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If you want to protect your script from such inadvertent change, you should isolate its configuration from graphical mode explicitly. To do that [[config#export|export your configuration]] to a separate INI file and reference it using ''/ini='' [[commandline|command-line parameter]]. If you want to protect your script from such inadvertent change, you should isolate its configuration from graphical mode explicitly. To do that [[config#export|export your configuration]] to a separate INI file and reference it using ''/ini='' [[commandline|command-line parameter]].
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 +Also consider setting the INI file read-only, to prevent WinSCP writing to it, when exiting. Particularly, if you are running multiple scripts in parallel, to prevent different instances of WinSCP trying to write it at the same time.
An ideal situation is when you are able to configure all the options you need using script commands only (''[[scriptcommand_option|option]]'' command, switches of other commands, [[session_url|session URL]] and [[rawsettings|raw site settings]]). Then you can force scripting mode to start with the default configuration using ''/ini=nul'', avoiding need for the INI file. An ideal situation is when you are able to configure all the options you need using script commands only (''[[scriptcommand_option|option]]'' command, switches of other commands, [[session_url|session URL]] and [[rawsettings|raw site settings]]). Then you can force scripting mode to start with the default configuration using ''/ini=nul'', avoiding need for the INI file.
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