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:
DEFAULT_SCAN_ROOTS = [ "C:\\", "D:\\", "E:\\", "F:\\", "/home", "/mnt", "/run/media" ] Pre-populate a manifest file for SimSync to read: simsync unable to find all game paths
mklink /J C:\Games\LinkToD D:\RealGames Locate path_scanner.rs or scanner.py and modify DEFAULT_SCAN_ROOTS : INFO: Scanning drive C:\ INFO: Scanning well-known folder:
Simsync reads libraryfolders.vdf but fails to parse multiple entries due to a JSON-like formatting quirk in older vdf files. Appendix available upon request: full registry key list,
Switch from automatic discovery to a hybrid mode — auto-detect common platforms, then manually append custom paths in the config file. This reduces missed paths to zero. Appendix available upon request: full registry key list, cross-platform path separator handling, and SimSync debug log examples.
#!/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 .