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Is there a way to batch move roms from one folder to another and have Launchbox point correctly to the new folder?


Bedwyr

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As far as I can tell, currently the "export/copy ROM files" option under tools only makes a copy of the files but doesn't update the pointers in LB. Is that correct? And "change ROM's folder path" changes the pointer but doesn't move the files, also correct?

So could I use the former tool and then the latter tool to move the files and not break the file link or the rest of my LB database? Or is there another method? Essentially I've had my files in individual Emulator folders up to this point since before I ever used LB or Retroarch and am thinking it's time to consolidate everything under the LB folder structure to make organization easier.

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Ok, answered my own question, but I'll leave this in case it comes up in a google search.

  • You can make a copy of roms using the tool, but it wasn't all that successful in my case, only copying 24 files. It was just easier to copy or move the whole folder's worth manually.
  • Changing the folder path worked better, but missed several files.
  • The key is to follow up and do an audit of the platform. In the results table, the folder paths for the files line up in the same column so you can quickly identify which files failed and manually change the location without having to guess and check each game one-by-one.
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