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Network Access Information
The ROM Properties Page Shell Extension has functions to access various Internet databases in order to download artwork.
This functionality can be disabled by using the rp-config utility,
or by setting the following value in the configuration file:
[Downloads]
ExtImageDownload=false
The configuration file is located at:
- Linux:
~/.config/rom-properties/rom-properties.conf - Windows:
%APPDATA%\rom-properties\rom-properties.conf
Downloaded images are saved in the following directory:
- Linux:
~/.cache/rom-properties/ - Windows XP:
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\rom-properties - Windows Vista and later:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow
NOTE: Prior to rom-properties v1.5, the Windows cache directory was
%LOCALAPPDATA%\rom-properties. It was moved to LocalLow in order
to allow rp-download to run as a low-integrity process. Existing
files were not migrated over, so those can either be moved manually
or deleted.
Domains accessed:
- https://art.gametdb.com/ - Box, cover, and media scans for Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Wii U, DS, and 3DS games.
- https://amiibo.life/ - Images of Nintendo amiibo products.
- https://rpdb.gerbilsoft.com/ - Title screen images of Nintendo Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games.
Security features
As of rom-properties v1.5, the downloading functionality has been
isolated into a single component, rp-download. The rp-download
program uses the following security features:
- Linux: seccomp(), AppArmor
- OpenBSD: pledge()
- Windows: Low-integrity process (on Vista+)