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subdirs [2022/01/30 16:15] โ€“ johnsancsubdirs [2023/08/19 07:42] โ€“ [Add SubDirs] johnsanc
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 ====== Single Archive Options ====== ====== Single Archive Options ======
  
-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 is for Single Archives is to bundle potentially thousands of small ROMs into a single zip.+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.
  
 The examples below demonstrate what each option does. 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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   * ''game5/game1.rom''   * ''game5/game1.rom''
  
 +<WRAP tip>TOSEC rom sets are often packaged using this **Add SubDirs** single archive method. This drastically reduces the number of files making it ideal for archiving collections that are updated infrequently.</WRAP>
  
 ===== No SubDirs ===== ===== No SubDirs =====
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   * ''game5/game1.rom''   * ''game5/game1.rom''
  
-|**๐Ÿ’ก TIP:** \\ The **No SubDirs** and **Add SubDirs if multiple roms** settings can be used to store uncompressed single-file sets without subdirectories, such as PS3 ISOs.|+<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>
  
subdirs.txt ยท Last modified: 2023/11/09 12:18 by johnsanc