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| By default WinSCP stored its configuration into Windows registry. Optionally it can store it into an INI file. To switch the storage see Storage tab of Preferences window. | By default WinSCP stored its configuration into Windows registry. Optionally it can store it into an INI file. To switch the storage see Storage tab of Preferences window. | ||
| - | On startup WinSCP looks for INI file in the directory it was starts from. The INI file must have an .INI extension and the same name as WinSCP executable. If it finds the INI file it load configuration from it. If it does not find it, it uses the registry. | + | On startup WinSCP looks for INI file in the directory it was starts from. The INI file must have an .INI extension and the same name as WinSCP executable. If it finds the INI file it loads configuration from it. If it does not find any, it uses the registry. |
| - | You may also use INI file in different folder using [[commandline|''/ini'' switch]]. | + | You may also use INI file in different folder or with different name using [[commandline|/ini switch]]. |
| ===== Transfering the Configuration ===== | ===== Transfering the Configuration ===== | ||
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| - | If you do not know how to work with registry, switch to INI. | + | If you do not know how to work with registry, switch to INI file. |
| If you use INI file as configuration storage, copy the ''winscp3.ini'' file from WinSCP installation directory on your source computer to installation directory on destination computer. The file is typicaly in following directory: | If you use INI file as configuration storage, copy the ''winscp3.ini'' file from WinSCP installation directory on your source computer to installation directory on destination computer. The file is typicaly in following directory: | ||