.vcv patch files are not text

[LarsBjerregaard]

@user888

When I save any patch file I cannot read the contents

From https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack/blob/v2/CHANGELOG.md:

Use new .vcv patch format, an archive (POSIX tar compressed with Zstandard) of a patch.json file, module patch assets, and potentially other future files.

Rack development blog

Rack v2 has a new .vcv patch format, which is a compressed folder containing the JSON-serialized patch.json file and other files, such as module patch assets. Read more: Other changes: Add module whitelist to Module Browser which synchronizes individual modules chosen in the VCV Library. Re-render framebuffers when subpixel offset changes, fixing bug that makes ports and knobs appear slightly offset at certain zoom levels. API Add several convenient filesystem routines to system::. Move al…

@rsmus7

and there is a plugin for totalcommander

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