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Missing Favorites Folder in MAME 32
mike boss:
here is what i have done so far with 0 results
gone into my main mame folder
inside the folder titles "folders" i created a text file named "Favorites.ini"
i was still unable to right click, goto "show folders" and see that folder.
i inturn added the same ini file, "Favorites.ini" to my ini folder, it also provided me with 0 results. i then took my "custom" & "favorites" configuration files, copied them from"folders" folder & added them to the ini folder. it also didnt provide me with any results.
as mentioned prior it seems as if the configuration file "favorites" is indeed the list i created prior by right clicking on selected games.
i am still stumped! i want this folder to show up, it gives mame so much more ease.
thanks guys, ill be waiting for some advice
mike boss:
i still cant get this to work. spent about an hour or so farting about..............no luck. i am still confused and this is really bothering me.
ahofle:
Have you tried creating an empty 'myfavorites.ini' and put it in the 'folders' dir? It should then appear in the MAMEUI folder list and you can drag and drop your games into it.
mike boss:
i did give that a shot and it didnt seem to work.
but i will try it again, hoping it works this time.
the file i created was a text file called "Favorites.ini" there was no other text contained within the file. but again, it didnt work or show up.
one thing i did prior was take the mame32.exe file and cut it from its original location & post it in my startup. could this have been the problem ?
the odd thing i guess to me is when in the "folders" folder i see the favorites & custom configuration docs that do contain a text based list of my list. however i cant right click in the folder part of my mame screen and make any folders show up.
lastly when u add games to your favorites isnt mame simply compiling a list for you ? or are the actual roms bieng re-located ? i always thought that it was simply a grouping and that if i selected XXX-MAN for example, it would show in favorites when clicked,but also be visible when i select "all games."
this really has me stuck. thanks guys
ahofle:
Again, try naming it 'myfavorites.ini', not favorites.ini.
The way I understand it (and this is only a MAMEUI feature to my knowledge, not generic MAME), is that for each ini file in the 'folders' directory, MAMEUI will display a 'folder' on the left to which you can add and remove games. The roms are not moved, they are just added to the ini file.