# Index controllers lost their bindings, how to fix it?

**URL:** <https://ask.vrchat.com/t/index-controllers-lost-their-bindings-how-to-fix-it/15896>\
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**Created:** [January 16, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/index-controllers-lost-their-bindings-how-to-fix-it/15896 "2023-01-16T02:04:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bonksz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/bonksz/32/15713_2.png) [@Bonksz](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/Bonksz)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/index-controllers-lost-their-bindings-how-to-fix-it/15896/1 "2023-01-16T02:04:34Z")

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Hey everyone! For some reason my index controllers lost their bindings when i boot up vrc. Its fine with other games but for some reason vrc is giving me this issue. I try to create new bindings but it doesn’t show me a new window when i click that, even steam shows for some reason it reads steam isnt online but i am. Is there anyway i can fix this? I did a reinstall a while back and it fix it temporarily. But i’d like a permanent fix since reinstalling a game multiple times would get annoying lol

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**Author:** ![JK0JK](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/jk0jk/32/25454_2.png) [@JK0JK](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/JK0JK)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/index-controllers-lost-their-bindings-how-to-fix-it/15896/2 "2024-07-11T20:51:42Z")

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Have you found an answer? Struggling with the same thing.

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**Author:** ![JK0JK](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/vrchat/user_avatar/ask.vrchat.com/jk0jk/32/25454_2.png) [@JK0JK](https://ask.vrchat.com/u/JK0JK)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://ask.vrchat.com/t/index-controllers-lost-their-bindings-how-to-fix-it/15896/3 "2024-07-11T23:04:58Z")

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Hey! Did some digging and found this!

> **[Potential workaround for Index controller issues in VRChat :: VRChat...](https://steamcommunity.com/app/438100/discussions/5/3828661844180133583/)**
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> Posting this here in case it helps someone else avoid spending WAY too much time troubleshooting this issue. My symptoms are, left Index trackpad is bound to movement, A buttons don't do anything (should be mute and jump) and finger tracking does not...

I do not know if it will work for you, but TL;DR - run VRChat from the folder and not from the Steam dashboard!

Now on to find a way for this to look on Linux…