Thanks. I'll try that out.

> > Is it possible to check non zipped files?
>
> Yes
>
> > i.e. console roms that are in extension .smd, gba, etc?
>
> yes
>
> >
> > If so, is it also possible to re-zip them? I have tried all options so far and
> > cannot get either of these items to happen(cannot find any 'sets' and will
> > refuse to zip'
>
> Well...rezipping files is a 1-line batch file...
>
>
> What you have to care for when using not-zipped sets is, how they are listed in
> the datfile.
> ClrMamePro allows the following scanmodes:
> [rompath]\[setname]\[rom 1 ... rom n]
> [rompath]\[setname].zip
>
> So be aware that using unzipped sets, they all need their belonging setfolder
> and check which setfolder is used by looking at the datfile.
>
> Roman Scherzer
> ClrMamePro
>