Files to save when reinstalling Windows

[ShugNinx]

Hello guys !

 

I'm about to install a fresh new PCIe SSD for Windows & apps in my rig and willing to go on a fresh install rather than cloning the old system from the previous system drive.

I did a quick search but was unable (or probably not willing to spend enough time ?) to find the correct answers to the following questions :

- what files should I copy to restore my game settings (GFX, keybinds or any kind of personal preferences) ?

- is it possible to copy the whole game directory to the new system&apps drive to avoid downloading the whole game again and save some bandwidth, server load and carbon footprint ?

 

Thanks in advance for your kind help.

[Jaws2002]

2 hours ago, ShugNinx said:

- is it possible to copy the whole game directory to the new system&apps drive to avoid downloading the whole game again and save some bandwidth, server load and carbon footprint ?

 

 

 I'm in the process of doing exactly that right now. I just reinstalled windows and i had to convert my gaming drive from MBR to GTP, so i had to move everything off that drive to do that.

 

I'll let you know how it worked out soon....or IF it worked.?

 

....another 450GB to transfer. ?

 

Edit:  I'm an idiot.? In order to speed up the transfer rate, i sprayed the M.2 SSD with a compress air bottle and the thing locked up. I hope the SSD is not dead, but i think I lost the game install. ?

 

Edit#2. 

I got the SSD running again and it looks like everything is still there. 

I'll let you know if my game works after i finish the transfer.

Edited February 6, 2021 by Jaws2002

[Jaws2002]

It didn't start. I'll try to reinstall.

[Wilhelm_Heidkamp]

7 hours ago, ShugNinx said:

- what files should I copy to restore my game settings (GFX, keybinds or any kind of personal preferences) ?

 

Folders: Input (keys and HOTAS settings) and Career (pilot's career if you fly them).

Edited February 6, 2021 by PA_Willy

[Dutch2]

Skins, 4k template plane file, mods, controllers input, scripted campaign and missions. 

Copy of you startup.csf just incase. 

Also make a printscreen of your Nvidia Controlpanel could be very handy. 

 

Edited February 7, 2021 by Dutch2

[ShugNinx]

@PA_Willy@Dutch2 thanks for your inputs, I'll also keep a copy of the whole game folder just in case.

@Jaws2002 I'll try some tricks and let you know if I succeeded

[SCG_Fenris_Wolf]

[ShugNinx]

18 hours ago, SCG_Fenris_Wolf said:

Would you care to elaborate ?

[SCG_Fenris_Wolf]

On 2/7/2021 at 7:36 PM, ShugNinx said:

Would you care to elaborate ?

 

On 2/6/2021 at 4:40 AM, Jaws2002 said:

Edit:  I'm an idiot.? In order to speed up the transfer rate, i sprayed the M.2 SSD with a compress air bottle and the thing locked up. I hope the SSD is not dead, but i think I lost the game install. ?

 

I guess, shenanigans happen 

Edited February 11, 2021 by SCG_Fenris_Wolf

[Jaws2002]

This Gigabyte ssd has a solid chunk of copper as heatsink, so when you transfer large files, it heats up after a while and then the transfer rate drops. 

I just tried to help it. ? it worked ok until i tilted the bottle and a jet of cold liquid came out and hit the SSD directly. 

Then the blody thing locked up halfway through the transfer. 

I had to hard reboot twice for the SSD to even show up in windows. 

 Ultimately the transfer stopped halfway through and i had about 400GB on one drive and 400 on the other. 

Luckily, the files were all there. 

  My game didn't start because i forgot some files on the other drive.

  I realized that after i downloaded two thirds of the game. 

 I'm all sorted up now. 

In the end, the windows reinstal and cleanup boosted my game considerably.

I won't do that compress air bottle "trick" anymore.?

 

 

Edited February 11, 2021 by Jaws2002