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    • tanstaaflT
      tanstaafl @pjft
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      @pjft changing the code to a specific rom directory would take care of the 'individual game' item. Limiting the number of 'lastplayed' would be moot if you are using this I would think.

      And yes, for trying out games, removing long lists in their entirety (unless you opt to change the code as above) would be the goal.

      I like to keep a tidy ship and that lastplayed list is handy to look back on, but there reaches a point where it is an annoyance so I clear it. If it is a game I want to remember I simply add to my favorites.

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      • papinistP
        papinist
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        @tanstaafl
        I was searching for this feature for a while, thank you!
        Since I don't know much about linux systems, what do you mean with "make it executable"?
        What's the correct procedure to use your script?
        I should probably create a new text file called clearlastplayed.sh, copy\paste the code you wrote, transfer the file somewhere on the retropie's sd card and.. ?

        thanks!

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @papinist
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          @papinist said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

          make it executable

          Run chmod +x clearlastplayed.sh to make it executable, then run it by executing with ./clearlastplayed.sh

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          • papinistP
            papinist @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu
            thank you very much, I'll try it tomorrow!

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            • papinistP
              papinist
              last edited by

              got this error:

              -bash: ./clearlastplayed.sh: /bin/sh^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

              I placed the clearlastplayed.sh file in roms directory, if this is relevant.

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @papinist
                last edited by

                @papinist That's because of the DOS newline in the file. Run the following command on over the command line, from the same folder where you have the script

                sed -i 's/\r//' clearlastplayed.sh 
                

                then try running the command again.

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                • papinistP
                  papinist
                  last edited by papinist

                  It worked like a charm! Thank you @mitu for the help :)

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @papinist
                    last edited by

                    @papinist @tanstaafl is the real help here. I'm just browsing.

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                      ganondork
                      last edited by ganondork

                      Hey thanks for the script, really appreciate it. I added some stuff, that I‘d also liked to flush for a clean start, Wifi-credentials for example. And I also added a chmod 777 for the gamelist folder afterwards, because the rebuild xmls lacked writing permission.

                      Still i couldn‘t accomplish to also remove my favorites by adding „-e favorites“ to the grep line. All xmls that had favorites get screwed up, I can‘t see any metadata for the systems games afterwards.

                      I‘m on my way to work now, so I can‘t provide you with any more information. But perhaps someone has already dealt with this issue?

                      I‘d also like to remove all registered bluetooth devices with this script. To have just my roms and gamelists left to carry over to another setup. But I couldn‘t find a config file to edit or remove. Ideas?

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                      • RiverstormR
                        Riverstorm
                        last edited by

                        Thanks for the script. I would add a +1 as a feature. After setup and testing I have the first game in each emulator in my list which would be nice to flush before imaging.

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                          kactius
                          last edited by

                          Very thanks.
                          I contribute with a grain of sand, in Spanish, but it is easy to edit, it is a menu with dialog to clean lastplayed and playcount, 3 options:
                          1 "home/pi/RetroPie/roms"
                          2 "opt/retropie/configs"
                          3 "both 1 and 2"
                          4 "Exit" 2>"${INPUT}"
                          The code, copy paste and give execution permission:
                          https://pastebin.com/tGPMehXr

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                            davidgrohl Banned
                            last edited by davidgrohl

                            Hi all,
                            I've tried this usefull script but it doesn't work for me.
                            I put it in /home/pi/Retropie/roms folder. Make it executable. Than launch it typing ./name_of_The_script.sh and it says:

                            file: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms//gamelist.xml'
                            ./clear_played.sh: 7: ./clear_played.sh: cannot create /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/
                            /gamelist.xml.tmp : Directory nonexistent
                            mv: cannont stat '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/**/gamelist.xml.tmp' : No such file or directory

                            What's the mistake?

