Final Fantasy XIV: How to Back Up and Restore Character Settings

Open the character’s backup menu

Character Settings Backup stores HUD layout, hotbars, gear sets, individual macros and other local character settings on the server for use in another play environment. It is the character-settings operation on the Character Selection screen. [1]

Steps

1. On Character Selection, right-click the desired character and select Back Up Character Settings. [1]
2. With a controller, select the character using X on the keyboard, Square on PlayStation, or X on Xbox Series X|S, then choose Back Up Character Settings from the subcommand menu. [1]

Upload the settings and download them where needed

Steps

1. In Character Settings Backup, select Upload to save the current settings to the server. [1]
2. To import the saved settings in another play environment, select Download from the same Character Settings Backup window. [1]

Check what the backup includes

Eligible data includes character configuration, HUD layout, hotbars and cross hotbars, gear sets, key bindings, log filters and individual macros. Screenshots, appearance, item sorting and inventory location are excluded. Shared macros belong to Client Settings backup, so they need that separate backup. [1]