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    Does removing a ROM also remove scrape contents.

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      opensourcefan
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      If I had a directory with a lot of roms (scraped) in it and I deleted them all, would the scrape info also be deleted at some point in time or will it continue to take up space?

      RPI3, v 3.7 from SD Image, Last update, Bluetooth v1.0, Child-Friendly ES, 3 amp Power Supply, Case w/fan.

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        Abs @opensourcefan
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        @opensourcefan Re: Does removing a ROM also remove scrape contents.

        No it doesnt. You would need to delete the downloaded image and also edit the gameslist.xml file.

        You can find both at /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation or via samba shares configs.

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          opensourcefan
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          Interesting, I've kinda been deleting roms that I don't like as I go but it's so hard to keep track which ones I've wiped out. I guess those images aren't that big so probably not too much of an issue. It would be a cool clean up option though for a scraper to delete orphaned data.

          RPI3, v 3.7 from SD Image, Last update, Bluetooth v1.0, Child-Friendly ES, 3 amp Power Supply, Case w/fan.

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