I've spent a good deal of time over the last few weeks tweaking my keyboard and controller files and now I'm looking at reinstalling MSFS2024. Is there a way to export them to a file and then import them after reinstalling?

2 hours ago, rwalls said:

I've spent a good deal of time over the last few weeks tweaking my keyboard and controller files and now I'm looking at reinstalling MSFS2024. Is there a way to export them to a file and then import them after reinstalling?

There is. Some posted here earlier how to do this. Sorry, 

For MSFS2024 search for folder name "2537590" ... if using Steam it will be under your main Steam folder (not necessarily the same as your MSFS2024 install location).  Controller profiles, logbook, etc are stored here.  For MSFS2020 the folder name is "1250410".

If using steam be a good idea to turn OFF cloud backups /saves first. Then backup the data locally. Otherwise Steam, depending on the game, will overwrite your local saves IF the game devs don't allow 2 way syncing. 

Some games on Steam I've not played for 10 years, got a new PC, downloaded them and miraculously there's my old save and progress (trophies WILL stay). Other times a new game has issues and I've deleted then come back and all my progress has been wiped (usually as new game version not compatible with my older saves). 

3 hours ago, Wakner said:

search for folder name "2537590"

where would that approximately be. search on c-drive was no result, search on my MSFS drive neither...?

There were multiple folders with what appears to be randomly generated names. Looking at the timestamps on those folders one looks like it might have been the last change I made.

I found it here but the folder under wgs had a different name:

C:\Users\user.WINDOWS-OSFS5FU\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs

There is a program, FS2020Control that will read your FS2020 profiles and show you a list of bindings but I can't get it to point to my FS2024 profiles.

Also cannot find such a file. I don't even have a SystemAppData folder in that path or is that only for 2020?

DAD - it will be under "…/Steam/userdata/" - but if you have multiple drives with Steam apps this may not be the same as your MSFS2024 drive. Suggest searching all your drives for this userdata folder and you should find "2537590" there.

Edited December 18, 20241 yr by Wakner

I do not think Steam deletes configurations. I have uninstalled and re-installed FS2020 multiples times and it always remembers my settings and controllers, etc.

I assume FS2024 would be the same way.

On 12/18/2024 at 6:16 AM, rwalls said:

Is there a way to export them to a file and then import them after reinstalling?

Good news I did not know until i just read it. In 2024 since SU2 we can export Profiles.

https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/changes-to-the-ui-in-su3-pc-only/721306/3?u=dlh4371