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| ===== Using Portable Executable ===== | ===== Using Portable Executable ===== | ||
| - | 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 behavior. | + | 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. |
| Portable executables are intended for advanced users and specific needs. For general use, use [[installation|installer]]. | Portable executables are intended for advanced users and specific needs. For general use, use [[installation|installer]]. | ||
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| You may also use an INI file in a different folder or with a different name using an [[commandline|/ini switch]]. | You may also use an INI file in a different folder or with a different name using an [[commandline|/ini switch]]. | ||
| - | ===== Full Portability ===== | + | ===== [[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. | + | 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: | ||
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| 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. | 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 locations where WinSCP is started from, set following parameters (at end of that file): | + | 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> | ||
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| RandomSeedFile=.\winscp.rnd | RandomSeedFile=.\winscp.rnd | ||
| DDTemporaryDirectory=.\temp\ | DDTemporaryDirectory=.\temp\ | ||
| - | [Configuration\Usage\Values] | ||
| - | ConfigurationIniFile=1 | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||