Rich1001 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I have had to put launchbox on my new laptop due to the old one falling. I copied over my Launchbox folder from my old drive and all the games show in the Library but the paths to the games are not working. I copied over all the games and put the games in to the Launchbox folder but all links are broken. Can someone save my sanity and help me please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich1001 Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 I have had to put Launchbox on to my new laptop due to old old failing. I copied over my Launchbox folder from old drive and all games show in the library but the paths to the games are not working. I copied over all the games and put the games in to the Launchbox folder but all links are broken. PLEASE HELP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Merged threads, please do not post the same thread multiple times in different sections of the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Beats Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 54 minutes ago, Rich1001 said: I have had to put launchbox on my new laptop due to the old one falling. I copied over my Launchbox folder from my old drive and all the games show in the Library but the paths to the games are not working. I copied over all the games and put the games in to the Launchbox folder but all links are broken. Can someone save my sanity and help me please. I'd recommend you do the following per platform. Navigate to the platform select any item in the grid, then press CTRL+A to select everything, then go to the Tools Menu and in the File Management section is an item that reads similar to "Change ROM Path for selected games" use that tool to point to the folder they are located in now and it should correct it for you. You emulators will require you to manually point each on to the correct folder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich1001 Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 sorry double thread 1st time posted on here. I tried that but when I go in to the drives where they are they show them in the folders on c drive but when I look at them for example NES drive when trying to locate them none of the games show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich1001 Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Are there any videos to show what to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VACRMH Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 22 hours ago, Rich1001 said: sorry double thread 1st time posted on here. I tried that but when I go in to the drives where they are they show them in the folders on c drive but when I look at them for example NES drive when trying to locate them none of the games show. Are you saying that when you use the method @C-Beats gave, that when you go to pick a folder that folder shows as empty? That's normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich1001 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Yes I tried that method but still the games won’t load. As mentioned I copied the folder over from my previous laptop and transferred all the games over and put them in the Launchbox folder. Is it cause all files are linked to old laptop or Do I need to download all the emulators again for it to work or have to do something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 21 minutes ago, Rich1001 said: Yes I tried that method but still the games won’t load. As mentioned I copied the folder over from my previous laptop and transferred all the games over and put them in the Launchbox folder. Is it cause all files are linked to old laptop or Do I need to download all the emulators again for it to work or have to do something else? Can you provide pics. Pics of what you are seeing when you take the steps to change the rom path location and pics of inside the actual new rom folder. Game roms and emulators do not really link to any specific pc/laptop installation. If you have SNES roms on one pc and move them to another you just move them. Like pretty much any other file type. You mentioned you transferred the games but did you also download emulators on the new laptop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Beats Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 As stated you need to to Tools > Manage Emulators and ensure each emulator is pointing to the correct path before you can play your games even after changing the ROMs paths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich1001 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Hi Guys Looked at folders and saw the attached picture. missing cores against the platforms. Do I install these again somehow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich1001 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Also found this when going in to Retroarch. Do I need to download it again and if so will it wipe things off or will a fresh install solve it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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