Where Does Final Fantasy XIV Store Settings?
Final Fantasy XIV config and screenshots in Documents/My Games on Windows and macOS, and which files carry UI layouts.
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Final Fantasy XIV keeps settings in Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn with FFXIV.cfg for system options plus character folders holding hotbars, macros and HUD layouts. Screenshots land in a screenshots sibling per platform.
Characters and gear live server side, so reinstalls never threaten progress. What hurts is losing years of UI tuning. Back up the whole game folder with the launcher closed. The same tree works across Steam, Windows and Mac licenses on one account. Glamour plates and macros sync per character through the same files.
Where Final Fantasy XIV stores this, by platform
C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
Character data sits in FFXIV_CHR folders by content ID. Copy the full game folder to move UI, macros and gearsets together.
~/Documents/My Games/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn
Same Documents layout as Windows for the native Mac client. The online store wrapper version shares this path with the direct download.
Frequently asked questions
Which files hold my hotbars and HUD?
The FFXIV_CHR folders with hex content IDs, plus ADDON.DAT and MACRO.DAT inside each. Copy those with FFXIV.cfg to transplant a full interface to a new PC.
Do I lose characters by deleting this folder?
No. Warriors, inventory and story progress live on Square Enix servers. You lose only local display, audio and UI settings, which take minutes to redo.
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