Request Cloud storage for User Profile

[OniZame]

As u all know. Every time we change PC the hotbar, gear set, UI and all setting back to default. i wish SE can make the storage not client based but cloud based. sometimes i play on laptop when im on campuss. but when i get home i'm using PC. and i alrdy level up couple of times so the hotbar changed, gear change. when back to home i need to rearrange again.. thats rly annoying..

PS: sorry for bad english.. not my native

and the shop system need to be improved!! the gear cant be viewed, try it on, etc. buying gear on npc is annoying.. i see the stats better. but i'm using disgusting panty with belt only like some SM x.x

[Raist]

I put up a thread about this during Beta4, but it didn't get much attention.

In XI, could hit a combination of buttons that would allow us to save/restore key profile data on their server (macros and such). Would be nice to have that functionality again with XIV.

I've taken to running one of two batch files on my laptop that map to the PC's drive and either push or pull data depending on which one I played on last---but it's still a nuisance. I've pretty much stopped using the PC now because of it.

[OniZame]

I put up a thread about this during Beta4, but it didn't get much attention.

In XI, could hit a combination of buttons that would allow us to save/restore key profile data on their server (macros and such). Would be nice to have that functionality again with XIV.

I've taken to running one of two batch files on my laptop that map to the PC's drive and either push or pull data depending on which one I played on last---but it's still a nuisance. I've pretty much stopped using the PC now because of it.

which file contains the save data?

[MisaCeliousa]

C:\Users\(USER NAME)\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

there's folders called FFXIV_CHR(lots of numbers)

they all contain files for macro, hotbar and gearset

[OniZame]

C:\Users\(USER NAME)\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

there's 3 folders called FFXIV_CHR004000174A41C3B7 , FFXIV_CHR004000174A41C574 , FFXIV_CHR004000174A410EF4

they all contain files for macro, hotbar and gearset

dont have that folder on mine.. the code different

[worldofneil]

The folder names change as they're unique for each character, but they all start FFXIV_CHR.

You'll have one folder for each character you have, just copy those as mentioned above

[OniZame]

so.. the more character the more folder? bcuz i sometimes swapped laptop - PC with my friend.. so i dunno which one mine.. lol

[Raist]

the file path may appear a bit different depending on your OS. When looking at the folders in Explorer, it will visually say "My Documents", but if you look in the path up top it will actually be using "Documents" in there:

C:\Users\<UserName>\My Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

versus

C:\Users\<UserName>\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

The odd thing is, when making the batch file, the truncated 8.3 names used the Mydocu~1 short name instead of Docum~1. I shared the character folder on the PC (only using one character, so just shared it instead of the FFXIV parent folder). So I can just map to that share directly and push/pull using xcopy with the /D flag so it only overwrites if copying a newer version over an older one. Here's the breakdown of the the .bat:

net use z: \\<IP address of target PC>\<name of shared folder> /USER:<UserName> <Password> /PERSISTENT:NO
C:
cd \users\<UserName>\mydocu~1\mygame~1\finalf~2\FFXIV_~1
xcopy *.DAT Z:\*.* /D /Y
C:
ECHO OFF
ECHO - FFXIV_CHR* (FFXIV_~1) folders may change with new toon.
ECHO - find new shortnames with DIR /X command from CMD prompt
PAUSE
net use Z: /DELETE

This creates a temporary mapped drive (z:\) to the shared character folder on the old XP box, then pushes only newer versions of the folders from the laptop over to that XP box (/Y lets it automaticaly overwrite, /D tells it to only overwrite if newer). It pauses so I can see the results of the copy operation (how many actually got copied and errors if any), then echoes a reminder that if I create new characters, I may need to adjust the process to hit new folders. Tap any key and it will continue the script, which removes the mapped drive and exits the DOS prompt.

Note that it uses finalf~2 for an upper level folder in the path. This is because I had the benchmark on there before the game, so it enumerated the game as folder #2 (finalf~1 would put it in the benchmark folder as that was on there before the game--they enumerate based on when created, not alphabetically). The character folders do the same thing too (FFXIV_~1, FFXIV_~2, etc.) based on when created, not alphabetically. I know.. it looks awkward with the short names. It's just an old habit of mine for avoiding issues when moving across different versions of Windows. Short names will always work, and you don't have to worry so much about spelling or punctuation.

Note also that this is only copying character data. This is not grabbing the controller and graphics settings and such---that is in the root level of the FFXIV folder (FFXIV.cfg, FFXIV_Boot.cfg).

[OniZame]

damn confusing -.- i'll just wait for them to cloud it if "they intended to" or i'll just re-set everything :<
i try copy whole shit inside the folder and put on google drive.. but its 50mb+ and my internet shitty.. so i'll just do it by HAND!

[Raist]

could just get a cheap thumb drive and copy your FFXIV_CHR folders to it (right-click, send to Kingston_112 or whatever it installs the thumbdrive as). I see cheap little 2 and 4GB ones in a bin at the Office Depot counter all the time. I mean like $5 cheap.