How to rid my drive of this "Fleet Carrier" Beta?
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"In your launcher, select the beta, then click "OPTIONS" between "MY ACCOUNT" and "SUPPORT" upper in the menu and a drop down menu will show the option "Uninstall game"."
-Snaxist•Oct 14, 2016, reddit
Worth a shot.
-Snaxist•Oct 14, 2016, reddit
Worth a shot.
^That
Though if you are planning on updating your game later, having the beta files basically means you don't re-dl everything.
Though if you are planning on updating your game later, having the beta files basically means you don't re-dl everything.
Any idea on whether this takes out your binding files or journals as well?
Uninstall is the better option imo .
The launcher is smart enough to only uninstall the option you have selected.
As has been mentioned when patch is released it will also take the larger unchanged files from the beta and copy over rather than downloading whole new ones. Saving gigabytes of downloading.
Nearly inconsequential for me on a non-metered FIOS connection, but makes a massive difference if you happen to be on a slower, metered connection.
The launcher is smart enough to only uninstall the option you have selected.
As has been mentioned when patch is released it will also take the larger unchanged files from the beta and copy over rather than downloading whole new ones. Saving gigabytes of downloading.
Nearly inconsequential for me on a non-metered FIOS connection, but makes a massive difference if you happen to be on a slower, metered connection.
I'm as much in the dark as you guys, now that you mentioned the folder deletion, it seems a lot more straight forward solution than the one I quoted. Also potentially, a lot safer. Gonna do so too once I get to deleting.
Beta and regular uses the same local appdata folder. Which is stored under the Local application folder in windows.
Uninstalling either beta, live, or both should not touch these folders.
That contain graphics settings, and binds etc.
I also rather suspect that missing bind files is not so much a matter of the game deleting a file.
Even the "custom" bind file gets a version numbering on it, and I believe ED looks for the most recent of those.
But rather a notice that one of your devices has changed ID or name.
If Elite finds a bind file using an ID of a device no longer connected, it will completely ignore that file.
Forcing you to having to re-bind all keys.
It shouldn't happen too often but some devices, particularly older, doesn't send a simple identifying name. Leaving windows to use its own method to generate names for it, that also includes the specific port is connected through.
So just moving ports, hubs etc around could trigger Elite into thinking its not the same controller and invalidates your binding.
I have even had devices change ID on me from just rebooting.
Because I plugged them in one order, but as my computer turned on it activated ports in a different order.
But this is a rare occurrence these days.
I do recommend renaming the "custom" file generated when you make a new or change any default bind files to have a better name, this would also preclude ED to replace it.
Uninstalling either beta, live, or both should not touch these folders.
That contain graphics settings, and binds etc.
I also rather suspect that missing bind files is not so much a matter of the game deleting a file.
Even the "custom" bind file gets a version numbering on it, and I believe ED looks for the most recent of those.
But rather a notice that one of your devices has changed ID or name.
If Elite finds a bind file using an ID of a device no longer connected, it will completely ignore that file.
Forcing you to having to re-bind all keys.
It shouldn't happen too often but some devices, particularly older, doesn't send a simple identifying name. Leaving windows to use its own method to generate names for it, that also includes the specific port is connected through.
So just moving ports, hubs etc around could trigger Elite into thinking its not the same controller and invalidates your binding.
I have even had devices change ID on me from just rebooting.
Because I plugged them in one order, but as my computer turned on it activated ports in a different order.
But this is a rare occurrence these days.
I do recommend renaming the "custom" file generated when you make a new or change any default bind files to have a better name, this would also preclude ED to replace it.
Are you 100% sure of this? I'm asking because AFAIK the beta files are installed in a separate folder and I don't expect the Launcher to move the files from one folder to another one.
I confirm, if you unplug the USB and you reconnect it to a different port it will lose the Custom bind configuration.
Yes, I have noticed this when updating live while there has been a beta.
This is handled through the 'sync' process in the launcher and I monitored with Taskmanager.
With a lot of disk activity, and very small or short durations of network activity.
Even though the launcher reports very high DL speeds.
Of course this might not be the case for the game as installed and patched through steam and likely not on consoles.
I have seen, at least recently a lot of devices present a more readable name that windows and some games, like elite can use.I confirm, if you unplug the USB and you reconnect it to a different port it will lose the Custom bind configuration.
DCS, a flight simulator on the other hand does not use these and moving a stick between any two ports would cause you having to at least tell the game to look towards a different id.
For instance I have a couple of Virpil sticks, and updating the firmware on these does change the lower level id, but they also present a more readable name to windows that doesn't change.
And elite doesn't wipe a binds file when I do that, but DCS only looks for the low level id and always need fenageling.
And unlike elite, that Sim has custom binds per aircraft, so it would be like having to bind keys seperatelt for your cutter, Corvette, and anything else you want to fly.
