Quote Originally Posted by Kuya420 View Post
so ive had the steam version the entire time, but preferred the PC Launcher, doesnt display that im playing it, dont have to have a third party launcher running to run it, etc, but, its being forced at this point so whatever, trying to get it done before the last minute, space is limited so dont want the original install to be left there

when i go to uninstall it, im told if i uninstall ill lose my mail, address book, and all saved messages, is this just a default message if its the ONLY instance of final installed? will i lose anything else like gearsets, hotbars, hud, macros? im holding off on it at this point because i dont wanna go through the headache until i truly need the space

thanks in advance

You don't loose your mail or anything, the things you will loose are your layout, however you can copy this.


In the following location > C:\Users\(your name)\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
You can copy this entire FF XIV folder or just the folder with a name like "FFXIV_CHR0040002E92C0C8B2". You have a folder that looks like this for every character you have created. You can just copy this folder or the entire main folder it doesn't matter much.
Once you install the game again just copy this folder in the same location, launch the game and your layout will still be the same as the old one.


I always keep a copy of this folder in my cloud storage just in case my SSD goes bad and I need to install the OS and/or my game again I always have my layout ready.


I'm not sure what you mean with address book but I'm going to assume the friend list, this doesn't disappear, saved messages won't disappear either. What will disappear (though only temporarily) is the name of your friends on other worlds, however, you can just click the online symbol next to the (unable to retrieve) and their name along with their online or offline status will appear right away.