How do I transfer my keyboard maps to new computer?
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Hi all.
I got a new computer and I want to take the file that maps my inputs with my HOTAS.
Which of the Falcon 4 files would I move to the new computer to keep everything as it has been on my old computer. (Of course I will move my HOTAS files as well).Thanks!
Paul “Juggernaut” -
@Juggernaut everything in your
\Falcon BMS 4.37\User\Config
folderwith possible exception of
d3d11.dsp
… if your new PC has different GPU or monitor … moving that file over may give you problemsalso, be advised, if you use the New/Alt Launcher… some of the stuff it saves (like checkboxes for smart-scaling etc) are stored in
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims
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also don’t forget if you have Pictures or ACMI recordings you want to keep…
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@airtex2019
Great!
Thanks alot! -
@Juggernaut Discussion on another thread just reminded me, the XML files that AL creates (which store all axes/button mappings) are named according to “instance-id” of each input device.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/ms835112(v=msdn.10)
(Note, this is not the same GUID as appears in DeviceSorting.txt… which is just the PID and VID codes of the device, disguised in a GUID form.)
So, even though it’s the exact same hardware, when you plug your joystick/throttle etc into usb ports on new PC, it will have difference instance-ID(s) there.
So, I lied. You may have to do some rework to setup your axes and buttons again.
I think (but haven’t tried!) once you figure out the new instance-IDs, you can shuffle the files around… ie. rename the old XML files to match the new instance-IDs.
But of course that is “ski at your own risk” territory. If you try it, let us know if it works or not.
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