diff --git a/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_management/multi-disk.md b/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_management/multi-disk.md index 59c61a7..1079294 100644 --- a/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_management/multi-disk.md +++ b/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_management/multi-disk.md @@ -1,18 +1,17 @@ -# Multidisk/file games: Directory interpreted as files +# Multidisk/File Games: Folders Interpreted as Files +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 @@ -20,19 +19,18 @@ In this case the folder will be viewed as a single game and it will launch `Drag ├── 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 @@ -41,15 +39,21 @@ And it should have the disc files inside of it: └── 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 @@ -57,7 +61,6 @@ Dragon Fantasy VII - Disk2.chd 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.