Shaders missing from new installation

RetroArch Additions Shaders
#1

I’m embarrassed to ask this, but the shader files (cg, cgp, glsl, glslp) are missing from within a fresh download of Retroarch. That is, the files are present when looking from Explorer in Windows, but missing from the browser within Retroarch. I see the folders, but no files.

  • Running a brand new 1.7.4 portable install for an unrelated reason.
  • A backup copy of 1.7.0 finds the files just fine.
  • The files are definitely present, just not visible to Retroarch.
  • I’ve run the online updater several times to be sure.
  • I’ve run several searches here and on Google for clues, but nothing precisely the same, many specific to Retropie which I am not running.
  • I feel for all the world like I ran into this same problem a few years ago and I can’t remember for the life of me what happened.
#2

RetroArch will only show shaders that are compatible with the current driver. So, if you’re using the vulkan driver, for example, you won’t see glsl/p or cg/p shaders.

Also, if you’re trying to load a single shader, you won’t see presets, and if you’re trying to load a preset, you won’t see single shaders.

#3

Ah. I had switched from gl to d3d12 out of curiosity. I’ll try to remember that this time. Is there a reference to this in the documentation? I would be surprised if I’m the first person to not know/forget this.

What I saw was here: https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?page=shaders