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| ===== Using Portable Executable ===== | ===== Using Portable Executable ===== | ||
| - | WinSCP can be [[&download|downloaded]] in the form of standalone Portable executables (The Portable executables are identical to the executables in an Installation package. The difference is that the [[installation|installer]] pre-configures the executable to override its default portable behaviour). | + | WinSCP can be [[&downloads#additional|downloaded]] in the form of standalone Portable executables. The [[executables|executables]] in the Portable executables package are identical to the executables in an Installation package. The difference is that the [[installation|installer]] pre-configures the executables to override their default portable behavior. |
| - | On startup the Portable [[executables|executables]] look for an INI file in the directory from which it was started. The INI file must have an ''.ini'' extension and the same name as the executable. If it does not find any, it tries to create one with default configuration (if it fails to do so it uses registry, preventing portable use). This allows you to easily carry WinSCP with your configuration on removable media or USB drive. | + | Portable executables are intended for advanced users and specific needs. For general use, use [[installation|installer]]. |
| - | You may also use INI file in different folder or with different name using [[commandline|/ini switch]]. | + | On startup, the Portable executable looks for an [[config|INI file]] in the directory from which it was started. The INI file must have an ''.ini'' extension and the same name as the executable. If the executable does not find any, it creates one with a default configuration. This allows you to easily carry WinSCP with your [[config|configuration]] on a removable media or a USB drive. For details, see [[config#auto|auto-selecting configuration storage]]. |
| - | ===== Full Portability ===== | + | You may also use an INI file in a different folder or with a different name using an [[commandline|/ini switch]]. |
| - | With default configuration WinSCP still stores some temporary data on the file system of the host computer. You can configure WinSCP to be completely portable though. i.e. make it store all its files and configuration in one place - a portable drive (such as USB drive). | + | |
| + | ===== [[full]] Full Portability ===== | ||
| + | With default [[config|configuration]] WinSCP still stores some temporary data on the file system of the host computer. You can configure WinSCP to be completely portable though, i.e. make it store all its files and configuration in one place -- for example, a portable USB drive. | ||
| WinSCP stores by default these files to the host computer: | WinSCP stores by default these files to the host computer: | ||
| - | * Random seed file (file ''winscp.rnd'' in your //Documents and Settings// folder); | + | * [[ui_pref_storage#other|Random seed file]] (file ''winscp.rnd'' in ''C:\Users\username'' folder); &winpath |
| * [[temp_folders|Temporary files]] (system temporary folder). | * [[temp_folders|Temporary files]] (system temporary folder). | ||
| - | You can force WinSCP to store the files into different locations in [[ui_pref_storage|preferences]]. You can use paths relative to the WinSCP start folder. | + | You can force WinSCP to store the files into different locations in [[ui_pref_storage|preferences]]. You can use [[local_path|local paths]] relative to the WinSCP start folder. |
| - | To change the storage directly in an INI file to the same location, where WinSCP is started from, set following parameters: | + | To change the storage directly in an INI file, to the same locations where WinSCP is started from, set following parameters: |
| <code ini> | <code ini> | ||
| [Configuration\Interface] | [Configuration\Interface] | ||
| RandomSeedFile=.\winscp.rnd | RandomSeedFile=.\winscp.rnd | ||
| - | DDTemporaryDirectory=.\ | + | DDTemporaryDirectory=.\temp\ |
| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | ===== U3 Package ===== | + | |
| - | You can also get the [[u3|WinSCP U3 package]], which is a pre-configured portable version of WinSCP on a U3 USB drive. | + | |