mklink /J C:\Games\LinkToD D:\RealGames Locate path_scanner.rs or scanner.py and modify DEFAULT_SCAN_ROOTS :
#!/bin/bash find / -type d -name "*.game" -o -name "roms" 2>/dev/null > all_game_paths.txt simsync --manifest all_game_paths.txt Symptoms: Steam installed on C:\ , library on D:\SteamLibrary . Simsync finds only C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common . simsync unable to find all game paths
Simsync reads libraryfolders.vdf but fails to parse multiple entries due to a JSON-like formatting quirk in older vdf files. mklink /J C:\Games\LinkToD D:\RealGames Locate path_scanner
Switch from automatic discovery to a hybrid mode — auto-detect common platforms, then manually append custom paths in the config file. This reduces missed paths to zero. Appendix available upon request: full registry key list, cross-platform path separator handling, and SimSync debug log examples. Switch from automatic discovery to a hybrid mode
# Right-click Command Prompt -> Run as administrator simsync.exe --force-admin Caution: Admin rights may cause false positives for system-protected games. 5.3 Use junction points to “trick” SimSync If SimSync only scans C:\Games but your games are on D:\RealGames :
DEFAULT_SCAN_ROOTS = [ "C:\\", "D:\\", "E:\\", "F:\\", "/home", "/mnt", "/run/media" ] Pre-populate a manifest file for SimSync to read: