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| ===== [[auto]] Auto-selecting Storage ===== | ===== [[auto]] Auto-selecting Storage ===== | ||
| On startup, WinSCP is first looking for an INI file is located in the directory from which WinSCP was started ((Unless different location was forced using ''/ini'' switch.)). If it does not find one, it looks for presence of its key in registry (The key is created by installer, so installed WinSCP uses registry by default). If it does not find that either, it creates an INI file in the default location. | On startup, WinSCP is first looking for an INI file is located in the directory from which WinSCP was started ((Unless different location was forced using ''/ini'' switch.)). If it does not find one, it looks for presence of its key in registry (The key is created by installer, so installed WinSCP uses registry by default). If it does not find that either, it creates an INI file in the default location. | ||
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| + | ===== Checking What Store Is in Use ===== | ||
| + | When [[troubleshooting]] problems, it is necessary to find whether WinSCP is actually using the configuration storage you intended. For that inspect a beginning of the [[logging|session log]]: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| + | WinSCP Version 5.0.2 (Build 1456) (OS 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3) | ||
| + | Configuration: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2\ | ||
| + | Local account: INTRANET\martin | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | Tag ''Configuration'' shows either ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER'' Windows registry key or a path to an INI file. When Windows registry configuation storage is in use, it is also important under what Windows account is WinSCP running, to know what account the ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER'' refers to. For that refer to ''Local account'' tag. | ||
| ===== Portable Configuration ===== | ===== Portable Configuration ===== | ||