ini file location

Hi, and thanks for the best file transfer app I have used (+20 years in development).

When it comes to the ini file location, where WinSCP looks in the application data directory of the user profile, i.e. C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\WinSCP.ini

May I ask if this could be altered (or extended) to cover also a folder named WinSCP, i.e. C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\WinSCP\WinSCP.ini

I would also appreciate if the default location of the winscp.rnd file were in the very same folder.

Am asking as I would like to not have stray files in the C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming root folder.

BR, Per

For INI file, see:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/config#ini

In general, the INI file is intended for a portable use, where the INI file is stored along the .exe file. There's really no point using the INI file with an installed version.

You can however specify any path you want with the /ini command-line switch.
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/commandline#configuration

There's current no way to change the location of the .rnd file.

Hi Martin,
is there a way to merge several winscp.ini files in order to uses all preset connection from multiple users?

AirBrain wrote:

Hi Martin,
is there a way to merge several winscp.ini files in order to uses all preset connection from multiple users?

That's quote broad question. How merge? Like an one time operation to obtain a merged INI file? Or do you want to load configuration from multiple sources every time you run winSCP.

Hi Martin

I need to one-off merge my ini files from different servers/local rather than re-enter details in one instance. How can this be done? WinSCP has a Import but it overwrites. A Import Merge would be useful.

Thank you.
Andrew

supermankelly wrote:

I need to one-off merge my ini files from different servers/local rather than re-enter details in one instance. How can this be done? WinSCP has a Import but it overwrites. A Import Merge would be useful.

Just copy and paste the the other INI file contents into your INI file (make sure WinSCP is not running).