Damaged Automobilista 2 user profile

A clean Automobilista 2 profile is a last diagnostic step when current evidence points to configuration corruption and narrower repairs have not helped.

Approval requiredActiveEvidence reviewed 2026-09-03Guide updated 2026-09-29

Checks and expected results

Before you repair it

Identify the repeated startup failure and record which targeted cache, display, or controller repairs have already been tried.
Locate Documents\Automobilista 2 in the actual user profile, including any redirected Documents location.
Close Automobilista 2 and preserve the complete affected data before approving a move of the active copy.

How to confirm the result

Relaunch Automobilista 2 to create clean user data, review graphics and controls, and retry the original failure. If it works, bring back personal data selectively; if it fails, restore the preserved profile with the simulator closed.

Repair limits and when to stop

A new profile can reset preferences and bindings or temporarily hide saved data. It is not a repair for driver, hardware, or game-package faults. Do not delete the backup or copy all of the old configuration back before retesting.

How PitMedic recognizes it

Repeated startup failure remains after targeted repairs and AMS2 evidence identifies corrupt, invalid, or unparseable profile state.

Signals PitMedic may recognize

profile corrupt
invalid profile
Documents\Automobilista 2

Built-in response

Preserve the complete Documents\Automobilista 2 folder and move the active copy aside so AMS2 can generate clean user data.

Repair safetySignificant / reversible / ask first

Verification sources

PitMedic prioritizes vendor documentation and labels community findings separately.

Crashing on game startupReiza Studios Forum · Community evidence
A resolved Reiza forum report confirms that regenerating the Documents\Automobilista 2 folder restored startup. PitMedic preserves the original folder instead of deleting it.
Open source
Graphics settings reset on launchReiza Studios Forum · Community evidence
Reiza staff list regenerating the AMS2 Documents folder as a broader recovery after targeted steps fail.
Open source