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- | + | ===== Rule Path and Directory Location | |
- | ===== Rule Path ===== | + | \\ |
+ | {{: | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ==== Rule Path ==== | ||
This field is for reference and is not editable. The root of your entire setup is always called " | This field is for reference and is not editable. The root of your entire setup is always called " | ||
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- | ===== Dir Location | + | ==== Dir Location ==== |
The Dir Location is the path to your ROMs. The folder icon allows you to choose the location by browsing. | The Dir Location is the path to your ROMs. The folder icon allows you to choose the location by browsing. | ||
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* '' | * '' | ||
- | <WRAP important> | + | ----- |
- | + | ===== Directory | |
- | + | \\ | |
- | ===== Don't Auto Add DAT Directories | + | {{: |
- | If two or more DATs share a directory then RomVault will automatically create a subdirectory for each DAT so that they do not conflict with each other. If the " | + | \\ |
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ==== Don't Auto Add DAT Directories ==== | ||
+ | If two or more DATs share a directory | ||
<WRAP info> | <WRAP info> | ||
- | ===== Archive Type ===== | + | ==== Archive Type ==== |
This option allows you to specify your preferred way packaging your ROMs. Options include: | This option allows you to specify your preferred way packaging your ROMs. Options include: | ||
* **File** - Sets will be stored uncompressed | * **File** - Sets will be stored uncompressed | ||
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- | ===== Merge Type ===== | + | ==== Merge Type ==== |
This option allows you to specify your preferred way of merging your ROMs. This is primarily used for MAME DATs. Options include: | This option allows you to specify your preferred way of merging your ROMs. This is primarily used for MAME DATs. Options include: | ||
* **Nothing** - No preference, generally used for non-MAME sets where merging does not apply | * **Nothing** - No preference, generally used for non-MAME sets where merging does not apply | ||
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- | ===== ROM/CHD Filter | + | ==== ROM/CHD Filter ==== |
This option allows you to specify what types of files to allow. This is primarily used for MAME DATs. Options include: | This option allows you to specify what types of files to allow. This is primarily used for MAME DATs. Options include: | ||
* **ROMs & CHDs** - Both ROMs and CHDs will be included. This option should be used in most cases. | * **ROMs & CHDs** - Both ROMs and CHDs will be included. This option should be used in most cases. | ||
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- | ===== Header Type ===== | + | ==== Header Type ==== |
This option allows you to specify how you want to handle ROM headers. | This option allows you to specify how you want to handle ROM headers. | ||
* **Optional** - Both headered and headerless ROMs will be allowed if a header skipper is declared in the DAT. | * **Optional** - Both headered and headerless ROMs will be allowed if a header skipper is declared in the DAT. | ||
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<WRAP info>The " | <WRAP info>The " | ||
- | ===== Single Archive | + | ==== Single Archive ==== |
Enabling this option will turn the DATs in these directories into single archives. If enabled, this option allows you to specify how to handle subdirectories. The options are: | Enabling this option will turn the DATs in these directories into single archives. If enabled, this option allows you to specify how to handle subdirectories. The options are: | ||
* **Add SubDirs** | * **Add SubDirs** | ||
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- | ===== Use description (instead of name) for auto added paths ===== | + | ==== Use description (instead of name) for auto added paths ==== |
- | If two or more DATs share a directory then RomVault will automatically create a subdirectory for each DAT so that they do not conflict with each other. If the "Use description (instead of name) for auto added paths" option is __disabled__ then these subdirectories will be named as follows: | + | If two or more DATs share a directory |
* The value of the ''< | * The value of the ''< | ||
* If no ''< | * If no ''< | ||
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* If no ''< | * If no ''< | ||
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+ | ===== Advanced Options ===== | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | \\ | ||
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+ | ==== Use ID for Numbered DAT Names (No-Intro DATs) ==== | ||
+ | This option will prefix the set name with the value of the id attribute in the DAT. This is typically only applicable for No-Intro DATs that have release numbers. | ||
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+ | ==== Only Keep Complete Sets ==== | ||
+ | This option will prevent incomplete sets. This is useful when you only want to collect a subset of games in DAT or you want to ensure everything you collect has all files for playability in a frontend. | ||
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+ | ----- | ||
+ | ===== Filename Exclude ===== | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | \\ | ||
- | ===== Filenames not to remove | + | ==== Filenames not to remove ==== |
This setting allows you to specify rules for files to ignore. Any ignored files are still scanned by RomVault, but they are flagged with an " | This setting allows you to specify rules for files to ignore. Any ignored files are still scanned by RomVault, but they are flagged with an " | ||
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|Exact|'' | |Exact|'' | ||
|Wildcard|'' | |Wildcard|'' | ||
- | |Regex|'' | + | |Regex|'' |
<WRAP info> | <WRAP info> | ||
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\\ | \\ | ||
- | ====== Cascading Directory Rules ====== | + | ===== Cascading Directory Rules ===== |
Settings for a directory will cascade to all of that directory' | Settings for a directory will cascade to all of that directory' | ||
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If '' | If '' | ||
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+ | ===== Video Tutorial ===== | ||
+ | {{youtube> |
directory_settings.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/08 15:12 by johnsanc