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 ====== What's New - ROMVault Changelog ======
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+===== ROMVault 3.7.1 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2024-05-04''
+**Feature Updates:**
+  * Added support for using Category subdirectories in combination with Single Archive
+  * Added an option to opt out of crash reporting in global settings
+  * Enhanced the fixing logic for renames to avoid potential race conditions with case sensitive filesystems
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed a crash that occured when Single Archive option was used with DATs that contained CHDs
+  * Fixed a crash due to processing corrupt 7z archives in ToSort
+  * Fixed a startup crash when more than 32 CPU cores are detected
+  * Fixed a bug that caused the status log to close after a fix was complete when using the "scan, find, fix" shortcut
+  * Updated the default setting for Max ZSTD Workers to "Auto"
+  * Added a missing status when a file needs to be deleted but its flagged as MIA in the DAT
+\\
+===== ROMVault 3.7.0 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2024-04-02''
+**Feature Updates:**
+  * Added new structured archive formats for zstd Zip/7z and TDC (Total DOS Collection) Zip
+  * Added the ability to raw copy zstd compressed files between archives
+  * Added raw copy functionality to and from 7z archives
+  * Added decompression support for several 7z compression filters
+  * Added support for DATs with timestamps (E.g. TDC)
+  * Added modified Date/Time to the Game List grid
+  * Added new graphics for the Game List grid to show current and preferred storage type
+  * Added multithreaded zstd compression options to Global Settings
+  * Added default 7z storage options to Global Settings
+  * Added a Dark Mode toggle to Global Settings
+  * Added an option to convert complete archives to your preferred format during a fix
+  * Enhanced ZipMove to work with zstd zip and 7z archives
+  * Enhanced ZipMove to work with TDC zip archives
+  * Enhanced archive fixing logic to use a priority system to pick the most efficient source for a fix
+  * Enhanced archive fixing logic so that 0-byte files are not prematurely deleted which would prevent ZipMove
+  * Improved performance of handling 0-byte files
+  * Improved error reporting
+  * Rebranded trrntzipUI to SAM (Structured Archive Maker) and added new zstd archive options
+  * Rebranded RV7Z to 7Z-LZMA-Solid thoughout the UI
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed a crash that could occur if the DatRoot folder was missing and you attempted to add a directory from the DatVault UI
+  * Fixed a crash when ZipMove was wused on a set with NotCollected ROMs
+  * Fixed a crash related to the category reorder buttons
+  * Fixed a crash when loading old ROM Center DATs
+  * Fixed a crash that could occur during a fix due to Samba file locking
+  * Fixed an issue related codepage 437 to better support lower ASCII values (<32)
+  * Fixed an issue with reading some DATs generated by FB Alpha
+  * Fixed an issue that could result in duplicate directory rules in the cache file
+  * Fixed an issue where repacking zips in a ToSort would modify the timestamps of the contents
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+===== ROMVault 3.6.4 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2024-01-09''
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed an issue where RV7Z files would be needlessly recompressed
+  * Fixed a missing fix status icon for "MIA found, but won't be used because it results in an incomplete set"
+  * Fixed an issue with the description tag in Fix DATs
+  * Increased the maximum DAT size limit for DatVault to support very large DATs (E.g. TeknoParrot)
+\\
+===== ROMVault 3.6.3 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2024-01-04''
+**Feature Updates:**
+  * Enhanced the Directory Mapping window to highlight non-existent directories in red
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Added checks to ensure directory exists while creating a directory mapping
+  * Fixed the DAT XML loader to load non-standard characters in XML
+  * Fixed a DatVault crash that could occur on startup
+  * Fixed a crash that could occur when adding directory mappings
+\\
+===== ROMVault 3.6.2 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2023-12-25''
+**Feature Updates:**
+  * Split Directory Settings into Directory Mappings and DAT Rules for greater flexibility
+  * Added a new Single Archive directory setting to use subdirectories only if a set contains multiple roms or a rom/set name mismatch (Great for archiving TOSEC with shorter paths)
