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# What are RetroDECK experimental features?
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The main function of the experimental features is for the RetroDECK team to do some light testing in the stable environment.
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Experimental features are a showcase of what proof-of-concepts we are trying out.
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All these features are just conceptual, and we hope them release ready in a later major update or scrap them if they don't work out.
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## 🛑 Backup before testing! 🛑
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These features can make you lose all data including `ROMS`, `BIOS` and `Scraped Data` etc...<br>
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We **recommend** that you don't run any cooker builds on your main gaming machine as you daily usage of RetroDECK.
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### How do I take a backup?
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Backup your `/retrodeck/` and its content and `/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/`.
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You could copy the entire folders to a secure location or for a quick test you could just rename both of the folders into something else.
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Then RetroDECK will think it's a fresh install.
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Example of renaming:<br>
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`OLDnet.retrodeck.retrodeck/`<br>
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`OLDretrodeck/`
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## How do I enable experimental features?
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From CLI run:
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`flatpak run net.retrodeck.retrodeck uuddlrlrstart`
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The `Developer Options Menu` should show up inside the Configurator.
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