Ultimate Collection Question

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If switching from a disk install to a Steam install, you'll want to completely uninstall your exisiting FFXI first. Steam installs in a new directory structure, and all the registry keys will point to this new location.

You can backup/restore your macros to the SE server at the character select screen (where it shows your toon standing in the field, with a list of names in the lower right corner). It defaults to saving/restoring with the server, but if you hit the down arrow key, you have 4 local save slots as well. On the PS2, I think it was the 4 triggger buttons and then one of the shape buttons is used for backup, while another was used for restore--not entirely sure about that.

Before the the uninstall and then Steam re-install, might want to save off your entire FFXI folder to an external drive or alternate folder location if you have the room. This will enable you to copy your already patched ROM files (copy and overwrite just the folders under the Final Fantasy XI folder that have numbers, or the word ROM or SOUND in them (189, 190, ROM, ROM2, ROM3, Sound, Sound2, etc) into the new install). This will reduce the size of the update that will kick off when you first log into to the new Steam install. It will still want to patch the POL part and the additional ROM/DAT's for the new expansions--but you won't be downloading a year's worth (or more) of updates for the rest. Having the backup copy may also be needed if the SE backup doesn't restore your map markers... forget what all is sent to the server. The users folder holds all that data, just not sure what file is what.