Which files to backup?

[SpecialCake]

Somehow I have totally messed up my IL2 installation (I had UP2.01 and tried to install HSFX 5 over it) and now for some reason the game starts in russian and then promptly crashes. I have another installation, from steam, which I'd like to use instead and start applying my mods and patches to that copy and use it in place of the original.

What files do I need to backup to make sure that I still have all of my original settings and control configurations, key bindings, etc.?

[FlyingR]

What I did was just before I updated to 4.10 and 4.10.1, copy the whole Il-2 folder to my desktop (you can do it wherever you want) which has 4.09 and UP 2.01.

[Untamo]

S!

What I do when I want to copy the configs from install to another is to copy following files and folders:

conf.ini - general settings
il2setup.ini - don't know about this, I just copy it to "be sure" ;)
Users -folder, contains your button/axis -configs
(and copy some of my custom skins from the PaintSchemes -folder also)


-Untamo

[TeeJay82]

If you wanna save ALL your settings for a clean install, Backup Conf.ini, and USERS Folder :)

EDIT: failed to read before posting, sry :P

[Bearcat]

From The Nugget's Guide:

***What to Back up***
Back up the following folders it can save you much grief in the event of hardware issues. Look inside your IL2 46 folder.
Missions - This folder contains all the missions you may have downloaded.
NGen - This is where your camapigns are
Paint Schemes - This folder contains all your skins
Records - This folder contains all of the tracks you may have recorded.
conf - This folder contains your game settings.. as in sound graphics etc.
Users - This folder contains your pilot/stick config settings.

This is for a clean unmodded install. If you have mods installed you will need to one of the mod sites for a more detailed listing of what to back up.