Adding ROMs from USB?

[AntiqueWhiskey]

So I have read through all of the support questions, guides, and videos for the past few days and I am still stuck.

My old computer broke and luckily I had a backup of my games on a separate HDD.  I have been playing emulated games for a decade now but I am new to RPi/RetroPie/Attract-Mode and the method of importing games.

I have Attract Mode up and running.  I have my backup HDD plugged in through USB. How do I copy over the Zips/ROMs over to the correct folders on my RPi? I don't see an import option, only redirecting the location of the ROM folder. I don't want to redirect, I want to copy them to the micro SD so I can unplug the backup drive.

Again, yes I have read most of the stuff on here but I think I am missing something obvious. Ha!

Thanks in advance!

[progets]

I'm assuming you don't know the Linux command line based on you question. There are many options to get your roms on to the sd card. Your easiest option is to connect your Pi to the network and then connect your external drive to a Windows machine and then copy them to your Pi. If you want to take this route follow these steps.

1) connect your Pi to the network (either plug in the ethernet cable or setup wifi)
2) make sure your Windows machine has the hard drive connected and is on the same network as the Pi
3) on your Windows machine hold down the "Windows" key and then press the "R" key (this will bring up the Run prompt)
4) in the Run prompt type "\\retropie\roms" and then press the "Enter" key (this will show you folders of all the game systems available on RetroPie)
5) Copy and paste your roms from the Windows attached hard drive to the corresponding folder on the Pi

If you want to use another method please explain and also let us know what Raspberry Pi you are using and how you installed RetroPie and Attractmode. 

[AntiqueWhiskey]

Hey Progets,

Thanks for the reply!  You are correct in assuming I don't know command line.  Is there a similar way to do it on a Mac based computer?  I have the RPi 3B.  I used Floobs newest image to install.

[progets]

Yes, you can do the same thing from a Mac. I can't give you the exact steps because I don't have a Mac but from the Finder menu there is and option for network or network share and you can enter "\\retropie\roms" to connect the the Pi over the network.

[progets]

Yes, you can do the same thing from a Mac. I can't give you the exact steps because I don't have a Mac but from the Finder menu there is and option for network or network share and you can enter "\\retropie\roms" to connect the the Pi over the network.

Here's the steps for a Mac.
1) connect your Pi to the network (either plug in the ethernet cable or setup wifi)
2) make sure your Mac has the hard drive connected and is on the same network as the Pi
3) on your Mac in Finder select Go --> Connect To
4) in the Server Address field type "smb://retropie/roms" and click Connect
5) Copy and paste your roms from the Mac attached hard drive to the corresponding folder on the Pi

[AntiqueWhiskey]

You are a god.  Thanks!