+  * Added a new DAT Rule to use category tag values as subdirectories (Most useful for Redump DATs)
+  * Added the ability to prioritize categories for subdirectories in case the DAT contains multiple for a partiular set (Common with No-Intro)
+  * Added a global setting to delete previous cue packs downloaded by DatVault
+  * Added a Modified Date column to the Game List and ROM Details grids
+  * Added a context menu to the Game List grid (Shift + Right-click) which includes re-scanning options and opening a directory, archive, or No-Intro game details webpage
+  * Added support for new CHD compression codecs, ZSTD and CDZS
+  * Updated the Game List grid to hide the Description column if there is nothing to display
+  * Updated the "old DAT cleanup" function to also remove empty directories in the DATRoot
+  * Updated the layout of the global settings section
+  * Improved performance of deleting cue files downloaded from DatVault
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed an issue related to path and filename lengths
+  * Fixed an issue with scanning archives with the Shrink compression method
+  * Fixed an issue where corrupt CHDs would freeze the scanning process
+  * Fixed an issue where corrupt CHDs could be marked as good after a Level 1 then Level 2 scan
+  * Fixed a scanning performance issue with v1 CHDs
+  * Fixed an issue where MIA status was not reflected when using the "Merged" merge type
+  * Fixed an issue where Tree Presets could cause a crash
+  * Fixed an issue where directories created by RomVault during a fix did not have modified time stored in the cache
+\\
+===== ROMVault 3.6.1 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2023-06-23''
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed a memory leak issue that could occur when scanning CHDs with a large cache
+  * Fixed a CHD scanning performance issue which increased CHD verification speed by 3-4x compared to chdman.exe
+  * Fixed an error due to a missing status combination involving the "keep only complete sets" feature
+\\
+===== ROMVault 3.6.0 =====
+''**Release Date:** 2023-06-16''
+**Feature Updates:**
+  * Added a new directory setting for "Only keep complete sets" which will prevent incomplete sets from being stored in your RomRoot (No more cue-only sets!)
+  * Added a new directory setting for "Use ID for numbered DAT names" which will prefix the set name with the release ID (Primarily used for No-Intro DATs)
+  * Added a new default fix status icon for "Rename"
+  * Enhanced CHD verification by removing the chdman.exe dependency
+  * Enhanced ZipMove functionality so that the best partially complete archive is used if there is no complete archive
+  * Enhanced the scanning logic so some errors are logged without halting the scanning process (E.g. locked files)
+**Bug Fixes:**
+  * Fixed a threading issue where loading the DATVault UI could crash RomVault on Linux
+  * Fixed the display of DATVault checkboxes on Linux
+  * Fixed several missing text issues on Linux
+  * Fixed an issue where header skipper definitions for lynx.xml and a7800.xml were not recognized
+  * Fixed an issue where duplicate directories could be stored in the cache due to case sensitivity mismatches
+  * Fixed an issue where MIA flags were missing from fixDATs
+  * Fixed an issue that prevented the user from being able to re-add the default relative ToSort directory if deleted
+  * Fixed a "HDERR_READ_ERROR" crash that could occur when a corrupt CHD is scanned
+  * Fixed a "Missing files cannot have alt values" crash that could occur if a CHD has incompatible permissions
+  * Fixed a "String was not recognized as a valid DateTime" error that could occur with DATVault if the user had an unusual combination of the system date format and region
+  * Fixed a "Unknown Tree settings in DisplayTree" error which would prevent the user from being able to update DATs without a full refresh
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   * Added a filter for MIA ROMs in the game list grid
   * Added auto-creation of default directories for new setups (DatRoot, RomRoot, ToSort)
+  * Enhanced the ZipMove logic so that archives can be ZipMoved to the primary ToSort
+  * Enhanced the fix status log by adding the filesize of the Compress action
   * Enhanced the handling of locked files during scanning so the scan does not halt
 **Bug Fixes:**
-  * Empty directories and 0 byte files are deleted from locked branches and ToSorts
+  * Fixed an issue where empty directories and 0 byte files were deleted from locked branches and ToSort directories
