Possible to enable hotkeys but still have one button as exit? Which files to save to backup configuration?

[batman]

As per the thread title, I'm wondering if this at all possible. I'm using an Xbox 360 controller. I previously had the hotkeys setup as default (start/select for exit, select/right shoulder for save etc). Instead, I assigned single button press as the exit button (Xbox home button) as I wanted a consistent way to exit all my emulators. I found it particularly tricky to assign start/select for exit buttons on the N64 and Dreamcast emulators so this seemed like the only option.

The issue that I'm facing now is that I now is using the quick save or quick load as I've disabled the hotkey. I did manage to assign them as my shoulder buttons but noticed that these are consistently pressed by accident - by me or others. If there any way to enable the select button as the hotkey so I can still do quick saves/load but still have one button as the exit? I'm assuming the answer is no enabling the hotkey probably binds the exit as a two button configuration?

Also, does anybody know which files I can backup to save my current configuration (mainly in terms of controller settings). I'm not concerned about roms, metadata or themes. I know I can always backup my entire SD card but want to avoid this as then I have no means to move my setup to a smaller SD card or use a fresh install in the future. What would I need to backup so I can drag/drop the files in the folder of a new configuration, move roms and have it ready to play with my current controller?

Thanks in advance.

[mediamogul]

I assume you're talking about RetroArch settings here. I've tested and it is possible to map the same key to "Enable hotkeys" as well as "Quit RetroArch", thereby having a single button responsible for exiting the software, while also leaving hotkeys enabled. However, you would then have the problem of exiting out every time you pressed any other hotkey combination. I think you're going to run into problems with this no matter how you try to handle it.

[batman]

@mediamogul Thanks, I didn't think it was possible but thought that there may have been a sneaky way to get around it. I have no desire at this point to re-configure all my keys again (think that's taken the longest alongside managing roms). May just completely disable the quick save/load and play some of these games the traditional way - no saves!