CHDconvert

Converts a directory containing ".gz", ".7z" and ".zip" files into a directory containing ".chd" files, usually for purposes of console emulation.

Requirements (Included with Linux/Mac)

Python
Git

Installation

Please select either Method A or Method B to install CHDconvert.

Method A: Clone CHDconvert

git clone https://github.com/nickheyer/CHDconvert

Change directory to where you cloned repo (in previous step)

cd C:\Where\you\cloned\this\repo

Install requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

Method B: Download Release

https://github.com/uqKami/CHDconvert/releases/latest

Unzip CHDconvert.7z and change directory to where you unzipped

cd C:\Where\you\unzipped\the\release

Install requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

Linux Additionals

Some Linux distributions can give you chdman via aptitude with the mame-tools package. Use your distro's package/download manager to get mame-tools (for chdman). eg. Debian-variants using apt

sudo apt install mame-tools

Usage

Examples:

• Simply run it, and provide the folder path when it asks for it.

  python .\chdconvert.py
  

  Converts every .7z file in given path to chd. Extracts first, outputs to folder name + "_tmp", then converts and output to folder name + "_out"

• Provide a folder path as an arg

  python .\chdconvert.py C:\Where\the\7zip\files\live
  

  Does the same as the above

• Provide the delete arg ("-d" or "--delete")

  python .\chdconvert.py C:\Where\the\7zip\files\live --delete
  

  Same as above, except it deletes the intermediary "folder_tmp" directory

• Provide the replace arg ("-r" or "--replace")

  python .\chdconvert.py C:\Where\the\7zip\files\live --replace
  

  Replaces the 7zip file, deleting the original as well as the intermediary files in "folder_tmp"

Shoutouts

Thanks CHDMAN!