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How to Back Up and Restore SignalRGB

Your SignalRGB configurations — layouts, effect settings, presets, and macros — are stored locally. Backing them up before reinstalling or moving to a new PC ensures you don’t lose your work.

Before You Start

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  • SignalRGB installed and configured
  • Access to File Explorer
  • A backup destination (external drive, cloud storage, or another folder)

Where SignalRGB Stores Your Data

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SignalRGB stores user data in the following locations. You need to back up both:

Application data (settings, effects, presets): %localappdata%\VortxEngine

Documents folder (layouts and additional configs): %userprofile%\Documents\WhirlwindFX

To open these paths, press WIN + R, paste the path, and press Enter.

How to Back Up

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  1. Close SignalRGB completely — right-click the tray icon and select Quit.
  2. Open File Explorer and navigate to %localappdata%\VortxEngine.
  3. Copy the entire VortxEngine folder to your backup destination.
  4. Navigate to %userprofile%\Documents\WhirlwindFX.
  5. Copy the entire WhirlwindFX folder to your backup destination.

How to Restore

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  1. Install SignalRGB on the new or reinstalled system and run it once to create the default folder structure, then close it.
  2. Copy your backed-up VortxEngine folder back to %localappdata%\, replacing the newly created one.
  3. Copy your backed-up WhirlwindFX folder back to %userprofile%\Documents\, replacing the newly created one.
  4. Launch SignalRGB — your layouts, effects, and settings should be restored.
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