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Adding games

The Add games page copies games from your computer to the console over Wi-Fi. Each file is verified before it appears on the card, and nothing is replaced without your consent.

Steps

  1. Drop files on the page, or click Choose files. ROMs, disc images and archives are accepted.
  2. The files are first prepared on the computer: copied to a staging folder, and their SHA-256 checksum computed.
  3. For each file, ROMKADE Manager suggests the target console from its format. Change it if needed. It also flags:
    • a name the card would reject;
    • an unusual format for that console;
    • a file already on the card (even with different upper and lower case), with its size;
    • a title already present;
    • not enough space: a safety margin of 256 MB is always kept.
  4. For a file already on the card, choose Don't copy, Keep both, or Replace (the old one is backed up).
  5. Click Copy to console.

Each file is written under a hidden temporary name, verified on the console (checksum, or size when the console cannot compute it), then renamed. The catalog of the consoles concerned is reread right after.

Safety

  • An existing file is never replaced without confirmation. A replaced file is moved to the hidden folder .agm-backups/<console>/ in the ROMs folder, on the same card. You can recover it from there, or delete the folder when you no longer need it.
  • If you cancel or the connection drops, the temporary file is deleted: nothing half-copied appears on the card. A failed or cancelled transfer can be retried as long as the file is in the staging folder.
  • Copies only go into existing console folders, never into apps, ports, system files or symbolic links.

Large disc images

Wi-Fi speed sets the pace: a 600 MB CD image takes a few minutes. You can keep using the app meanwhile; the dashboard shows the games being added.