| Red Flag | Why It’s Low Quality |
| :--- | :--- |
| (Bad Dump) in filename | Unverified, likely crashes or has graphical glitches. |
| (T+Eng) Fan translations | Not original preservation; good for play, bad for archives. |
| .7z inside .zip | Double compression – inefficient for emulators. |
| No .sfv or .md5 files | No way to verify corruption post-download. |
| Anonymous open FTP (Google indexed) | Usually outdated, incomplete, or filled with malware. |
Use PowerShell or Bash to automatically move non-compliant files. Here is a sample Bash script for your FTP server's inbound folder: roms ftp server extra quality
#!/bin/bash
# Moves files that fail CRC check to a quarantine folder
for file in /ftp_inbound/*.zip; do
unzip -t "$file" > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
mv "$file" /ftp_quarantine/corrupted/
echo "Moved corrupt file: $file" >> ftp_audit.log
fi
done
Report: simple risk table (Risk, Evidence, Impact, Recommendation). | Red Flag | Why It’s Low Quality
Report metrics: throughput percentiles, failure rates, recommended max concurrent connections. Report metrics: throughput percentiles