I want to try out some custom configs but i want to make sure i backup my tf2 correctly before i do so.
Ive tried making a copy of my tf folder and then downloading a custom config. and to restore my old tf2 settings i tried switching out my new tf folder with the custom config with the old copy of my tf folder. But i would still have some of the settings from the custom config.
Ive also tried making a backup by right clicking tf2 in my game library and pressing backup game files, then downloading a custom config. Then i tried to restore the backup by going to the steam tab in the top left of steam and clicking backup and restore games then choosing my team fortress 2 backup. but that didnt work either, I still had the custom config installed.
So basically: how do i backup my tf2 correctly? and how do i restore that backup?
Any help is appreciated, Thanks.
I want to try out some custom configs but i want to make sure i backup my tf2 correctly before i do so.
Ive tried making a copy of my tf folder and then downloading a custom config. and to restore my old tf2 settings i tried switching out my new tf folder with the custom config with the old copy of my tf folder. But i would still have some of the settings from the custom config.
Ive also tried making a backup by right clicking tf2 in my game library and pressing backup game files, then downloading a custom config. Then i tried to restore the backup by going to the steam tab in the top left of steam and clicking backup and restore games then choosing my team fortress 2 backup. but that didnt work either, I still had the custom config installed.
So basically: how do i backup my tf2 correctly? and how do i restore that backup?
Any help is appreciated, Thanks.
You probably have settings in the new config which are not being overwritten by your old config. For example, if you have "r_drawviewmodels 0" in your new config, but not "r_drawviewmodels 1" in your old config, replacing the new with the old will not set your viewmodels to display again.
You would have to reset your TF2 to default, and then put the old tf folder back, then it should take it back to where it was before. I just did this after messing with a crosshair switcher.
You probably have settings in the new config which are not being overwritten by your old config. For example, if you have "r_drawviewmodels 0" in your new config, but not "r_drawviewmodels 1" in your old config, replacing the new with the old will not set your viewmodels to display again.
You would have to reset your TF2 to default, and then put the old tf folder back, then it should take it back to where it was before. I just did this after messing with a crosshair switcher.
Try disabling Steam Cloud sync during your testings.
Try disabling Steam Cloud sync during your testings.
be sure that you're copying over tf/cfg/config.cfg and that it isn't being overwritten with steam cloud sync - config.cfg contains all current tweaks from the default, and without your old config.cfg it won't cancel out the tested autoexec
be sure that you're copying over tf/cfg/config.cfg and that it isn't being overwritten with steam cloud sync - config.cfg contains all current tweaks from the default, and without your old config.cfg it won't cancel out the tested autoexec
fatswimdudeYou probably have settings in the new config which are not being overwritten by your old config. For example, if you have "r_drawviewmodels 0" in your new config, but not "r_drawviewmodels 1" in your old config, replacing the new with the old will not set your viewmodels to display again.
You would have to reset your TF2 to default, and then put the old tf folder back, then it should take it back to where it was before. I just did this after messing with a crosshair switcher.
ok thanks, also, do i reset my tf2 back to default by deleting the cfg folder and typing -autoconfig in the launch options? or is there a better way of doing it?
[quote=fatswimdude]You probably have settings in the new config which are not being overwritten by your old config. For example, if you have "r_drawviewmodels 0" in your new config, but not "r_drawviewmodels 1" in your old config, replacing the new with the old will not set your viewmodels to display again.
You would have to reset your TF2 to default, and then put the old tf folder back, then it should take it back to where it was before. I just did this after messing with a crosshair switcher.[/quote]
ok thanks, also, do i reset my tf2 back to default by deleting the cfg folder and typing -autoconfig in the launch options? or is there a better way of doing it?
NoFapTry disabling Steam Cloud sync during your testings.
it is disabled
[quote=NoFap]Try disabling Steam Cloud sync during your testings.[/quote]
it is disabled
Bluok thanks, also, do i reset my tf2 back to default by deleting the cfg folder and typing -autoconfig in the launch options? or is there a better way of doing it?
yes, but make sure you have cloud sync turned off as well
[quote=Blu]ok thanks, also, do i reset my tf2 back to default by deleting the cfg folder and typing -autoconfig in the launch options? or is there a better way of doing it?[/quote]
yes, but make sure you have cloud sync turned off as well
yttriumbe sure that you're copying over tf/cfg/config.cfg and that it isn't being overwritten with steam cloud sync - config.cfg contains all current tweaks from the default, and without your old config.cfg it won't cancel out the tested autoexec
ok, that might be the reason it didnt work the first time because when i tried to backup using my tf folder i had cloud sync enabled, but i disabled it before i tried to backup the second time
[quote=yttrium]be sure that you're copying over tf/cfg/config.cfg and that it isn't being overwritten with steam cloud sync - config.cfg contains all current tweaks from the default, and without your old config.cfg it won't cancel out the tested autoexec[/quote]
ok, that might be the reason it didnt work the first time because when i tried to backup using my tf folder i had cloud sync enabled, but i disabled it before i tried to backup the second time
fatswimdudeBluok thanks, also, do i reset my tf2 back to default by deleting the cfg folder and typing -autoconfig in the launch options? or is there a better way of doing it?
yes, but make sure you have cloud sync turned off as well
ok thanks
[quote=fatswimdude][quote=Blu]ok thanks, also, do i reset my tf2 back to default by deleting the cfg folder and typing -autoconfig in the launch options? or is there a better way of doing it?[/quote]
yes, but make sure you have cloud sync turned off as well[/quote]
ok thanks
If you want default, delete any custom config files, and your autoexec, and do these:
Reset all binds: exec config_default
Reset all cvars: steam://runsafe/440
If you want default, delete any custom config files, and your autoexec, and do these:
Reset all binds: exec config_default
Reset all cvars: [url=steam://runsafe/440]steam://runsafe/440[/url]