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# RetroDECK v0.9.2b 

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**Release date:** 2025-XX-XX

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## Steam Sync 2.0

Steam Sync Version 2.0 is here!

Is the next step of the Steam Sync function. 

- It is much faster
- It comes with two modes: 
    - **Automatic Steam Sync**: Enable/Disable where ES-DE favorites will be synced to Steam when RetroDECK quits.
    - **Manual Steam Sync**: Perform a one-time manual sync of ES-DE favorites to Steam.
- It comes with a new tool: 
    - **Purge Steam Sync Shortcuts:** Perform a full Steam ROM Manager purge of all favorites, in case things have gotten messed up.

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## Backup Tool 2.0

Added backup options for core user data and full/partial backups
Introduced optional userdata backup during post-update process
Introduced optional userdata backup during post-update process

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## New Tool: Repair Paths

New function for repairing RetroDECK paths without needing a full reset

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## New Tool: Change Logging Level

Allows you to increase the amount of data logged under retrodeck/logs. It has four increasing level Informational / Warnings / Errors / Debug.

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## Patch Notes

### RetroDECK Framework 

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**Added:**

- Added functionality for SRM manifest sync, including handling unfavorited games
- Added backup options for core user data and full/partial backups
- Improved Zenity Configurator with new backup and steam_sync integration
- Introduced optional userdata backup during post-update process
- New `repair_paths` function introduced to fix paths without a full reset
- Added optional "repair-paths" CLI option for fixing paths

**Changed:**

- Function `steam_sync` improved to handle unfavorited games more efficiently
- Refactored `compress_game` function to handle post-compression cleanup argument directly
- Enhanced `find_compatible_games` logic and spelling improvements
- Refined `sanitize()` function to be moved to `other_functions.sh` for better code organization
- Updated `backup_retrodeck_userdata` to support a more efficient "core" backup option

**Fixed:**

- Several bugs with spacing and special characters for many systems and functions.
- Fixed issues with Zenity dialogs showing unnecessarily during Steam Sync
- Resolved issues with SRM user configurations and the new manifest sync type
- Fixed multi-file compression menu flow in Zenity Configurator
- Corrected instances of improper realpath and basename handling with spaces
- Improved path cleanup handling for spaces in folder names
- Resolved broken symlink issue for internal logging folder

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### RetroENGINE

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**Added:**

- X

**Changed:**

- Added to .png and .po to IGNORED_EXTENSIONS. 

**Fixed:**

- X

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### RetroDECK Classic (Zenity) Configurator

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**Added:**

- Compression Tool:
New functionality for compression cleanup argument in both single-file and multi-file modes
Updated Zenity Configurator for better multi-file compression logic


**Changed:**

- Backup Tool is updated to 2.0

**Fixed:**

- An issue with the PortMaster Menu entry flow.

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