Archive Cache Manager

[duerra]

On 3/17/2025 at 4:35 PM, sbamsbamsbam said:

I'm using Zstd version of 7zip now. My next step is to try to recreate this beta version. For now it works if I put manually the files to the ThirdParty\7-zip folder.  I have no more errors about game.ini in my events.log I still can't choose a specific game in a multi-roms archive. The problem seems to be game-index.ini, I had to delete it or the plugin wouldn't work. 

archive-cache-manager.v2.7z 61.12 MB · 0 downloads events-2025-03-17.log 25.83 kB · 0 downloads

Yesss!  This works for me after following your instructions.  I don't use multi-roms archives, so that doesn't apply to me right now, so I appreciate this!  I also overwrote the .original files in the plugin's 7-zip directory with the other version just in case those ever come into play.

[W4rCh1ld]

On 3/17/2025 at 9:35 PM, sbamsbamsbam said:

I'm using Zstd version of 7zip now. My next step is to try to recreate this beta version. For now it works if I put manually the files to the ThirdParty\7-zip folder.  I have no more errors about game.ini in my events.log I still can't choose a specific game in a multi-roms archive. The problem seems to be game-index.ini, I had to delete it or the plugin wouldn't work. 

archive-cache-manager.v2.7z 61.12 MB · 3 downloads events-2025-03-17.log 25.83 kB · 0 downloads

This sounds close to a fix again its a shame that @fraganator doesn't seem to be around to make an official update, this is literally the best plug in for launchbox.

[huh123]

On 3/17/2025 at 5:35 PM, sbamsbamsbam said:

I'm using Zstd version of 7zip now. My next step is to try to recreate this beta version. For now it works if I put manually the files to the ThirdParty\7-zip folder.  I have no more errors about game.ini in my events.log I still can't choose a specific game in a multi-roms archive. The problem seems to be game-index.ini, I had to delete it or the plugin wouldn't work. 

archive-cache-manager.v2.7z 61.12 MB · 3 downloads events-2025-03-17.log 25.83 kB · 0 downloads

Hey there, I tried your attached files and unfortunately the functionality is not working at all on the latest (3.20) version of Launchbox. Even if I bring back the old version of the plugin, the functionality does not seem to return. Ironically, the GUI for Archive Cache is totally fine now.

What currently happens now is I pick a game (in a .zip/.7z compressed archive - ex. game1.7z, which contains game1.{whatever-file-extension}) to launch from LB. That game file is copied to thirdparty/7-zip/temp folder and is immediately deleted upon closing the game. The archive cache folder still exists and I can view it/go to it via the GUI, but it's not being used to store the games. Not sure if this is standard LB behavior and the plugin in not functioning at all or if something is messed up with the plugin and it's not going to the appropriate spot.

This kind of defeats the purpose of my setup, as my games are on various external drives and I'd rather not have the drives plugged in beyond the first time I load the game when it's not in my archive cache.

Any advice with this? It's possible I built from the source file you provided wrong (i just ran the build.bat, then copied the contents of "release" into the cleared out ArchiveCacheManager folders under plugins).

[sbamsbamsbam]

You need to manually copy archivecachemanager.dll archivecachemanager.core.dll archivecahemanage.runtimeconfig.json and archivecachemanager.exe into thirdparty/7-zip

And rename 7z.exe as 7-zip.exe and archivecachemanager.exe as 7z.exe in thirdparty/7-zip 

[sbamsbamsbam]

IniParser.dll must also be copied into thirdparty/7-zip

[sbamsbamsbam]

New version, you can copy the contents of "Release" into a cleared out ArchiveCacheManager folder under plugins. you don't have to copy the files into thirdparty/7-zip, It's done when launchbox is started and undone when launchbox stop. Still no luck with selecting a rom in an archive.

events-2025-03-20.log archive-cache-manager.v3.7z

[troybrwr]

this plugin has stopped working for me i dont get any right click option to use this app 

[sbamsbamsbam]

17 hours ago, troybrwr said:

this plugin has stopped working for me i dont get any right click option to use this app 

The file 7z.exe.original is missing in 7-zip folder. Probably because you have 2 ArchiveCacheManager plugins. Can't say which one is writing to your log. 

[troybrwr]

i have the 7z.exe.original in the folder but i still cant get launchbox to display the plugin when i right click any game in my platform library

[troybrwr]

i got it working now i am using 3.7 but the plugin still shows 2.16

[Clutz450]

Just wanted to let you all know that I had submitted a feature request to have some of the features that this plugin can do to be officially added into LaunchBox.  Specifically, I was talking about the extraction of zip files to be stored locally (but I'm hoping that they add more).  Here is the link to the feature request.  https://feedback.launchbox.gg/p/feature-request-to-have-launchbox-cache-my-games-from-nas  Please check it out and give it an upvote.  Thanks.

[sbamsbamsbam]

Making progress but still not working... It is named v6 only for me. The version will be changed to 2.17 only when it works.

archive-cache-manager.v6.7z

[duerra]

I appreciate your ongoing efforts here @sbamsbamsbam

[W4rCh1ld]

On 3/26/2025 at 10:26 PM, sbamsbamsbam said:

Making progress but still not working... It is named v6 only for me. The version will be changed to 2.17 only when it works.

archive-cache-manager.v6.7z 155.2 MB · 0 downloads

Ive been using @sbamsbamsbam 3.7 with good results! No more error message on open, able to using the config settings, does unzip and load the games. Keep up the good work!! Now updating to 6.7

Edited Thursday at 11:20 PM by W4rCh1ld

[sbamsbamsbam]

Finally I have a working plugin for me : I can choose a game from a multi-game archive and the cache is used when needeed. I have changed the version of the plugin to 2.17

archive-cache-manager.v2.17.zip events-2025-03-28.log