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====== What is DATVault? ====== | ====== What is DATVault? ====== | ||
DATVault is a service built into RomVault which helps keep your DATs up-to-date. With DATVault, you can simply click a button to update your DATs to the latest versions from your favorite ROM cataloging projects. | DATVault is a service built into RomVault which helps keep your DATs up-to-date. With DATVault, you can simply click a button to update your DATs to the latest versions from your favorite ROM cataloging projects. | ||
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===== Why DATVault? | ===== Why DATVault? | ||
DATVault was created to solve several problems: | DATVault was created to solve several problems: | ||
* There was no single place to download DATs. You would need to constantly check various project sites or forums for updates. | * There was no single place to download DATs. You would need to constantly check various project sites or forums for updates. | ||
+ | * There was no easy way to keep track of MIA ROMs (missing in action, or private ROMs). | ||
* It was hard to keep track of when DATs are updated. Some projects update every few months while others update multiple times per day. | * It was hard to keep track of when DATs are updated. Some projects update every few months while others update multiple times per day. | ||
* Manually downloading and staying up to date with the latest DATs was tedious and time consuming. ROM collecting is a hobby, and keeping DATs up to date is a chore. | * Manually downloading and staying up to date with the latest DATs was tedious and time consuming. ROM collecting is a hobby, and keeping DATs up to date is a chore. | ||
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===== How does DATVault work? ===== | ===== How does DATVault work? ===== | ||
- | DATVault indexes DATs from a variety of sources, stores them in a repository, and delivers these DATs to DATVault users. This approach allows for better management, server-side DAT processing, and helps reduce the load on the source sites for the DATs. Refer to [[how_datvault_works|How DATVault | + | DATVault indexes DATs from a variety of sources, stores them in a repository, and delivers these DATs to DATVault users. This approach allows for better management, server-side DAT processing, and helps reduce the load on the source sites for the DATs. Refer to the next section to |
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