LB Core and Data folders

[Roey]

So i have a pre built LB that's being updated regularly and you get updated Data folders but it isnt working great. 

The question is do you need more files than just the data folder? ie do you need the same lb version and or some other files like core folder etc.

 

Thanks.

[JoeViking245]

When you have LaunchBox update itself (e.g. Tools - Options - check for updates), it adds and/or updates its files necessary to run, in the Core folder (as well as others).  The Data folder holds settings files necessary to run, as well as data for systems and emulators you've added to your collection.  If one or more of these setting files are missing, LB will create them on next launch.

Help is available to work towards resolving whatever "isn't working great".  However that does not extend to pre-built LaunchBox installations, as we've no idea, nor care to figure out, how all they did what they did when they installed it (additions, changes, third party add-ons etc.).  

[Roey]

The build is around 200tb over 450,000 titles currently of which i dont have all the games and comics etc just what i want, could this lead to it being a 5 min load time before even the platforms load in on the left?

Is there a usable limit in LB?

PCs high end, media is on m.2 and LB is on ssd everything else is on hdds.

Cant seem to find a way to remove platforms to reduce the load without the categories messing up with the platforms coming out of the categories.

 

[JoeViking245]

There're several factors that can affect load time.  Hopefully this article can shed some light on how to improve it.

Troubleshooting LaunchBox & Big Box Performance - LaunchBox

[Roey]

Been through all those, helped. Whats the best way to remove a platform category and platform?

 

[JoeViking245]

55 minutes ago, Roey said:

Whats the best way to remove a platform category and platform?

Right-click it in the left panel and select Delete.

[Roey]

Tried that it moves other platforms out of their category for some reason

 

[JoeViking245]

Ah, ya. If you delete a Category, other platforms that were in that category can't be in that [now] non-existent category.

To remove a platform from being in/under a certain category (which I think is what you're actually after), right-click that platform and select Edit. Go to the Parents tab and there you can check/un-check Categories they will be nested under.

[Roey]

it also seems to move other platforms from their category too!

 

[damageinc86]

3 hours ago, JoeViking245 said:

Ah, ya. If you delete a Category, other platforms that were in that category can't be in that [now] non-existent category.

To remove a platform from being in/under a certain category (which I think is what you're actually after), right-click that platform and select Edit. Go to the Parents tab and there you can check/un-check Categories they will be nested under.

This should be the way to edit where platforms are nested.  But I don't see why deleting say,...NES out of the consoles category, would cause any other console platform to go anywhere.  That's odd.

[JoeViking245]

12 minutes ago, damageinc86 said:

I don't see why deleting say,...NES out of the consoles category, would cause any other console platform to go anywhere.  That's odd.

 

2 hours ago, Roey said:

it also seems to move other platforms from their category too!

Umm... it shouldn't.  e.g.

• Consoles (Category)
  • Nintendo (Category)
    • Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform)
    • Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform)
    • Nintendo Wii (Platform)
  • Sony (Category)
    • Playstation (Platform)
    • Playstation 2 (Platform)

If you delete the Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform), the other 2 should stay there.  (leaving the NES platform nowhere to be found. And any playlists looking for games in NES, at a loss)  But if you delete Nintendo (Category), then yes. All 3 of its platforms will be discombobulated.

 

If deleting the Nintendo Entertainment System (Platform) affects the other platforms within the Nintendo (Category), then it sounds like a Bug Report needs to be filed.  I'm volunteering remotely for the next week, so am unable to test it myself.

 

Just be sure that we're talking apples to apples.  Platform vs. Platform Category (aka Category) vs. Playlist.  Also, physically deleting the Platform vs. just removing it from under a [Platform] Category.