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| ===== Portable Configuration ===== | ===== Portable Configuration ===== | ||
| - | On startup the portable version of WinSCP looks for INI file in the directory from which it was started. The INI file must have an ''.ini'' extension and the same name as WinSCP executable. If it does not find any, it tries to create one with default configuration. If it fails to do so, it uses registry. This allows you to easily carry WinSCP with your configuration on removable media or USB drive. | + | Learn about configuring WinSCP for [[portable|portable use]]. |
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| - | You may also use INI file in different folder or with different name using [[commandline|/ini switch]]. | + | |
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| - | You can configure WinSCP to be completely portable, i.e. make it store all its files and configuration in one place, portable drive (such as USB drive). You can also get [[u3|WinSCP U3 package]], what is preconfigured version of WinSCP for portable usage on U3 USB drive. | + | |
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| - | WinSCP stores by default some files to local drives: | + | |
| - | * Random seed file (file ''winscp.rnd'' in yours //Documents and Settings// folder); | + | |
| - | * [[temp_folders|Temporary files]] (system temporary folder). | + | |
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| - | You can force WinSCP to store the files into different location in [[ui_pref_storage|preferences]]. You can use paths relative to WinSCP start folder. | + | |
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| - | To change the storage directly in an INI file to the same location, where WinSCP is started from, set following parameters: | + | |
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| - | <code ini> | + | |
| - | [Configuration\Interface] | + | |
| - | RandomSeedFile=.\winscp.rnd | + | |
| - | DDTemporaryDirectory=.\ | + | |
| - | </code> | + | |
| ===== Registry Key ===== | ===== Registry Key ===== | ||