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# Multidisk/file games: Directory interpreted as files
# Multidisk/File Games: Folders Interpreted as Files
<img src="../../wiki_icons/pixelitos/application-x-iso.png" width="50">
To keep your game list clean, you can put all the game files inside a sub-folder. This folder will be seen as the game itself in RetroDECK, not as an actual folder. The folder needs to have the corresponding `.m3u` file and be renamed to the exact filename of the `.m3u`.
You can put all the game files inside a sub-folder in order to keep you game list clean, these folder will be seen as the game itself from RetroDECK and not as an actual folder.
For more information, you can check the: [ES-DE UserGuide: Folders as Files](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/USERGUIDE.md#directories-interpreted-as-files).
The folder needs to have the corresponding `.m3u` file and the folder needs to be renamed to the exact filename of the `.m3u`.
## Guide - How do I create a Multidisk Folder?
More info in the [ES-DE UserGuide](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/USERGUIDE.md#directories-interpreted-as-files).
Let's use the fake PlayStation 1 game `Dragon Fantasy VII` as an example.
**Example:**
In this case the folder will be viewed as a single game and it will launch `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u` so you can easly swap the disks from RetroArch menu.
```
─── Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u <--- Folder
├── Dragon Fantasy VII - Disk1.chd <--- Game Disc
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├── Dragon Fantasy VII - Disk3.chd <--- Game Disc
└── Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u <--- The .m3u file
```
In this case the folder will be viewed as a single game and it will launch `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u`.
### Step 1: Create a .m3u Sub-folder
## How do I create a Multidisk Directory?
Make a new sub-folder in `roms/psx` (or whichever system you are creating for) and move the `Dragon Fantasy VII` files there.
Name the folder `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u`.
Let's use the `Dragon Fantasy VII` example as written above. It is a fake PlayStation 1 game.
**Result:**
### Step 1: Make a .m3u sub-folder
Make a new sub-folder inside the `roms/psx` directory (or what ever system you are creating for) where you move and store the `Dragon Fantasy VII` files with a `.m3u` file extension in the end.
The name of the folder will be `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u` and the full file path will be:
Path: `retrodeck/roms/psx/Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u`
`~/retrodeck/roms/psx/Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u`
And it should have the disc files inside of it:
Content:
```
─── Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u <--- Folder
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└── Dragon Fantasy VII - Disk3.chd <--- Game Disc
```
### Step 2: Make a .m3u file inside the folder.m3u
Following the example above, make an empty file inside the `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u Folder` called the exact same thing as the folder name in this case: `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u`. Now the full file path to the newly created .m3u file should be like this:
### Step 2: Create a .m3u File in the Sub-folder
`~/retrodeck/roms/psx/Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u/Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u`
Create an empty file in the `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u` folder with the same name as the folder: `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u`.
### Step 3: Populate the .m3u file
**Result:**
Open the `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u` file with an text editor and write the filenames of all files contained in the folder, one per line.
When you are done, the structure of the file should look something like this:
`retrodeck/roms/psx/Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u/Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u`
### Step 3: Populate the .m3u File
Open the `Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u` file with a text editor and write the filenames of all files in the folder, one per line and save.
**Result:**
This shows the content of the`Dragon Fantasy VII.m3u` file:
```
Dragon Fantasy VII - Disk1.chd
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Dragon Fantasy VII - Disk3.chd
```
Note this also works with other files types like `.bin` `.iso` `.cue` `.bin` etc.. You just need to make sure that all the files in the folders are written inside the .m3u file.
### Step 4: Launch RetroDECK
The ES-DE interface that RetroDECK uses should now pick up on the game as one file and you can change disks inside RetroArch.
The ES-DE interface that RetroDECK uses should now recognize the game as one file.