[RELEASE] Roms in (and out of) folders.

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Scenario 1:

I guess I've been using GameEx too long. I unzipped my roms into one folder long before Roms in Folders was an option. I really wish I hadn't done that, the systems that have multiple files such as bin/cue just look so tidy in folders.

Scenario 2:

I've been using GameEx for a week. It was really easy to set up, and I really like the Roms in folders feature. The systems that have multiple files such as bin/cue just look so tidy in folders. But now I am working on getting my artwork together. I've searched on the forums, and everybody recommends FatMatch, but it doesn't work with Roms in folders. What do I do?

These two utilites with take your roms out of folder, and put them back again. Yes, you can even put roms in folders that were never in folders. Just put the .exe file into your root rom dir (EG: C:\emulators\snes\roms) and double-click the .exe to run it. Be careful, I accidentally double clicked one of the exe files while I was working on it, and it put all of my loose files into folders. I couldn't just use the other program to fix it, because I wanted some of my stuff in that directory left in folders. It will put every file into a folder, so if you have something in your rom directory that shouldn't be in a folder move it out, and put it back when you are done. In my case, snes has been adding a .inp file for every game to my roms folder...

If you have any concerns, copy a few files to a new folder, and give it a test run.

Roms in (and out of) Folders.7z

[bkenobi]

Too bad FatMatch was never updated to allow roms in folders. This is a good option for fixing this problem. Another way might be to create a dummy file based on the rom-in-folder name to allow FatMatch something to work with. Then, when you are done with your artwork renaming, you can simply delete the dummy files. Of course, that won't help if your rom names are all jacked up.

Nice contribution!

[Tempest]

I added 614 PS1 games to my list, by taking them out of folders, sorting by type, and finding that I had missed an extension in my romfilter.

My Grandpa used to say "You don't know what's in the pickle barrel until you get the lid off"

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I uploaded a new version that I have been using. I have moved roms in (and out of) folders many times, with no problems.

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I should update this to only put specified extensions into folders (Or to excluded specified extensions) If any body has any interest in that let me know, and I will do it.