{"id":70,"date":"2017-01-01T14:50:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T14:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jeremyverda.net\/?p=70"},"modified":"2017-01-01T14:50:31","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T14:50:31","slug":"backup-winscp-configuration-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeremyverda.net\/backup-winscp-configuration-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup your WinSCP configuration file"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If like me, you are a user of <a href=\"https:\/\/winscp.net\/eng\/index.php\">WinSCP<\/a>, maybe you would like to save your configuration.<br \/>\nThe configuration of WinSCP\u00a0contains all the information needed to get access to your servers (IP, protocol, &#8230;). It could be valuable to save all those information in case of computer crash or if you want to sync this configuration between two computers.<\/p>\n<p>To do this, you have two choices. You can manually export the configuration file after each change\u00a0or you can add the WinSCP file to your backup or synchronization software.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to use the second method, you can get all the settings\u00a0from the Windows registry or from a text file stored in the AppData.<\/p>\n<p>To use this last method you have to go to the settings and select the &#8220;Storage&#8221; sub-menu.<\/p>\n<p>In this menu, you have to select &#8220;INI file&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-72 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jeremyverda.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winscp-configuration-window.png\" alt=\"WinSCP Preferences\" width=\"561\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeremyverda.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winscp-configuration-window.png 561w, https:\/\/jeremyverda.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winscp-configuration-window-300x256.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As soon this settings is validated, you will find a &#8220;WinSCP.ini&#8221; file under the &#8220;Roaming&#8221; directory of the AppData linked to your Windows profile.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jeremyverda.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winscp-configuration-file-in-appdata.png\" alt=\"WinSCP's configuration file\" width=\"592\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jeremyverda.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winscp-configuration-file-in-appdata.png 592w, https:\/\/jeremyverda.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/winscp-configuration-file-in-appdata-300x22.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If like me, you are a user of WinSCP, maybe you would like to save your configuration. 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