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How to factory reset tf2 (or any other game)

Av Meladoom

Please, read.

1 - Do not rush.

2 - Do not skip the steps

3 - Screenshot your settings BEFORE doing this guide (everything client-based will be reset)

4 - Find download links for/backup your mods, because some stuff might be updated (ex. mastercomfig)

After installing many mods, configs and HUDs the game gets corrupted without a simple way to fix it.
As of now, you cannot easily remove your Cloud files here https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/account/remotestorage

It's highly recommended to do this together with the clean OS reinstall (DO NOT USE "Reset this PC" IF YOU'RE ON WINDOWS), just to make sure you don't have any leftovers.
It takes 20 minutes, easy to do, and also fixes all your other PC problems

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1: Toggle the "keep games saves in the steam cloud" & remove all arguments

2: Delete cfg and custom folders inside the tf folder

3: Type -autoconfig into the launch arguments

4: Launch & close tf2

5: Remove -autoconfig

6: Toggle the "Keep games saves in the Steam cloud"

7: Go to the Steam's remote storage page & find TF2

8: It should have cfg/config.cfg file, and MAYBE some others

9: Completely close Steam

10: Open your userdata>remote folder

11: Open every file mentioned on the steam website you opened before using something like notepad++

12: (IMPORTANT) Remove everything from them and save

13: Delete file remotecache.vdf

14: Launch Steam & launch TF2

15: It MUST say that your steam cloud files are conflicting! DON'T PRESS ANYTHING!

16: Delete all now-empty files in the Remote folder

17: Select "UPLOAD TO THE STEAM CLOUD" (aka upload from your pc to the cloud, using Local Save)

18: Close TF2

19: uncheck keep games saves in the steam cloud

20: Delete cfg and custom folders (again)

21: Launch TF2 with -autoconfig (again)

22: Close TF2

23: remove -autoconfig + check keep games saves in the steam cloud

24: now this must have only one fresh cfg/config.cfg file

25: Launch TF2 and start recovering your settings. INSTALL CONFIG FIRST (ex. mastercoms)

26: Enjoy your clean tf2!

Donations are appreciated (Please, don't ask anything in return)

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1: Toggle the "keep games saves in the steam cloud" & remove all arguments

2: Delete cfg and custom folders inside the tf folder

3: Type -autoconfig into the launch arguments

4: Launch & close tf2

5: Remove -autoconfig

6: Toggle the "Keep games saves in the Steam cloud"

7: Go to the Steam's remote storage page & find TF2

steamproxy.net/steamstore/account/remotestorage

8: It should have cfg/config.cfg file, and MAYBE some others

9: Completely close Steam

10: Open your userdata>remote folder

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\YOUR-ACCOUNT-ID-NUMBERS\440\remote

11: Open every file mentioned on the steam website you opened before using something like notepad++

(NO MATTER THE FILENAME EXTENSION)

12: (IMPORTANT) Remove everything from them and save

REMEMBER - You have to remove everything from the files mentioned on the Steam website from the game folder AND from the remote folder

EXPLANATION: This way, you basically "corrupt" the files that are on the Steam Cloud servers. In the end of the guide, Steam Cloud will recognize them, but because they're "corrupted" (just clean/empty tho), it will delete them altogether from it's servers. Making the Factory Reset possible.

Unfortunately, Valve did not make the easy "delete from cloud" button, so you can only download your files. So this is why you have to "corrupt" them with this workaround.

13: Delete file remotecache.vdf

14: Launch Steam & launch TF2

15: It MUST say that your steam cloud files are conflicting! DON'T PRESS ANYTHING!

16: Delete all now-empty files in the Remote folder

17: Select "UPLOAD TO THE STEAM CLOUD" (aka upload from your pc to the cloud, using Local Save)

18: Close TF2

19: uncheck keep games saves in the steam cloud

20: Delete cfg and custom folders (again)

21: Launch TF2 with -autoconfig (again)

22: Close TF2

23: remove -autoconfig + check keep games saves in the steam cloud

24: now this must have only one fresh cfg/config.cfg file

steamproxy.net/steamstore/account/remotestorageapp/?appid=440

25: Launch TF2 and start recovering your settings. INSTALL CONFIG FIRST (ex. mastercoms)

26: Enjoy your clean tf2!

Donations are appreciated (Please, don't ask anything in return)

https://steamproxy.net/tradeoffer/new/?partner=126579659&token=BcQMbAO_

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bacon king junior 16 jan @ 5:37

thank you

Based_On_Cringe #FixTF2 11 jan @ 3:31

W Rizz my dude

perry the platypus AP 14 dec, 2024 @ 9:40

this really did restart my tf2 but the first time huds didn't work did for the second time and now huds work again ty

Blurred 18 nov, 2024 @ 23:39

worked like a charm, thank you!

Meladoom [skapare] 18 okt, 2024 @ 13:49

You can get the achievent items only once. You can't get them back. Steam Support does not give them back anymore AFAIK.
Obviously, you can still send a ticket, and they might help you.

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2950035163

John Ward 18 okt, 2024 @ 13:32

Would I be able to get all the achievement items that I transmuted originally

Bucket Gaming 24 sep, 2024 @ 7:30

edit : *i would gladly give it to you

Bucket Gaming 24 sep, 2024 @ 7:30

thank you so much, if i had money u would gladly give it to you

Meladoom [skapare] 30 jun, 2024 @ 2:25

I had to do it a week ago, and it works, hahah!
1 - Don't rush.
2 - If you screwed something up, start from the very beginning.

3 - "it keeps reinstalling onto my cfg folder".
Steps 9 & 24, perhaps? Also you could miss Step 12 gray text.

4 - "after i exit tf2 from the last step it resets to the steam cloud :/".
Step 22? Maybe your Steam client is somehow read-only, but I doubt.

matcha 29 jun, 2024 @ 22:45

once i remove the config.cfg from the steam cloud, it keeps reinstalling onto my cfg folder and after i exit tf2 from the last step it resets to the steam cloud :/

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