-  * DatVault can throw invalid JSON error
+  * Fixed a DatVault "invalid JSON" error
-  * Missing status for "In DAT merged, delete" in ROM details grid
+  * Fixed a missing "In DAT merged, delete" status icon in the ROM details grid
-  * FixDATs are missing MIA flags
+  * Fixed an issue with Fix DAT creation so that MIA flags are retained
-  * CMP DATs are interpreted with incorrect character encoding
+  * Fixed CMP DAT processing to interpret values with UTF-8 character encoding
-  * Crash occurs if a RV temp archive cannot be deleted
+  * Fixed a crash that could occur if a RV temp archive cannot be deleted
-  * Crash occurs when generating Fix DATs for directories using Single Archive
+  * Fixed a crash that could occur when generating Fix DATs for directories using the Single Archive setting
-  * Cache can become unstable and trigger errors on every change
+  * Fixed an issue where the cache can become unstable and trigger errors on every change
-  * Corrupt CHDs lose their corrupt status
+  * Fixed an issue where corrupt CHDs could lose their corrupt status
-  * Some edge case statuses are missing images
+  * Fixed several missing images for edge case statuses in the ROM details grid
-  * DATs with single archive directory settings are reprocessed on every DAT update
+  * Fixed DAT processing so that DATs that use the Single Archive setting are not reprocessed with every DAT update
-  * Registration window uses default icon in task bar
+  * Fixed the task bar icon used by registration window
-  * Elevated RAM usage after refreshing all DATs
+  * Fixed an issue that could lead to elevated RAM usage after refreshing all DATs
-  * Files can be stuck in a "cyan" state until rescan
+  * Fixed an issue where files can be stuck in a "cyan" state until rescan
-  * Crash occurs when moving a file open by another process
+  * Fixed a crash that could occurs when moving a file open by another process
-  * Readable corrupt zips that require fixes cause repeated errors
+  * Fixed an issue where readable corrupt zips that require fixes cause repeated errors
-  * DatVault can load with no Groups displayed, refresh causes crash
+  * Fixed an issue where DatVault can load with no Groups displayed and refreshing causes a crash
-  * Missing ROMs from "Single Archives" are included as orphaned ROMs in the wrong FixDAT
+  * Fixed an issue with Fix DAT creation where missing ROMs from "Single Archives" are included as orphaned ROMs in the wrong Fix DAT
-  * The "In DAT merged, move to ToSort" scenario displays a broken image in ROM details grid
+  * Fixed a missing image for "In DAT merged, move to ToSort" in ROM details grid
-  * Crash occurs if a RV temp archive is open by another process during a rename
+  * Fixed a crash that could occurs if a RV temp archive is open by another process during a rename
-  * Crash occurs during Full DAT creation if DAT has missing rom names
+  * Fixed a crash that could occurs during Full DAT creation if the DAT has missing rom names
-  * Crash can occur during a cache backup if not enough space
+  * Fixed a crash that could during a cache backup if not enough space
-  * ZipMove is sometimes not used if the archive to be moved contains a 0 byte file
+  * Fixed an issue where ZipMove is sometimes not used if the archive to be moved contains a 0 byte file
-  * Fixes from 7z archives to Uncompressed sets do not use the 7z cache
+  * Fixed an issue where fixed from 7z archives to uncompressed sets do not use the 7z cache
-  * The Compress action is missing the filesize in the fixing status log
+  * Fixed an issue where the “_0” is inserted into the incorrect place to avoid naming conflicts if the set name contains periods
-  * The “_0” is inserted into the incorrect place to avoid naming conflicts if the set name contains periods
+  * Fixed an issue where ampersand characters in the directory settings Dir Location are not displayed
-  * Ampersand characters in the directory settings Dir Location are not displayed
+  * Fixed an issue where recompressing to RV7Z shows a status of "TrrntZipping" in the status log
-  * Recompressing to RV7Z shows a status of TrrntZipping in the status log
+  * Fixed an issue where an unaccounted for combination of ROM statuses can occur during a fix and throw an error
-  * An unaccounted for combination of ROM statuses can occur during a fix and throw an error
+  * Fixed an issue where a filesystem error could occur if RomVault tries to ZipMove an archive while it is open in another application
-  * A filesystem error occurs if RomVault tries to ZipMove an archive while it is open in another application
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