Quote Originally Posted by TheFirstKel View Post
Since, 2.1 you can backup/restore the FFXIV config file to a location you prefer. And you can just copy the FFXIV game (binary) folder to another hard drive etc.

Once you've reinstalled, you can just run the game (probably once), then quit and restore the config file from the safe location.
Thanks for the response TheFirstKel, I missed that this had been responded to somehow...

I take it that since 2.1 there is a backup/restore feature that has been added. Where is this feature accessed from? The launcher, the start screen, character select, or in game to backup each character separately?

In your second option, you mention copying the game folder to another location. This would mean the directory that the launcher is located in I would assume. When I was poking around initially, it seemed that there were some things stored in other places. Are all the settings and config files really in that one directory? I'm talking game settings and character settings. Macros, HUD setup... the works!

I guess I'm just looking for a little bit more information. Some specific instructions would help. I don't want to waist a bunch of time getting everything back the way I like it after I'm already going to waist a bunch of time reformatting and reinstalling windows...

Thanks for any additional help you can give!