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--- subdirs [2022/01/30 16:03] – johnsanc
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 ====== Single Archive Options ======
-RomVault has the ability to store your sets in a variety of ways using the Single Archive option in Directory Settings. This feature is unique to RomVault - no other ROM manager can manipulate the way sets are stored. The examples below demonstrate what each option does.
+RomVault has the ability to store your sets in a variety of ways using the Single Archive option in Directory Rules. This feature is unique to RomVault - no other ROM manager can manipulate the way sets are stored. The most common use case for Single Archives is to bundle potentially thousands of small ROMs into a single zip.
-Assume a fictitious DAT with the following games:
+The examples below demonstrate what each option does. Assume a fictitious DAT with the following games:
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 ===== Add SubDirs if conflicts =====
-This will put every ROM into the base directory, however if there are any ROM name conflicts whatsoever then this setting falls back to "Add SubDirs" behavior for the entire DAT. This setting is useful if you prefer no subdirectories, but want to be certain you do not run into any scenarios where ROMs are renamed with an incrementing number.
+This will put every ROM into the base directory, however if there are any ROM name conflicts whatsoever then this setting falls back to "Add SubDirs" behavior for the entire DAT. This setting is useful if you prefer no subdirectories, but want to be certain you do not run into any scenarios where ROMs are renamed with an incrementing number. The example below matches **Add SubDirs** because there is a naming conflict.
   * ''game1/game1.rom''
   * ''game2/game2.rom''
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   * ''game5/game1.rom''
+<WRAP tip>The **No SubDirs** and **Add SubDirs if multiple roms** settings can be used in conjunction with the **File** archive type to store uncompressed single-file sets without subdirectories, such as PS3 ISOs.</WRAP>