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SwedChef

SteamVR Settings Won't Save

Question/Support

Just purchased an Index and I'm having some trouble with SteamVR and I hope someone else has run across this.

No matter what I do, SteamVR will not save settings for my Index. It always resets to 90hz, 130% brightness, 5 second timeout, etc. No changes to any setting will save.

I've started support with Valve who basically told me to make sure I didn't have any programs that interfere with Steam (I don't), make sure I didn't have two version of SteamVR installed (I don't), and to consult a specialist (Come on, really?).

Posted Sep 9, 2020, 10:05 PM UTC

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elvissteinjrDesktop+ Overlay Developer•

SteamVR settings are stored in Steam\config\steamvr.vrsettings. You can reinstall SteamVR all you want, that file will remain. Try renaming that to get a fresh config file.
You could also check the file permissions on there, though it would be very odd if there was something wrong with that.

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SwedChefOP•

I'll give it a shot, thanks!

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SwedChefOP•

In case this pops up for someone else, removing the vrsettings file and forcing SteamVR to generate new ones fixed this issue for me. Thanks for the help!

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hxiii•

I'm sorry? Consult a specialist? What for?

Sorry to hear you're having trouble with your current setup, wish I could pinpoint you further instructions. The only thing I could tell you to try is clearing Steam caches and worst case scenario, deleting SteamVR and Steam and do a fresh makeover but alas I'm pretty sure you already did those steps maybe. If you did not, try giving it a shot!

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SwedChefOP•

I did try that, but thank you for the suggestion.

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realmaier•

Is your windows user a admin on your machine? Might just be that your user does not have write access to the config files.

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SwedChefOP•

Yes, I am an admin and I did have access (I checked permissions). Removing the steamvr settings file and having it generate a new one fixed the issue.

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