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Where can I find the default Dota 2 config.cfg file? Also, is my current config.cfg file identical to the default one when I first installed the game, or is it changed based on what settings I've changed in the in-game menu? I've heard people say that no matter what you change, changes are temporary, just for that session and they are all gone/back to default once you close the game. Question is what is the default, how can I see what the default is? And where is it stored? Hopefully I've made myself clear.

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  • What do you see when you edit your config.cfg with a basic notepad ?
    – T_O
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 13:36
  • What do you mean?
    – evil
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 15:11

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I think I'm sure I know what you're talking about. First off head to: Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\dota\cfg You might already know that but there's your config.cfg

Your current config.cfg will be altered by your settings ingame though.

Keep in mind that most of the settings altered by your autoexec.cfg file or even the temporary settings done via ingame menu will be set back to default if you delete your config.cfg and restart the game.

Again, it's "most of your settings" as the keybinds will prevail thanks to the Steam Cloud.

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  • So what does Steam Cloud actually possess? The pure default config.cfg file (the one that comes with the fresh install of the game) or what? Question is, where can I find the DEFAULT (the one that comes with a fresh install) config.cfg file, not a changed/modificated one.
    – evil
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 15:16
  • The config.cfg is recreated by the DotA 2 itself I believe, only personal settings are preserved (like keybindings), so since they are "borrowed" from the Steam Cloud, right clicking DotA in steam, choosing properties and disabling the Steam Cloud in a proper tab should do the trick. That should really bring your config to default.
    – Ιλλουμινάτοι
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 15:25
  • So I should 1. Delete config.cfg 2. Disable Steam Cloud 3. Open the game (this creates a fresh new config.cfg file) 4. Enable Steam Cloud again so it can replace the old one with the one on my PC?
    – evil
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 15:37
  • If you enable the Steam Cloud you will get your bindings back. Usually it should just tell you there is a conflict and let you choose which version of your files it's going to use (cloud or local). This is not the case as instead it often just forces the cloud settings over the local files without asking. This is a known issue, you should consider reading this: Method to delete Steam Cloud files
    – Ιλλουμινάτοι
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 15:47
  • So I guess, Steam Cloud is not needed unless you are playing on different machines..
    – evil
    Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 16:18

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