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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. | ||