{"id":10290,"date":"2019-10-21T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T19:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=10290"},"modified":"2019-10-21T22:09:13","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T02:09:13","slug":"atari-flashback-x-2019-upgrade-to-support-external-usb-drives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2019\/10\/21\/atari-flashback-x-2019-upgrade-to-support-external-usb-drives\/","title":{"rendered":"Atari Flashback X (2019) &#8211; Upgrade to Support External USB Drives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\">What follows is a guide on how to upgrade the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=atari+flashback+x&amp;language=en_US&amp;linkCode=sl2&amp;linkId=aa9ea353be3ce46df7fb088e54ed292a&amp;tag=armcharcad-20&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_2\">AtGames Atari Flashback X<\/a> (2019 model) to support external USB flash drives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\">Note that this guide is provided solely as a reference and all responsibility falls on the person performing these actions, including the possibility of damaging your console and voiding your warranty. In other words, you perform these actions solely at your own risk, so make sure you know what you\u2019re doing and are aware of the potential risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\">This unofficial guide is provided as-is with no guarantee or support of any kind (<strong>I am not the author<\/strong>). No typos or other possible errors have been corrected and the information that follows is subject to change without further notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-vivid-red-color\">Begin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools\/files you&#8217;ll need: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong>Philips head screwdriver<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> &#8220;Y cable&#8221; (OTG split cable with at least: 1x male 5-pin micro, 1x female 5-pin micro, 1x female Type-A USB, must be able to supply power to the male micro USB):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tested Y cable Example 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/35KI0Rl\">Amazon link<\/a><\/li><li>Tested Y cable Example 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliexpress.com\/item\/4000096275389.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.109c79b0Ew0vnc&amp;algo_pvid=8b8cdbdf-bb56-4c9e-9dcd-8ab41b854612&amp;algo_expid=8b8cdbdf-bb56-4c9e-9dcd-8ab41b854612-15&amp;btsid=5d62ac3d-2fed-4c7c-82f5-3279f4b59340&amp;ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4,searchweb201603_55\">AliExpress link<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> 5-pin Micro to Type A USB cable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> RKDevTool v2.69 (<strong>AndroidTool_Release_v2.69.zip<\/strong>, part of <strong>Download Package<\/strong> below )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> DriverAssistant v4.8 (<strong>DriverAssitant_v4.8.zip<\/strong>, part of <strong>Download Package<\/strong> below )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Firmware image (<strong>ar3060_1015.img<\/strong>, part of <strong>Download Package<\/strong> below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/package-1.pdf\"><strong>Download Package<\/strong> (rename &#8220;<strong>package-1.pdf<\/strong>&#8221; to &#8220;<strong>package-1.zip<\/strong>&#8221; and extract normally, then follow the rest of the steps)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/package-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> USB drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> Windows PC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_02.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_02.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_02.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_02.jpg?w=1431&amp;ssl=1 1431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you start:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unzip <strong>DriverAssistant_v4.8.zip<\/strong> and run <strong>DriverInstall.exe<\/strong> to install the driver on your PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure Atari\nFlashback X console is turned\noff and use screwdriver to\nunscrew the 4 screws at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_03.jpg?resize=653%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_03.jpg?w=653&amp;ssl=1 653w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_03.jpg?resize=150%2C96&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_03.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Carefully\nopen the cover without disconnecting any cables inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect micro USB cable between the console and your\ncomputer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unzip <strong>AndroidTool_Release_v2.69.zip<\/strong> and run <strong>AndroidTool.exe<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_04.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_04.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_04.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_04.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_04.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_04.jpg?w=1393&amp;ssl=1 1393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Press and hold the recovery button on the PCB and power on\nthe console. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_05.jpg?resize=1024%2C693&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_05.jpg?resize=1024%2C693&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_05.jpg?resize=150%2C102&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_05.