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    [Solved] Scraper problem

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by

      Could be a problem with your gamelist format. Try exiting Emulationstation, then removing the gamelist for the system where you have the error.

      rm /home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/psx/gamelist.xml
      

      Restart the system (sudo reboot) and let Emulationstation re-create the gamelist, then try scraping again. Note that removing the existing gamelist with the command above will also remove any scraped info for that system.

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      • saccublendaS
        saccublenda @mitu
        last edited by

        @mitu Already did it, it keeps giving the same error.

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        • saccublendaS
          saccublenda
          last edited by

          Ok, I found out it's a known problem that occurs when scraping directories, that is, a directory that collects several disk images for multi-disc games.

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          • ClydeC
            Clyde @saccublenda
            last edited by

            @saccublenda Thanks for the link so that others can find it here.

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @saccublenda
              last edited by

              @saccublenda You could put the .cue files directly in the main system folder and put the .bin files in the sub-folder. The folders should not appear anymore in the list and the scraping will get the .cue file as input. You'll have to adjust the .cue file to point to the .bin files in the sub-folders created.

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              • saccublendaS
                saccublenda @mitu
                last edited by saccublenda

                @mitu The presence of bin files in the main directory is not a problem, since they do not show in emulationstation game list. Leaving the cue files in the main directory and putting the bin files in the sub-directories wouldn't solve the problem of all the cue files (one for each disc) appearing in the emulationstation game list, which is the only reason (at least for me) for putting all files in a sub-directory.

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                • HurricaneFanH
                  HurricaneFan
                  last edited by

                  LOL. For a second I thought you were having a conversation with yourself, cause the user avatar were almost the same.

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                  • saccublendaS
                    saccublenda @HurricaneFan
                    last edited by

                    @hurricanefan One running, one shooting.
                    :D

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                    • ClydeC
                      Clyde @saccublenda
                      last edited by

                      @saccublenda Argh, I actually missed that detail, too. :D

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                      • saccublendaS
                        saccublenda
                        last edited by

                        After the update the internal scraper can now scrape directories without giving the error.

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