SteamVR config and log files are being created in wrong dir

[Simplex]

It's a bit weird problem after reinstalling WIndows.
I have a 750GB SSD, and on a previous windows install I had one huge partition so Steam was installed in C:\Games\Steam

When I was reinstalling Windows, I created a 100GB partition just for windows and another partition for games. I moved my installation there, so the new path was D:\Games\Steam
All seemed to work, but today I noticed that I have a folder C:\Games\Steam created today and it contains some folder and files - mostly config and log files, steamvr log file looks like this:

Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - //=====================================================================================================================
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - vrclient startup with PID=15108, type=VRApplication_SteamWatchdog, config=C:\Games\Steam\config
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\htc\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\lighthouse\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\null\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Json Settings from C:\Games\Steam\config\steamvr.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\htc\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\lighthouse\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\null\resources\settings\default.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - [Settings] Load Json Settings from C:\Games\Steam\config\steamvr.vrsettings
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - Could not create interface in driver gamepad from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\gamepad\bin\win32\driver_gamepad.dll.
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.300 - Unable to init watchdog mode for driver gamepad: VRInitError_Init_InterfaceNotFound
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.384 - Could not create interface in driver oculus from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\oculus\bin\win32\driver_oculus.dll.
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.384 - Unable to init watchdog mode for driver oculus: VRInitError_Init_InterfaceNotFound
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.385 - Could not create interface in driver oculus_legacy from D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\oculus_legacy\bin\win32\driver_oculus_legacy.dll.
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.385 - Unable to init watchdog mode for driver oculus_legacy: VRInitError_Init_InterfaceNotFound
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.385 - 1 drivers initialized for watchdog mode.
    Sun Mar 18 2018 23:22:40.401 - Started D:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\tools\steamvr_environments\game\bin\win64\steamtours.exe with pid 12348

I uninstalled and reinstalled SteamVR, switched to beta, but it did no help. I checked if I have steam library defined on C: drive, but I do not. Any idea on how to fix it?

[Simplex]

I found the solution - you can set logs and config path in developer options at the very bottom:
https://i.imgur.com/vysFdr6.png

It took me over an hour to figure this out, maybe there's a better solution for this - i.e. SteamVR is aware on what drive it is installed and automatically changes the path of log and config files accordingly.

[tuftik]

Originally posted by Simplex:

I found the solution - you can set logs and config path in developer options at the very bottom:
https://i.imgur.com/vysFdr6.png

It took me over an hour to figure this out, maybe there's a better solution for this - i.e. SteamVR is aware on what drive it is installed and automatically changes the path of log and config files accordingly.

thanks mate! had the same problem. still present even after this years.

[Simplex]

Cheers! :)