DEFAULT_SCAN_ROOTS = [ "C:\\", "D:\\", "E:\\", "F:\\", "/home", "/mnt", "/run/media" ] Pre-populate a manifest file for SimSync to read:
INFO: Scanning drive C:\ INFO: Scanning well-known folder: Documents WARN: Access denied: C:\Program Files\HiddenGame # Windows PowerShell Test-Path "E:\MyHiddenGameFolder\game.exe" Linux [ -d "/mnt/games/roms" ] && echo "exists" 3.4 Compare vs manual game inventory Use a script to list all possible game folders: simsync unable to find all game paths
# Right-click Command Prompt -> Run as administrator simsync.exe --force-admin Caution: Admin rights may cause false positives for system-protected games. 5.3 Use junction points to “trick” SimSync If SimSync only scans C:\Games but your games are on D:\RealGames : DEFAULT_SCAN_ROOTS = [ "C:\\"
Simsync reads libraryfolders.vdf but fails to parse multiple entries due to a JSON-like formatting quirk in older vdf files. library on D:\SteamLibrary .
#!/bin/bash find / -type d -name "*.game" -o -name "roms" 2>/dev/null > all_game_paths.txt simsync --manifest all_game_paths.txt Symptoms: Steam installed on C:\ , library on D:\SteamLibrary . Simsync finds only C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common .