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sselph scraper - is it possible to use custom commands via gui

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    steptoe
    last edited by 17 Mar 2017, 14:13

    Using the scraper via RetroPie GUI doesn't allow any extra commands to be added

    Basically I want to add more 'workers' instead of the default 1, but unless I run it directly via the command line it appears the default worker is 1. I'm running on an RPI3 so 4 workers is suggested but not sure if this is automatic in the scraper if its detected what RPI you are running on and auto adjusts the number of workers to suit

    Also, if I change the default scraper database and scrape again will it update all images if you change to a different database or just the ones that may be missing if not in one database but found in another

    I've scraped my ROMs using the ScreenScraper database instead of the default TheGamesDB, so if I scrape again using TheGamesDB to scan to be absolutely certain all possible artwork is added will it overwrite existing artwork or just fill in the missing ones

    Thanks

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      herb_fargus administrators @steptoe
      last edited by 17 Mar 2017, 19:14

      @steptoe you can specify whatever command flags your want manually from the terminal. The GUI is just a few preconfigured flags.

      If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

      Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        BuZz administrators @steptoe
        last edited by 17 Mar 2017, 20:05

        @steptoe when launched via retropie-setup the scraper will use 4 workers.

        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          steptoe
          last edited by 17 Mar 2017, 20:19

          Thanks for the advice on workers being 4 from the GUI

          But, if I scrape using one game database then scrape again using a different game database will it only replace any missing artwork or replace all artwork with the ones from the new database I choose

          Thanks

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            herb_fargus administrators @steptoe
            last edited by 17 Mar 2017, 23:59

            @steptoe there are flags to specify whether to overwrite or only scrape missing.

            If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

            Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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