Convert bin/cue to single .CHD file - RetroPie

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Published on May 22, 2022 12:45:08 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjNjbmOAdwQ

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This will show how to automatically convert and compress games with multiple .bin files to a single .chd file. It will save space and often makes it easier for front ends and scrapers to understand. Use the match file to process loads of games at once.


RetroPie Docs:
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/CHD-files/

Download CHDMAN (Its in the MAME download):
https://www.mamedev.org/release.html

Manual command:
chdman createcd -i game.cue -o game.chd

Batch file:
for /r %%i in (*.cue, *.gdi) do chdman createcd -i "%%i" -o "%%~ni.chd"