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| You can set master password in [[ui_pref_security|preferences]]. | You can set master password in [[ui_pref_security|preferences]]. | ||
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| + | ===== [[reset]] Forgotten Master Password ===== | ||
| + | When you forget your master password, there is no way to recover it, nor the protected passwords. | ||
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| + | You can at least reset WinSCP back to unprotected state. Naturally, you lose all the protected passwords. | ||
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| + | To reset master password, remove ''Configuration\Security'' [[config|configuration]] section/key. | ||
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| + | You also need to remove all protected passwords. For this, search for and remove all ''Password'', ''ProxyPasswordEnc'' and ''TunnelPassword'' values from configuration subsections/subkeys of ''Sessions'' section/key. | ||