[BUG] parsers wont populate log: JWD8F4

[f4mrfaux]

• Describe the bug certain parsers do not resolve GEN and NES)

• Steps to reproduce the behavior try to load up a lib of ROMs from either of these sets multiple location sources tested)

• Expected behavior profit

configs

# Parser type
····Selected: Glob
# Configuration title
····Sega Genesis/Mega Drive - Retroarch - PicoDrive
# Steam directory
····${steamdirglobal}
# User accounts
····Global
# ROMs directory
····${romsdirglobal}\SEGA GEN\ROMS
# Steam collections
····Genesis/Mega Drive
# Executable
····${retroarchpath}
····[ ]: Follow .lnk or .desktop to destination (Windows and Linux only)
····[x]: Append arguments to executable
# Command line arguments
····-L ${os:win|cores|${os:mac|${racores}|${os:linux|${racores}}}}${/}picodrive_libretro.${os:win|dll|${os:mac|dylib|${os:linux|so}}} "${filePath}"
# Executable modifier
····"${exePath}"
# "Start In" directory
····
# User's glob
····**/${title}@(.7z|.7Z|.68k|.68K|.bin|.BIN|.gen|.GEN|.md|.MD|.smd|.SMD|.zip|.ZIP)
# User's glob-regex
····null
# Manifests Directory
····null
# Amazon Games Path Override
····null
····[ ]: Launch games via Amazon Games
# Epic Manifests Directory Override
····null
····[ ]: Launch games via Epic for online services
# Legendary Path Override
····null
# Legendary installed.json Path Override
····null
····[ ]: Launch games via Legendary for online services
# Galaxy Path Override
····null
····[ ]: Launch games via GOG Galaxy
····[ ]: Parse linked executables from GOG Galaxy
····[ ]: Parse using Registry instead of Galaxy DB
# itch.io AppData Directory Override
····null
# Windows-on-Linux Install Drive Redirect
····null
# Application Types
····Selected: game
····[ ]: Find artwork for installed titles only
# Ubisoft Directory Override
····null
····[ ]: Launch games via UPlay for online services
# XboxGames Directory Override
····null
····[ ]: Launch game as UWP instead of launcher helper
# EA Games Directory Override
····null
····[ ]: Launch games via EA Desktop
# Battle.net.exe Path Override
····null
# Title modifier
····${fuzzyTitle}
# Title from custom variable
····
····[ ]: Case-insensitive variables
····[ ]: Skip file if variable was not found
# Fuzzy matching
····[x]: Replace diacritic characters
····[x]: Aggressive matching
····[x]: Remove (...) and [...] brackets
# Enable Steam Input
····Selected: 1
# PS4 Template
····Selected: null
# PS5 Template
····Selected: null
# PS5 Dualsense Edge Template
····Selected: null
# Xbox 360 Template
····Selected: null
# Xbox One Template
····Selected: null
# Xbox One Elite Template
····Selected: null
# Switch Joy-Con (Left) Template
····Selected: null
# Switch Joy-Con (Right) Template
····Selected: null
# Switch Pro Template
····Selected: null
# Steam Deck Template
····Selected: null
# Steam Controller Template
····Selected: null
# Image providers
····Selected: sgdb
# Online image query
····${${fuzzyTitle}}
# Image pool
····${fuzzyTitle}
····[x]: Local backups (DRM takedown protection)
····[x]: Allow NSFW artwork
····[x]: Allow joke artwork
# Allowed grid styles
····Selected: 
# Allowed hero styles
····Selected: 
# Allowed logo styles
····Selected: 
# Allowed icon styles
····Selected: 
# Allowed animation types
····Selected: static
# Allowed banner dimensions
····Selected: 
# Allowed hero dimensions
····Selected: 
# Allowed icon dimensions
····Selected: 
# Fallback portrait
····
# Fallback banner
····
# Fallback hero
····
# Fallback logo
····
# Fallback icon
····
# Local portraits glob
····
# Local banners glob
····
# Local heroes glob
····
# Local logos glob
····
# Local icons glob
····

Parser test hangs at "operating system windows 11" and shows a list of fuzzys it found in the folder it was ointed in, but nothing actually parses

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[cbartondock]

Lmk if this is still happening in 2.5.25, I made some improvements to the fuzzy matcher.

[kencinder]

A year with no update, closing.

[f4mrfaux]

the answer was honestly to switch platforms its not a failure with your project but steam. the VDF corrupt. been a while hope youre well sir. playnite handled it. you guys are awesome tho

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