Custom configurations disappearing from list after scan?

04 January 2014, 07:40

I am using 2.3.15dev on OSX and all in all FS-UAE is fantastic apart from a few obscure games that I like that are missing from the database and a couple of problems that I am having with the launcher.

I have a custom hard drive folder set up with workbench on it along with a few games that aren't in the database, so I created and saved launch configs for them. Now when I scan for any newly added floppies to match up with your database it deletes my custom configurations. Is there a way to stop this? If not can a flag be added to custom configs so that they are not touched by the scanning process please?

04 January 2014, 08:14

Actually upon further inspection it appears that my custom configs are not deleted as I found them in the Configurations directory. However they are removed from the list when I run a scan, so I need to quit and restart the launcher to show them again. So its a small bug that needs fixing so that custom configs are included in the list after a database scan recreates it.

FrodeSolheim · 04 January 2014, 09:14

Hi, can you send Documents/FS-UAE/Cache/Logs/fs-uae-launcher.log.txt to frode[at]fs-uae.net? Thanks

05 January 2014, 13:51

Done.

FrodeSolheim · 05 January 2014, 19:47

Hi, I have reviewed the log and found what I believe is the problem:

Code:

- ~/Documents/FS-UAE
+ ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Floppies
+ ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Hard Drives
+ ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Kickstarts

You have basically removed the default search dir and added specifically Floppies, Hard Drives and Kickstarts -but not Configurations.

The Launcher automatically scans the Configurations folder on startup if the modification time of the Configurations folder has changed (without regarding the search path). This is why the configs appear. The config paths are however stored in the file database, so when you scan, they get removed since they're not included in any of the directories.

Quick solution for you: also add the Configurations dir to the list of directories to scan. Please let me know if it works for you or not

To fix this issue generally, I'll force the Launcher to always scan the "Configurations" dir during file scan regardless of the list of search directories.

06 January 2014, 01:45

Aha. You are right. I don't remember ever removing it but its possible. This also solves the mystery of why my screenshots would disappear after every upgrade. Thanks for your help.

04 January 2014, 07:40	#1
Muppetteer Posts: n/a	Custom configurations disappearing from list after scan? I am using 2.3.15dev on OSX and all in all FS-UAE is fantastic apart from a few obscure games that I like that are missing from the database and a couple of problems that I am having with the launcher. I have a custom hard drive folder set up with workbench on it along with a few games that aren't in the database, so I created and saved launch configs for them. Now when I scan for any newly added floppies to match up with your database it deletes my custom configurations. Is there a way to stop this? If not can a flag be added to custom configs so that they are not touched by the scanning process please? Last edited by FrodeSolheim; 05 January 2014 at 19:41. Reason: Updated title to better reflect the problem

04 January 2014, 09:14	#3
FrodeSolheim FS-UAE Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Førde, Norway Age: 43 Posts: 4,043	Hi, can you send Documents/FS-UAE/Cache/Logs/fs-uae-launcher.log.txt to frode[at]fs-uae.net? Thanks Last edited by prowler; 04 January 2014 at 20:24. Reason: Obfuscated email address.

05 January 2014, 19:47	#5
FrodeSolheim FS-UAE Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Førde, Norway Age: 43 Posts: 4,043	Hi, I have reviewed the log and found what I believe is the problem: Code: - ~/Documents/FS-UAE + ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Floppies + ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Hard Drives + ~/Documents/FS-UAE/Kickstarts You have basically removed the default search dir and added specifically Floppies, Hard Drives and Kickstarts -but not Configurations. The Launcher automatically scans the Configurations folder on startup if the modification time of the Configurations folder has changed (without regarding the search path). This is why the configs appear. The config paths are however stored in the file database, so when you scan, they get removed since they're not included in any of the directories. Quick solution for you: also add the Configurations dir to the list of directories to scan. Please let me know if it works for you or not To fix this issue generally, I'll force the Launcher to always scan the "Configurations" dir during file scan regardless of the list of search directories.

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04 January 2014, 08:14	#2
Muppetteer Posts: n/a	Actually upon further inspection it appears that my custom configs are not deleted as I found them in the Configurations directory. However they are removed from the list when I run a scan, so I need to quit and restart the launcher to show them again. So its a small bug that needs fixing so that custom configs are included in the list after a database scan recreates it.

06 January 2014, 01:45	#6
Muppetteer Posts: n/a	Aha. You are right. I don't remember ever removing it but its possible. This also solves the mystery of why my screenshots would disappear after every upgrade. Thanks for your help.

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