

Start GTA IV, I bet you will get Boost of around 10-15 Frames per second.
#GTA 4 MAIN FOLDER BACKUP PATCH#
Charmingcharlie after patch 1.0.4 you only need. An useful tool is GTA IV Recoverer, that allows you to restore files from game's DVD. If you just backup your save games without backing up the xlive folder then GTA 4 can refuse to recognise your savegames once you reinstall GTA 4. Multi-level Backup system Command line program uninstall support. You could create a folder called 'Backups' in GTA IV main folder where to put all your original files. Scanning for leftovers after the standard uninstall 8 Additional cleaning tools.

You need to create a security copy for files that you will mod, to restore in case of problems. In this example, we suppose that in the readme there is also these informations: It's one of the most important modding rules: backup files. Be sure that file isn't "read only" (in properties). File is located \Grand Theft Auto IV\common\data folder. Handling.dat contains informations about vehicles. To modify these files, you could use Notepad already installed on your PC. IMPORTANT: backup your original (or already modified) files, as we said in the GTA 4 modding introduction. Paste LocalAppDataRockstar GamesGTA IVsavegames into the address bar at the top of the File Explorer window and hit ENTER And thats you inside your GTA 4. All these files are located in \Grand Theft Auto IV\common\data.

If in the readme there are information on handling.dat, vehicles.ide, carcols.dat or others, you must follow next steps. If there are information on handling.dat (or carcols.dat or similar files) follow next steps.
