How to reset the Backburner user settings to default

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023

Products and versions covered

Issue:

How to reset the Backburner user settings to their default state due to crashing or inability to configure one or more render nodes in Backburner.

Solution:

To reset the current Backburner settings, use the following steps:
  1. Exit Backburner.
  2. Navigate to the following path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local.
  3. Rename the "Backburner" folder to  "BackburnerOld". 
Note: This folder can be deleted if preferred.
  1. Restart Backburner. A new Backburner folder will be created with the default settings.
In some case, the XML file (*.xml) may only need to be renamed in the Backburner folder.

Products:

3ds Max; 3ds Max Design; 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite; Maya; Maya Entertainment Creation Suite;

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