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 ====== Directory Dir2Dat Guide ======
-If the "ROM" consists of of multiple directories, you will want to use the "dir2dat" function of clrmarepro with the following settings in the "Options" section.
+If the "ROM" consists of of multiple directories, you will want to use the "dir2dat" function of [[https://mamedev.emulab.it/clrmamepro/|clrmamepro]] with the following settings in the "Options" section.
 {{:submission:clrmamepro_dir2dat_directory_hashing.png?400}}
+In other words, make sure only the following boxes are checked in that section:
+  * Scan Subfolders
+  * Add MD5
+  * Add SHA1
+  * Add 0-File For Empty Folder
+  * Set-Subfolder Mode
+  * Keep Archives As Files
+  * Keep CHDs As ROMs
+You can also press the Load button and load {{ :general:dir2dat-directory.d2d.zip |this}} dir2dat config file to achieve the same thing.
 Make sure to lay out the data as with the following example.
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 {{:general:directory_dir2_dat_folder_structure.png?400|}}
- You can test this setup is working correctly by hashing the contents of {{ :test_dir_structure.zip |this zip}} and comparing the datfile that clrmamepro creates with {{ :test_dir_structure.dat.zip |this pre-made datfile}} . Currently there is no solid solution for "directory hashing" that supports SHA256, so you can leave that out.
+ You can test this setup is working correctly by hashing the contents of {{ :test_dir_structure.zip |this zip}} and comparing the datfile that clrmamepro creates with {{ :test_dir_structure.dat.zip |this pre-made datfile}} . Currently there is no solid solution for "directory hashing" that supports SHA256, so you can leave that hash type out.