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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 [[&download|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 behaviour. |
| - | 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. | + | On startup the Portable executables look 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 it does not find any, it tries to create one with default configuration (if it fails to do so it uses [[config|registry]], preventing portable use). This allows you to easily carry WinSCP with your [[config|configuration]] on removable media or USB drive. |
| You may also use INI file in different folder or with different name using [[commandline|/ini switch]]. | You may also use INI file in different folder or with different name using [[commandline|/ini switch]]. | ||
| ===== Full Portability ===== | ===== Full Portability ===== | ||
| - | 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). | + | 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 - a portable drive (such as 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 your //Documents and Settings// folder); |
| * [[temp_folders|Temporary files]] (system temporary folder). | * [[temp_folders|Temporary files]] (system temporary folder). | ||