In this guide I am going to provide first aid for everyone who has problems with their configuration (config.cfg, autoexec.cfg, video.txt etc.) after the CS:GO Winter-Update (12/09/15 UTC).

With the recent update Valve switched from a central config folder to an account-local data folder, so that different accounts can now use different configs on the same machine.

Before the update all config files were stored in the "Steam\SteamApps\Common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo\cfg\"-folder.

The update moved the default location of your config.cfg and your video-settings to a folder somewhere in your "Steam\Userdata\"-folder by default.

If you only have only one account this shouldn't be a problem, since Steam copies all settings to the new config.cfg in the "Steam\Userdata"-Folder.

However, if you use more than one account on the same machine you might run into problems. It seems that Steam only transfers the data once when you started the game for the first time after the update.

There are two possible solutions to the problem. They both work fine - chose whatever fits you best.

The first possible solution to the problem is using and adapting to the new system. The new system certainly has its advantages. e.g. commands you enter into the console will stored reliably in your new config-folder.
If you decide to give the new system a chance the solution to configuration problems depends on whether you use an actual config.cfg or an autoexec.cfg that includes all your settings and binds.

The config.cfg is in the "[...]Steam\Userdata\Your 32bit Steam3 ID\730\local\cfg\"-folder.

All you need to do to fix the problem is to copy the files from the cfg-folder of the account you first used after the update to the cfg-folder of the guide that causes problems for you.

Please note: If you don't know how to find out which folder belongs to your Steam account/ your 32bit Steam3 ID please read the excursion on the end of this section.

The cfg-folder of the account you first used after the update should contain your config.cfg, a video.txt and a videodefaults.txt.

All you have to do is copy all those files to the cfg-folder of the account causing problems.

If you have a problem with your video-settings try to rename the video.txt (e.g. to video.txt.backup), duplicate the videodefaults.txt and name the duplicate video.txt.

If you use a stand-alone autoexec.cfg all you have to do is to delete or rename the config.cfg inside the Userdata-folder and leave the autoexec.cfg in the old cfg-folder of the game. Steam will automatically create a new config.cfg inside the Userdata-folder. Just like it did in the cfg-folder of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive before the recent update came out.

Step 1: Delete config.cfg in the "[...]Steam\Userdata\Your 32bit Steam3 ID\730\local\cfg\"-folder.

Please note: If you don't know how to find out which folder belongs to your Steam account/ your 32bit Steam3 ID please read the excursion in the next section.

Step 2 (Option #1): Copy/ Leave your autoexec.cfg into the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive cfg-folder ([...]Steam\SteamApps\Common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo\cfg).

Step 2 (Option #2): Copy your autoexec.cfg into the "[...]Steam\Userdata\Your 32bit Steam3 ID\730\local\cfg\"-folder.

If you don’t like the changes the recent update brought for the configuration-files location there is a way to return to the new system by using the environment variable Valve created for tournament administrators.
When you do so you will end up with having one configuration for all your accounts – just like it was before the update!

You will have to set "USRLOCALCSGO" as an environment variable (German: Systemumgebungsvariable) in Windows.

To do this you have to go to "System" in your Windows Control Panel (German: Systemsteuerung) and click on "Advanced Systemsettings" (German: Erweiterte Systemeinstellungen).

In the upcoming window click on the third tab: "Advanced" (German: Erweitert), then click on "Environment Variables" (German: Umgebungsvariablen).
Now you should see a windows that displays your "User Variables" (German: Benutzervariablen) and your "System Variables" (German: Systemvariablen) underneath it.
Click on the lower "New..."-Button (German: Neu...) to add a new system variable.
You will be asked to enter a name and a value (German: Wert) for the new variable.

Set "USRLOCALCSGO" as your variable name and your CS:GO cfg-folder-path ([...]Steam\SteamApps\Common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo) (e.g. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\Common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo" as variable value (German: Wert der Variablen).

That’s it. You are done! Everything should work like it did before.



Advanced users (who know what they are doing!) might also use a *.reg-file to set the variable:

The folders in the “Steam\Userdata”-folder are named after your account’s 32bit Steam3ID. This 32bit Steam3ID is included in your tradeoffer-link.

The easiest way to find out your "Steam3 ID (32bit)" is to copy your Steamcommunity-profile-link or Steam-ID and search for it at http://vacbanned.com.



Vacbanned.com will show you the "Details of this SteamID". Your Steam3 ID (32bit) is in the second row. In the image above it is "[U:1:9703518]". The part that we are looking for is the long number after the second ":". In this example "9703518". This is the account's folder-name!

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