Dispensable Files

This page contains lists of common files and file types that can be omitted from the DOSZ packs.

General

Files that can vary for each player, such as .CFG and .INI configuration files, will commonly be removed so it's more convenient for people to build the DOSZ. In some cases, these files may go in the DOSC instead. In other cases, they may be removed entirely - for example, EREGCARD.INI, a file containing information for electronic registration cards. Sometimes they may need to stay in the DOSZ if they contain something essential for the game to run, such as a CD path.

With files that don't vary, it's generally fine to conserve even the most minor ones, since they can be of historical interest. However, sometimes removing files can help make different releases compatible with each other. The following files/file types are examples of things that can be removed if necessary:

• EREGCARD.EXE - Electronic registration cards. Note that some .BAT files may need to be edited so they'll stop running these whenever the game is launched
• FILE_ID.DIZ - These are simple text files used to describe the contents of an archive
• LICENSE.DOC and similar text files with licenses
• ORDERFRM.TXT, ORDER.FRM, or other text files that were meant to be physically printed, filled out, and mailed to the game publisher
• .BAT files that aren't helpful. Note that these sometimes have very minor differences between releases, or from player to player - an empty line may be missing at the end, for example, or a word may have different capitalization
• .EXE and .DLL files that only run in Windows
• .PIF shortcut files
• Files related to obsolete online multiplayer services such as DWANGO and TEN (Total Entertainment Network)
• Readme and game documentation files. These are especially helpful, so they should be kept if possible

GOG Variants

The following files/file types appear in some way in most GOG installations, but are unnecessary for this project and can be removed:

• DOSBOX (sub-directory)
  • Documentation (sub-directory)
    • dosbox_AUTHORS.txt or AUTHORS.txt
    • dosbox_COPYING.txt or COPYING.txt
    • dosbox_INSTALL.txt or INSTALL.txt
    • dosbox_NEWS.txt or NEWS.txt
    • dosbox_README.txt or README.txt
    • dosbox_THANKS.txt or THANKS.txt
  • Video Codec (sub-directory)
    • Video Instructions.txt
    • zmbv.dll
    • zmbv.inf
  • DOSBox 0.74-2 Manual.txt
  • DOSBox.exe
  • dosbox-0.74.gz or dosbox-0.74-2.1.tar.gz
  • GOGDOSconfig.exe
  • SDL.dll
  • SDL_net.dll
• __support (sub-directory)
  • #### (sub-directory)
    • app (sub-directory)
    • save (sub-directory)
• cloud_saves (sub-directory)
• DOSBox Configuration or DOSBox Configurator
• DOSBox Configuration (Shortcut)
• dosbox<Game>.conf
• dosbox<Game>.client.conf
• dosbox<Game>.editor.conf
• dosbox<Game>.server.conf
• dosbox<Game>_settings.conf
• dosbox<Game>_single.conf
• EULA.txt
• GameuxInstallHelper.dll
• gog.ico
• goggame.dll
• goggame-####.dll
• goggame-####.hashdb
• goggame-####.ico
• goggame-####.info
• goggame-galaxyFileList.ini
• goglog.ini
• Launch <Game> (Shortcut)
• Launch Graphic Mode Setup (Shortcut)
• Launch Multiplayer (Shortcut)
• Launch Settings (Shortcut)
• manual.pdf (it's recommended to rename these and add them to the Lost Level Archive's Extras DAT
• SEHELP.HLP
• STHELP.HLP
• Support.ico
• unins000.dat
• unins000.exe
• unins000.ini
• unins000.msg
• webcache.zip