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_05.jpg?resize=768%2C520&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_05.jpg?w=1109&amp;ssl=1 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue to hold the recovery button until the tool shows \u201cFound\nOne LOADER Device&#8221; in its status bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the <a>&#8220;<\/a>Upgrade\nFirmware&#8221; tab and then\nclick on the &#8220;Firmware&#8221; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Locate the firmware image on your PC, click on\n&#8220;Upgrade&#8221; button and wait\nuntil \u201cReset Device Success\u201d shows in the status window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06a.png?resize=830%2C461&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06a.png?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06a.png?resize=150%2C83&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06a.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06a.png?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06b.png?resize=792%2C444&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06b.png?w=792&amp;ssl=1 792w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06b.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06b.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_06b.png?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn off the console and disconnect it from\nyour PC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To prepare your USB drive, make sure it uses <strong>FAT (FAT32)<\/strong> file system. You can choose this when you format the drive. Make sure your drive uses the MRB partition style<strong>*<\/strong>, otherwise the console will not recognize it. (<strong>*<\/strong>See Step 5.1 for conversion steps.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a \u201cGame\u201d\ndirectory under the USB drive, make sure the cases are correct or your games\nwon\u2019t be loaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The console only takes game files with \u201c.a26\u201d extension (rename other formats like &#8220;.bin&#8221; to &#8220;.a26&#8221; as necessary), make sure you have the correct extension for your files and copy them into the \u201cGame\u201d directory created in the previous step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image_2019_10_22T02_07_47_395Z.png?resize=198%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image_2019_10_22T02_07_47_395Z.png?w=198&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image_2019_10_22T02_07_47_395Z.png?resize=88%2C150&amp;ssl=1 88w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/image_2019_10_22T02_07_47_395Z.png?resize=175%2C300&amp;ssl=1 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_07b.png?resize=915%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_07b.png?w=915&amp;ssl=1 915w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_07b.png?resize=150%2C107&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_07b.png?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_07b.png?resize=768%2C547&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5.1 (Optional)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the following steps to convert your USB drive to MBR and format it on a Windows PC (Note: This is only necessary if your USB drive is not already correctly formatted for use with the Atari Flashback X.):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Warning: The formatting process means data loss, so please back up anything important before proceeding. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On your keyboard, press &#8220;Windows&#8221; + &#8220;R&#8221; at the same time to open &#8220;Run&#8221; Window, then type &#8220;Diskpart&#8221; and click &#8220;OK&#8221; (click Yes if prompted by the User Access Control) to open a command prompt window. <\/li><li>Type &#8220;list disk&#8221; and hit &#8220;Enter&#8221; to see all disks connected to your computer, and you identify which drive needs to be formatted. <strong>Warning: You must choose the correct disk or you risk formatting your PC&#8217;s drive. <\/strong>(We will use &#8220;disk x&#8221; in the following steps.)<\/li><li>Type &#8220;select disk x&#8221; and hit &#8220;Enter&#8221;, then the command prompt will display a  message, &#8220;Disk X is now the selected disk&#8221;. <\/li><li>Type &#8220;clean&#8221; and press &#8220;Enter&#8221; to initialize disk.<\/li><li>Type &#8220;convert mbr&#8221; to set disk to use MBR.<\/li><li>Type &#8220;create partition primary&#8221; to add a new partition to the disk.<\/li><li>Type &#8220;format FS=FAT32 QUICK&#8221; to format the new partition to use FAT32.<\/li><li>Type &#8220;exit&#8221; to close the prompt, you are now ready to use the drive.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_5_1.png?resize=979%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_5_1.png?w=979&amp;ssl=1 979w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_5_1.png?resize=150%2C78&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_5_1.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_5_1.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect the power cable and the USB drive to the console using the Y cable and turn the console on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If all goes well,\nyou should see a new file menu called \u201cExt. USB Drive\u201d at the bottom left of\nthe screen with all your games inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_08.jpg?resize=842%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_08.jpg?w=842&amp;ssl=1 842w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_08.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_08.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_08.jpg?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_09.png?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_09.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_09.png?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_09.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_09.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AFX_09.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What follows is a guide on how to upgrade the AtGames Atari Flashback X (2019 model) to support external USB flash drives. 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