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CFG Resets Everytime FSX is Started

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Anyone know how to stop the FSX.cfg file resetting every time I start FSX.

 

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Hi Matt, I think, with respect you may be mistaken. Are you sure you're not just seeing two elements of your cfg which have changed? As far as I know, the only two values which revert back to default are the Texture_max_load=1024 and the LOD_radius=4.5. Although I'm happy to be corrected :wink:

Howard
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Hi Matt, I think, with respect you may be mistaken. Are you sure you're not just seeing two elements of your cfg which have changed? As far as I know, the only two values which revert back to default are the Texture_max_load=1024 and the LOD_radius=4.5. Although I'm happy to be corrected :wink:

 

I have tried the BufferPools entry and the HIGHMEMFIX=1 entry and each time I enter it and save, I open FSX and then the CFG reverts back to its original state.

In that case I'm flummoxed. That's the first time I've heard of that. It doesn't make sense...

Howard
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My FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776

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In that case I'm flummoxed. That's the first time I've heard of that...

 

Maybe you're right. I've noticed there for some strange reason is a FSX.cfg.txt (notepad) and a white FSX.cfg, how come there are two, I was editing the FSX.cfg.txt and it was reverting to the original. Tried the other one (opening in notepad) and it worked.

Aaaah, OK, sure, the cfg file is exactly that, a cfg file, the other is a text document. So as you have discovered, it's not the text file you tweak...

Howard
MSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One Yoke
My FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776

I've noticed there for some strange reason is a FSX.cfg.txt (notepad) and a white FSX.cfg, how come there are two,

FSX.cfg.txt is created when the sim crashes. It is there in case you decide to share the info about the crash with Microsoft. Don't bother as there is nobody there to see it.

 

FSX.cfg.txt can safely be deleted, FSX does not use it and, as you have seen, neither should you.

 

regards,

Joe

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Whenever FSX crashes, it creates a fsx.txt file. Just delete it

 

Edit: Posted the same time as Joe

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