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 ====== What's New - ROMVault Changelog ======
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+===== 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
+\\
+===== 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)
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+===== 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
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   * 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