Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition stores its config files at %USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE on Windows. That folder holds the settings rather than a save: keybinds, sensitivity, video options, the layout you arranged. Checkpoint64 already knows it, backs it up automatically and keeps every version, so a config that got reset is one click from restored.
Where Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition settings are stored
- Windows —
%USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE
The settings here is .profile files — back up the folder as a set, not single files, so a restore always keeps them consistent.
How to open the config folder
- Windows — press Win+R, paste
%USERPROFILE%\Games\Age of Empires 2 DE, and press Enter.
Backing up Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition settings automatically
- Install Checkpoint64 (free) and pick Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — the config path above is already preset.
- Auto-backup watches the folder and uploads a new version whenever it changes, keeping full history.
- Restore any version in one click after a patch resets your settings, a file verification restores the defaults, or you move to a new PC.
For the deeper story — what resets a config and how rollback works — read the full Game Config Backup guide.