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| - | ====== Storage Page (Preferences Dialog) ====== | + | ====== The Storage Page (Preferences Dialog) ====== |
| The //Storage page// on the [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] allows you to configure where and how WinSCP stores its data, including [[config|configuration]]. | The //Storage page// on the [[ui_preferences|Preferences dialog]] allows you to configure where and how WinSCP stores its data, including [[config|configuration]]. | ||
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| Check //Automatic INI file// to store a configuration to an INI file in the [[config#ini|default location]]. | Check //Automatic INI file// to store a configuration to an INI file in the [[config#ini|default location]]. | ||
| - | Check //Custom INI file// to store a configuration into a custom location. //This can be useful to [[guide_config_cloud|store the configuration to a folder shared over a cloud]].// Note that the location of a custom INI file is stored in Windows registry. &beta_feature | + | Check //Custom INI file// to store a configuration into a custom [[local_path|local path]]. //This can be useful to [[guide_config_cloud|store the configuration to a folder shared over a cloud]].// Note that the location of a custom INI file is stored in Windows registry. |
| When you change a configuration storage, the configuration is automatically transferred for you. | When you change a configuration storage, the configuration is automatically transferred for you. | ||
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| When storing temporary copies of remote files (such as when [[task_edit|editing remote files]]), WinSCP can reflect the location of the remote files into path to local temporary copy. You can choose to //Append session name to temporary path// and/or to //Append remote path to temporary path//. | When storing temporary copies of remote files (such as when [[task_edit|editing remote files]]), WinSCP can reflect the location of the remote files into path to local temporary copy. You can choose to //Append session name to temporary path// and/or to //Append remote path to temporary path//. | ||
| - | Check //Keep temporary copies of remote files in deterministic paths// to make WinSCP avoid using random part of the path to local copies of remote files. It also makes WinSCP retain the copies even after exit. | + | Check //Keep temporary copies of remote files in deterministic paths// to make WinSCP avoid using random part of the path to local copies of remote files. It also makes WinSCP retain the copies even after exit.((Does not affect ==temporary files== used when [[task_move_duplicate#duplicate|duplicating remote files]] and executing local [[custom_command|custom commands]] with remote files.)) |
| Checkbox //Cleanup obsolete temporary directories on startup// enables [[temp_folders#cleanup|cleanup of obsolete temporary directories on startup]]. Use checkbox //Ask before cleanup// to enable/disable confirmation before the cleanup. | Checkbox //Cleanup obsolete temporary directories on startup// enables [[temp_folders#cleanup|cleanup of obsolete temporary directories on startup]]. Use checkbox //Ask before cleanup// to enable/disable confirmation before the cleanup. | ||