Where Does MSI Center Store Settings and Profiles?
MSI Center keeps machine settings under ProgramData MSI on Windows, in versioned One Dragon Center folders. Layout shifts between releases.
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MSI Center is the odd one that stores state machine-wide instead of per user. Expect ProgramData, not AppData. The path runs through an MSI folder into a One Dragon Center tree with device .dat files and logs.
The exact subfolders drift between Dragon Center, Center, Center Pro and SDK builds, so treat the layout as versioned rather than fixed. No official MSI page documents a stable user-level path. Quote the ProgramData root, verify the One Dragon Center segment on your install, and never conflate this with Afterburner.
Where MSI Center stores this, by platform
C:\ProgramData\MSI\One Dragon Center\Data\Data
Machine-level Center data with Device .dat files and logs. Subfolder names shift between Dragon Center, Center, Center Pro and SDK releases, so confirm the One Dragon Center segment locally. Exact layout varies by version, which MSI does not document in a stable spec.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up MSI Center settings?
Back up C:\ProgramData\MSI with the MSI services stopped. The Data folder with Device .dat files plus logs is the part that matters. Restoring across different Center versions misfires, so keep the installer version noted with the backup.
MSI Center will not start. What do I delete?
Stop the Center services, delete or rename C:\ProgramData\Msi, then launch Center again. It regenerates the tree on start. This is the community fix for a Center that hangs on launch, and it leaves Afterburner profiles alone since those live elsewhere.
Are MSI Center and Afterburner profiles in the same place?
Do not mix them. Afterburner stores overclock profiles in Profiles under its own install folder, while Center stores machine modules under ProgramData. They are separate products with separate folders despite the shared brand.
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