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# What are the various folders and filepaths in RetroDECK?
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RetroDECK is a Flatpak a sandboxed bundle of different applications and configurations. One part of the files are none writable while others are.
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## ~/retrodeck
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It's the home folder of RetroDECK itself, it contains:
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- `bios`, the bios folder, the actual `retroarch/system` folder is poiting here `~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/config/emulationstation/.emulationstation/downloaded_media` is pointing here
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- `.downloaded_media`, this is where you scraped data is saved (images, videos, logos..),
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- `.lock`, this file tells RetroDECK that the settings are done and to not reset them, if this file is missing it will trigger a first boot showing the setup. Here is written the software version that is compared to the actual version to check if an update is needed.
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- `.logs`, logs folder
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- `roms`, if internal is chosen the roms folder is here, otherwise it's in `<sdcard>/retrodeck/roms`
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- `saves`, emulators saves file location
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- `screenshots`, emulators screenshots location
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- `states`, emulators save states location
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- `gamelists`, RetroDECK's gamelist location
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- `texture_packs`, emulators texture packs location
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- `mods`, emulators mods location
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- `.themes`, additional themes folder, `~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/config/emulationstation/.emulationstation/themes` is poiting here
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## ~/.var/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck
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This folder is the only flatpak folder that is editable user side, it's mapped as `/var` in the flatpak itself, from now on we will use the flatpak paths unless differently specified.
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### config/
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- `config`, contains all the various software configs such as RetroDECK, retroarch folder and standalones emulator configs
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- `retroarch`, the retroarch folder (see below)
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- `emulationstation`, emulationstation home folder (see below)
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- `retrodeck`, to not be confued with `~/retrodeck/`, this folder contains the retrodeck configs, see below.
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- various standalone emulators config folders such as `yuzu`, `pcsx2`, `melonDS`, `dolphin-emu` and so on.
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### config/retroarch
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- `system`, retroarch bios (system) folder, this points to `~/retrodeck/bios`
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- `core`, retroarch cores folder, this is populated by `/app/share/libretro/cores` at the first startup (or with `--reset`, `--reset-ra`)
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- `retroarch.cfg`, the retroarch config, the original one is located in `/app/retrodeck/emu-configs/retroarch.cfg`, and similarly to above it's generated at the first startup
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### config/emulationstation
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- `ROMs`, this is linked to the roms folder in `~/retroeck/roms`or `<sdcard>/roms`
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- `.emulationstation`, ES-DE main folder
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- `custom_systems`, where the customs systems are kept (example the tools file), check the official ES-DE docs for more info.
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- `downloaded_media`, this points to `~/retrodeck/.downloaded_media`
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- `themes`, this points to `~/retrodeck/.themes`
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- `es_log.txt`, ES-DE log file
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- `es_settings.xml`, ES-DE settings file
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### config/retrodeck
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- `tools`
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- `version`, this file carries the RetroDECK version number and it ś generated during the flatpak build.
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### data/
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Some emulators, like yuzu, needs this path, here for example is even symlinked the yuzu keys and firmware folder.
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### emu-configs/defaults/retrodeck/controller_configs
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Where the Steam Input .vdf files are located
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### /var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/
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Non-flatpak path: this folders contain file such as the .desktop, icons, etc.
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This is mapped as the `/app` folder in flatpak, this folder is inside the read only file system and so all this tree is immutable (actually can be edited by root for develop purposes).<br>
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FYI: you can edit the with KWrite, it justs ask you for the root password when saving.
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### /var/lib/flatpak/app/net.retrodeck.retrodeck/current/active/files/share/emulationstation/resources/systems/unix/
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This contains `es_find_rules.xml` and `es_systems.xml`
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### /app/bin
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All the binary files, like `retrodeck.sh`, the main program (wrapper).
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All these programs can be launched in developer mode just invoking them in the terminal.
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### /app/retrodeck
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This folder contains the default configuration that is restored with the various `--reset` commands.
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- `emu-configs`
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- `steam`
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- `tools`
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- `es_settings.xml`
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- `tools-gamelist.xml`
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