xml missing mame-mame4all

bisus

hello guys,
how can i fix the xml missing file error ? I see is there but does not update when i put the roms in the roms filder even thought the games appear normally in the list.
Also when I try to scrape it it tells me that I have scraped already

thanks

iconrumble

@bisus Have you tried exiting ES, then deleting the xml (do a backup) from the /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/(systemname) and reboot?
(just make shure that Emulation Station parsing and saving on exit options are activated)

bisus

@iconrumble said in xml missing mame-mame4all:

(just make shure that Emulation Station parsing and saving on exit options are activated)
thanks for your answer, how do I check this is active ?
thanks

iconrumble

@bisus
retropie 3.7 release notes: "Added “Other Settings” menu to Emulationstation with “save metadata on exit” and “parse gamelists only”. These options were added to mitigate the long boot and shutdown times with large romsets."

if you didn't change it before, there's no need to worry. Default selection is metadata-on-exit ON, gamelists-only OFF (these are the setings you'll want)

Just don't forget to exit ES before deleting the xml, or else the loaded data will be written again to xml when exiting ES

bisus

strange but does not build the xml again after deleted ....is there any line command that could build the xml again ?
thanks

iconrumble

@bisus well, if “save metadata on exit” option is active, it should write the xml when you exit ES...
maybe it's a config-folder permissions issue?
Have you tried scraping?