Config File Manager

General

The config file manager is used to to backup and restore the config file and to clean and fix invalid/unknown hardware entries in the configuration.

During regular use, the config file will store all detected hardware and after some time, these entries may become old and obsolete and should be removed.

Windows updates or computer changes can also cause hardware IDs to changes, and any mapping assigned to that hardware will stop working. Fixing this can now be easily done by simply replacing the old entry with the new one.

How to use

To access Config file manager, use the Connected Hardware Options Menu on the Main tab and select Config file manager.

Available buttons

Create backup: Create a timestamp backup of your current configuration file.

Backups will be located in folder <PROGRAMDATA>\ProSim-AR\<PROSIM_PRODUCT>\Backup

Restore backup: Restore from a previous saved backup of your configuration file.

Ok: Save changes and close the window. If changes are detected, will ask if the user wants to save a backup. A restart will be forced upon saving.

Cancel: Closes the window and ignores possible changes.

Colored Legend

Hardware available to use: Hardware connected without mappings configured.

Missing hardware: Hardware not connected with mappings configured.

Hardware connected and configured: Hardware connected with mappings configured.

Unknown hardware: Hardware not connected without mappings configured.

Example of a simple and clean configuration

No actions related to the hardware are needed and nothing can be done, except backup and restore of the configuration.

Example of a simple configuration with unknown hardware and one USB id changed

Here you can remove all the entries if needed by using right mouse button and the <Delete> menu option. The corresponding row's background will turn red.

You can also revert the deleted rows using the same method and choosing <Restore>.

Multi selections can be used to delete or restore multi entries as long no Hardware connected and configured is also selected.

How to fix missing hardware because of id change

With the right mouse button on the missing hardware row, if other of the same type is present and available, will show the <Fix with xxxxx> menu entry.

Just click on that menu item and the fix will be automatically applied to the current configuration.