Where Does LOOT Store Settings and Masterlists?
LOOT AppData folders for settings, masterlists and user rules.
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LOOT keeps its settings, downloaded masterlists and user metadata in Local AppData, separate from the games it sorts. Backing up one folder preserves years of custom load-order rules.
User metadata is the treasure. Masterlists refresh from the internet, but your personal rules do not.
Where LOOT stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\LOOT
Settings.yaml, per-game folders with masterlist.yaml, userlist.yaml and metadata. Copy the whole LOOT tree before reinstalls. Masterlists update themselves; userlist.yaml needs the manual copy.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up LOOT custom rules?
Copy userlist.yaml files from the per-game folders inside the path above. Those hold every custom rule.
Where are LOOT logs?
In the per-game folders beside settings above. Attach them when sorting goes wrong.
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