Some of the file locations assume a default installation path. You may have changed the install location. Loriath points out here that there is a tool created by realdragnet on the Frontier Forum that can help to make some of these changes. At the moment, changes made by this tool would need to be redone after an upgrade.
Backup Bindings
First up, always make sure you have a copy of your bindings file. This holds the buttons, keys, toggles etc that you have defined for the various controls used when flying your ship. If you make a bad change to your settings or lose them when starting the game without the right controller plugged in, it's great to simply copy your backup to the original location and load up the game again.
The file is C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Bindings\Custom.binds on Windows (can anyone confirm for OSX?). If you can't see your AppData folder then check that windows is showing Hidden folders.
HUD colours
By changing some values in an xml file you can change the look of your HUD colours. This can be done in two ways. The first is by editing <install directory>\EDLaunch\Products\FORC-FDEV-D-1001\GraphicsConfiguration.xml. The second is to update (or create) C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Graphics\GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml .
My suggestion would be to go for option two as this allows entered values to persist through upgrades. All details and links to the info (including a tool to help choose colours) can be found here
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=679
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthrea ... ost1224653
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthrea ... ost1226693
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthrea ... ost1243966
(links from Flip)
My GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml looks like
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 0.35, 0.15, 3.5 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> -0.5, 2, -1.25 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 1.75, -1, -0.4 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>
Galaxy Map Preferences
This may only effect those that have been playing for a while that don't have the right options defined in their xml file. However, if you find that the default navigation method resets from fastest every time you start the game you can stop that happening.
The easiest way to fix this is to find the following folder and delete it (just the Player folder!).
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Player\
When you next start the game it will be recreated and allow your Galaxy map choices to be saved, without impacting anything else.
Verbose Logging
Some 3rd party tools use information from the games log files to record where you have travelled to or other information.
If you want to enable this you need to add VerboseLogging="1" to the Network section in <install directory>\EDLaunch\Products\FORC-FDEV-D-1001\AppConfig.xml
mine looks like
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<Network
Port="0"
upnpenabled="1"
LogFile="netLog"
DatestampLog="1"
VerboseLogging="1"
>
For error reporting Frontier have asked that you also add ReportSentLetters="1" and ReportReceivedLetters="1" to that section.
This is also where you would make a change if you want to use a specified port for the game instead of allowing upnp to sort it all out for you. However, according to this thread https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11361 this may no longer be valid.
Persistent AppConfig
For ensuring that changes to AppConfig.xml persist after upgrades, the values can be added to AppConfigLocal.xml in the same directory.
Details below from Loriath
viewtopic.php?p=27166#p27157