retrtokid Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Im a bit confused as to what this is supposed to do, when I click 'Sync to my collection'. It displays the message 'Yove successfully synced your collection the Launchbox Database - do you want to view it now' However when I view my collection there is nothing there? What does 'Sync' actually then do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Hi @retrtokid, the sync currently only syncs games that have LaunchBox Games Database IDs (which are the same as the IDs from TheGamesDB.net that were used previously). Do any of your games have those database IDs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrtokid Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 I figured it was something like that, and the answer is no, ive just created my collection from scratch, no outside info. So the next question is, how do I add an ID to my game so it shows up in the database? (Sorry if this is a stupid question!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 No worries! Long term we will be providing a process to sync everything up automatically with the LaunchBox Games Database, and contribute all your personal collection's information. So with LaunchBox 6.0 you'll be able to automate this whole process. In the mean time though what you can do is select all your games with Ctrl+A and then go to Tools > Download Metadata and Images. Just be sure to check the box to search for metadata from the LaunchBox Games Database. Shouldn't need to download any images if you don't want to. Then after that you can run the sync and it should sync all the games that are on the LaunchBox Games Database. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrtokid Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Thanks for the help. I think the problem is I'm trying to sync my BBC Micro collection, and at present there arnt any in the database, is this why it wont sync, there not actually there to start with? So I guess i just wait till Version 6.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Gotcha. Yes, then it's probably best to wait until 6.0. The good news is that when 6.0 comes out you'll be able to contribute your entire collection of BBC Micro games automatically to the database. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Yes we'll need dedicated collectors like yourself to contribute that precious data to the database so everyone can have a beautiful collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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