Menu Options
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New Install: Installs RetroArch, Redistributables, & Cores. Replaces configs with default.
Upgrade: Upgrades RetroArch to the latest version, including Redistributables and configs.
RetroArch: Updates RetroArch to the latest version, excluding Redistributables and configs.
RA + Cores: Updates RetoArch and currently installed Cores.
Cores: Updates currently installed Cores.
New Cores: Installs Cores that are newly releseased or missing from your current install.
Redist: Installs Redistributables. Helpful if RetroArch won't start after update.
Stellar: Updates Stellar
How to use
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• All you need is the exe. It's portable, no install.
• Select your RetroArch folder, click Update.
• It will download the latest Nightly 7z and extract only retroarch.exe and retroarch_debug.exe to your folder.
• The Check button will preview the file URL before downloading.
• It should not overwrite your configs, but keep a backup before updating.
RetroArch Update
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- Select your RetroArch main folder
- Select RetroArch from the Download menu
- Click the Check button to preview download (optional)
- Click Update
It will download and extract the latest dated 7z file.
e.g.
https://raw.libretro.com/nightly/windows/x86_64/2018-06-03_RetroArch.7z
Cores Update
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- Select your RetroArch main folder
- Select Cores from the Download menu
- Click the Check button to preview download (optional)
- Click Update
It will check if Server Core Dates are more recent than PC Core Dates.
Downloads only Cores you currently have, won't add more.
Temp zip files are stored in %appdata% and deleted when complete.
To Exclude Core from Updates Download List:
• Click Check Button → Uncheck the Cores you don't want to update → Close Out → Click Update
• It won't save the checkbox states (for now), you will need to exclude again each time you update.
• Keep a backup of your important cores in case of accidentally overwriting
Requirements
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• 7-Zip or WinRAR to extract 7z
• Older Windows may need .NET Framework 4.5 installed.
• Old versions of Windows 7 may need to be updated to SP1
• Run as Administrator if accessing Program Files path (should be default).