and a modded wii? Copy/paste on the sd card in wii doesn't work! They are not recognised on wii

[lucykaede]

Would this be possible while using an emulation frontend like Launchbox on both pc and android?

[frankytap]

Can you use something like Google Drive or Dropbox for this?

[the-papaw]

Hey there my RetroArch Guru. Another good video. I have a question for you not related to your video. I am using a core called "pocketcdg_libretro" that does old karaoke cd+mp3 files. I am able to get them to work well in both PC & android, but I can't find a way to scrape any type of artwork. Any ideas? (BTW, current pocketcdg_libretro core isn't working, having to use cores from a yr or so back as RA is aware of current core not working)

[williambrucker-fgwd]

Great video! Do you think this would work between a Steam Deck and Miyoo Mini Plus?

[derekswitzer]

does this work for the linux-based handhelds that don't have Anroid? like the Anbernic devices that don't have dual-boot to Android? would love a vid on that side of it!

[andy]

Hey, i seem to be having an issue where my saves file from the phone will overwrite any saves from the computer back to where the phone was, is there a way to make the most recent changed file the one that stays?

[Shawnallenb]

Could you do a video on linking up a Linux device like the 353M?

[ben-tendo]

Would this be as accessible as something like the cloud based save syncing that EmuDeck now has built into its platform. Allowing you to choose Dropbox, Google Drive, etc as a storage space that can then be accessed by other EmuDeck devices such as a Windows Desktop etc? Looking for an option that RetroArch, Dolphin, etc can access across Windows and Android that swaps out the most recent version of the save file seamlessly. Or is SyncThing still the best option? Presuming both devices have to be on the same network and turned on to do this.

[DNFlores]

Hi! I have a macbook and was wondering if the process would be similar. Im playing on a lemuroid emulator on android and desmume on my computer.

[Babcraft]

Hey man thanks for your elegant solution. So guys I'm using the same core mGBA (for gameboy advance) on both pc and android. but for some reasons the follwoing is happening: Save file only goes from android to pc not the other way around. and states are fine when I save on android and want to load on pc, but again not the other way around. I check it the files are synced from pc to android, but the android version just wont read them. when I load the same state I saved on pc on my android, it just doesn't do anything. any one have any solution?
Thanks in advanced.

[mab]

theres just a problem, Im currently on android 13 and it seems like when im at this part 5:17 I cannot access my android/data folder it seems like the file manager syncthing uses is having a trouble on newer android updates causing conflicts on navigating the android data folder