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @davidgrohl
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                              @davidgrohl The script fragment expects the gamelist.xml located in the ROMs folders, but by default they're in /home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/<system_name>. Try the script posted by @kactius, it allows you to select one of the 2 locations for the gamelist.xml files.

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                                davidgrohl Banned @mitu
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                                @mitu said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

                                @davidgrohl The script fragment expects the gamelist.xml located in the ROMs folders, but by default they're in /home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/<system_name>. Try the script posted by @kactius, it allows you to select one of the 2 locations for the gamelist.xml files.

                                Thanks @mitu for reply. That scripts works with option 2.
                                Great! Thanks a lot.

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                                  Invisible89 @mitu
                                  last edited by Invisible89

                                  @mitu said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

                                  @davidgrohl The script fragment expects the gamelist.xml located in the ROMs folders, but by default they're in /home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/<system_name>. Try the script posted by @kactius, it allows you to select one of the 2 locations for the gamelist.xml files.

                                  Hi guys.

                                  I'm trying to clear my last played games list, but it doesn't work :(

                                  I've created cleanlastplayed.sh file with this code:

                                  #!/bin/sh
                                  #clear_played.sh

                                  for f in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/**/gamelist.xml
                                  do
                                  echo "file: $f"
                                  grep -e lastplayed -e playcount -v $f > "$f.tmp"
                                  mv -f "$f.tmp" $f
                                  done

                                  It's ok? Or I've to modify it with the name of the system name (**)?

                                  And where should I put this file? What directory?

                                  Thanks

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator
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                                    You should use a single wildcard (*) instead of the system name, but the script will only find the gamelist.xml files from the ROM folders, you might have some gamelist files in ~/.emulationstation/gamelists/<system> folders.

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                                      Invisible89 @mitu
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                                      @mitu said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

                                      You should use a single wildcard (*) instead of the system name, but the script will only find the gamelist.xml files from the ROM folders, you might have some gamelist files in ~/.emulationstation/gamelists/<system> folders.

                                      Ok, i will try with only one windcard.

                                      But where i've to put my cleanlastplayed.sh file?

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                                      • mituM
                                        mitu Global Moderator @Invisible89
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                                        @Invisible89 said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

                                        But where i've to put my cleanlastplayed.sh file?

                                        It doesn't matter, as long as you execute it correctly. Let's say you save it in /home/pi/RetroPie/scripts.

                                        #make the folder
                                        mkdir -p $HOME/RetroPie/scripts
                                        
                                        # create the file in $HOME/RetroPie/scripts/lastplayed.sh
                                        
                                        # run the script
                                        bash $HOME/$HOME/RetroPie/scripts/lastplayed.sh
                                        
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                                          Invisible89 @mitu
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                                          @Invisible89 said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

                                          @mitu said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

                                          You should use a single wildcard (*) instead of the system name, but the script will only find the gamelist.xml files from the ROM folders, you might have some gamelist files in ~/.emulationstation/gamelists/<system> folders.

                                          Ok, i will try with only one windcard.

                                          But where i've to put my cleanlastplayed.sh file?

                                          Ok, i understand.

                                          Thanks

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                                            Invisible89 @mitu
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                                            @mitu said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

                                            @Invisible89 said in Clearing the lastplayed and playcount from gamelist.xml's:

                                            But where i've to put my cleanlastplayed.sh file?

                                            It doesn't matter, as long as you execute it correctly. Let's say you save it in /home/pi/RetroPie/scripts.

                                            #make the folder
                                            mkdir -p $HOME/RetroPie/scripts
                                            
                                            # create the file in $HOME/RetroPie/scripts/lastplayed.sh
                                            
                                            # run the script
                                            bash $HOME/$HOME/RetroPie/scripts/lastplayed.sh
                                            

                                            Ok, now I've this when I try to run the script:

                                            pi@retropie:~/RetroPie/scripts $ ./delete_pla_last.sh
                                            -bash: ./delete_pla_last.sh: Permission denied

                                            What I've to do to take a permission?

                                            Thanks

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