So apparently retroarch does not unzip .7z files in Snes9x core. No idea why, but I’ve heard that some cores support unzipping archives and some do not. Is there a defined list somewhere so I can optimize my storage?
Your question is pretty vague, are you asking about the core with native 7z support ? If so, i know 2 of them : fbalpha and reicast (for arcade roms, not dreamcast isos), i think mame support this too but i never tried.
On a sidenote :
- retroarch support unzipping (zip, not 7z), it will do that by default when encountering a zip file, however this feature isn’t friendly with zip which contains multiple file (multi-file isos, arcade roms, …).
- some core will prevent the automatic unzipping because they have native zip support (they will read the zip as a block instead of unzipping it, to prevent the issue above), it includes fbalpha, reicast (arcade roms only, again), mame and kronos (supports zipped bin+cue)
- some core support chd (converted isos, the compression ratio is better than zip/7z as long as there are enough audio tracks in the iso), it includes reicast, beetle-psx, beetle-saturn, i don’t know if there is any other.
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Thanks! Yeah I was refering to .7z support. I just unzipped everything so I don’t have to worry about the issue.
It’s supported 7z for a few years now. Works just like zip and works with the SNES9x core on Windows for me.