Feature request - Auto scanning of games/ROMs folders

Hi, I've been using Launchbox/Big Box for about a year now. (In fact I just extended my 1 year licence) Where I've gotten the biggest use of LB/BB is on my living room HTPC. I have built this computer and set it up to be as easily maintainable as possible, which is one of the places I think LB/BB really shines. This computer is mainly used for watching movies with Plex and gaming through BigBox. A feature which I've grown to love using Plex is its ability to auto scan set folders for relevant media. Lets say I have a local folder where I keep all my movies. I am then able to tell Plex to use that as its Movie folder, where Plex will automatically scan for content and add them into the interface silently without any prompts. Also, it being able to scan for new content now and then is kind of a key feature which makes it a lot easier to maintain.

So what I am meaning to ask is; Would it be possible to add a similar feature for LB/BB? Currently I have set up LB/BB to one folder for each platform. I then use the "Scan for added ROMs for currently selected platform" option (I have tried the "all platforms" option, but I'm not getting it to work.) through Windows Remote Desktop. What I hope to achieve is a computer which I have to maintain as little as possible through Remote Desktop as possible, and this would put me one step closer to that. I am really grateful for this amazing piece of software you have created and will definitely keep using it.

Best Regards Mathias Hope / @berko

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