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@@ -3476,26 +3476,22 @@ extract the whole archive directly. To join the parts manually instead:
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## Full pack or Platform pack?
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## One pack per platform
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Each platform has two pack types on the [latest release]({rel}).
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The [latest release]({rel}) carries one pack for each platform, and that
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pack holds everything the platform runs: the BIOS list it publishes, plus
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every file its emulator cores load, read from their source code. There is no
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lighter variant to choose, because a pack that leaves out a file a core needs
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means a game that does not boot, with no message saying why. It is not a
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guarantee either: source profiles can document files nobody has dumped or
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that only the user can provide, all of them visible in the
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[gap analysis](gaps.md).
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**Full pack** (recommended)
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Contains the platform's own BIOS list plus all files needed by each
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emulator core available on that platform. This covers alternate cores,
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optional firmware that improves accuracy, and edge cases. Larger download,
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and the best default when storage is not constrained. It is not a guarantee:
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source profiles can document missing, user-provided or unsourceable files, all
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of which remain visible in the [gap analysis](gaps.md).
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**Platform pack**
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Contains only the files the platform officially checks for. Much smaller
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download. Good for limited storage (SD cards, handhelds) or setups that
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only use default cores.
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When in doubt, take the full pack and verify it against the platform page.
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Want less than everything? The installer takes `--target switch` to install
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only what one machine's cores need. From a clone of the repository,
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`python scripts/generate_pack.py --platform retroarch --region us` keeps one
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BIOS per region and `--required-only` the bare minimum each core needs to
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start; `--help` lists every way to build your own.
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