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hammer
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« on: November 06, 2010, 02:33:24 pm »
I used Daemon Tools to place the Digimon World 2 bin to the virtual drive.
So when i went to it to check the files i could see a system file, SLUS_011.93(600k) and a directory named ZZZ with a file inside it, which name is DUMMY (34MB). And that's it.
The funny thing is, this BIN file is 440 mb, so it doesnt take a genius to come to the conclusion that these files are somehow hidden;;; i tried changing the configs in the directory settings but nothing happens... anyone ever dealt with this?
KaioShin
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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2010, 03:19:05 pm »
There is nothing hidden, the game (like most PSX games) just uses a virtual file system.

Required reading: http://www.romhacking.net/docs/410/
Gemini
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2010, 06:13:31 am »
Open the ISO with Iso Buster and you'll find most of those hidden files in some folders that are usually invisible to Windows.
DeGamer
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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2010, 03:22:26 pm »
Quote from: Gemini on November 07, 2010, 06:13:31 am
Open the ISO with Iso Buster and you'll find most of those hidden files in some folders that are usually invisible to Windows.

Hmmm, didn't know the games hid files like that (I usually rip my discs with ISOBuster  and look at the file like this anyway, but I've not encountered hidden files in this manner.) Can you give an example of a game that does this? I'm curious.

From the document KaioShin referenced, I always thought hidden files where usually "hidden" from view because they are within a single archive file. That is also what I understood from reading that document. Maybe I need to read it again.
Gemini
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2010, 03:41:02 pm »
Quote from: DeGamer on November 09, 2010, 03:22:26 pm
Hmmm, didn't know the games hid files like that (I usually rip my discs with ISOBuster  and look at the file like this anyway, but I've not encountered hidden files in this manner.) Can you give an example of a game that does this? I'm curious.
The TOC lacks directory records in the root, making them invisible to Windows, but they are still there in the root fast reference records. Iso Buster checks for both types of records, that's why they are visible there and not anywhere else.
DeGamer
Guest
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2010, 07:50:08 pm »
Thanks for the info.  Smiley I'll have to keep that in case I can't find a file.
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