Darshan Mandhane wrote:

1. Go to WinSCP Preferences.
2. Other General options - Preferences.
3. Click on Storage
4. Make sure radio button of Configuration setting is set to INI file (WinSCP.ini)
5. Save and close WinSCP
6. Go to WinSCP installation directory and search for "WinSCP.ini"
7. Copy INI file to new computer where you want to import the previously stored sessions.

As documented here:
https://beta.winscp.net/eng/docs/config#export
you can export settings to an INI file without changing your configuration.

1. Go to WinSCP Preferences.
2. Other General options - Preferences.
3. Click on Storage
4. Make sure radio button of Configuration setting is set to INI file (WinSCP.ini)
5. Save and close WinSCP
6. Go to WinSCP installation directory and search for "WinSCP.ini"
7. Copy INI file to new computer where you want to import the previously stored sessions.


Bingo !! All Done..!! :D

You can also read the FAQ:
https://beta.winscp.net/eng/docs/faq_transfer_config

Open the Registry Editor, Search for "WinSCP". For me, it's under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2\
Right click on "Sessions", Export this to a .reg file
On your other machine, Open Registry Editor --> File --> Import to import the .reg file that you created above

PatriceH wrote:

I've an old version installed and I would like to try export/import an another machine before upgrading to the last version 4.1.6.

There is not "Export" button in the Preference section in V 3.7.6.

So, I've installed the old version 3.7.6 an another computer with success. I've copied my C:\Program Files\WinSCP3\winscp3.ini to the new computer, then launched Winscp3.

I don't have any stored sessions ...

Try to upgrade to 4.1.6 on the first computer and use the export function.

hello,

I've an old version installed and I would like to try export/import an another machine before upgrading to the last version 4.1.6.

There is not "Export" button in the Preference section in V 3.7.6.

So, I've installed the old version 3.7.6 an another computer with success. I've copied my C:\Program Files\WinSCP3\winscp3.ini to the new computer, then launched Winscp3.

I don't have any stored sessions ...

thanks for your help.

automatix wrote:

how can I import my stored sessions without I lose the old sessions. Also, there are two WinSCP installaions => two winscp.ini-files and I would like to add the sessions from the ini-A to the ini-B.

You can open the INI file in any editor and copy the sections named [Sessions\...].

Hello Forum,

how can I import my stored sessions without I lose the old sessions. Also, there are two WinSCP installaions => two winscp.ini-files and I would like to add the sessions from the ini-A to the ini-B.

thx.

Anonymous wrote:

I had the app on a desktop running windows XP.
I did an update, then an export of the ini file. I then copied it into the new directory of my laptop (running vista) however, i cant see any of the sessions that were exported from the desktop system.

I can see the sessions when i open the ini file, however, they dont seem to load into the winscp on the vista laptop
any help would be much appreciated

What version of WinSCP were you using before? Please note that the executable name was changed since 3.x, so you may need to rename the INI file to match your EXE name. Also long time ago, WinSCP stopped supporting sessions with certain special characters in their name, like slashes.

pneema wrote:

I think it was a "feature" of Vista.

If I deleted the WinSCP.ini file, copied the winscp406.ini over and renamed it WinSCP.ini, I could open the "fresh" WinSCP.ini in a text editor and it would show only the test account I had setup.

I finally got it to see the changes by opening both .ini files and copy and pasting the changes over.

Thank you for your patience. :)

I seem to be having a problem :)

I had the app on a desktop running windows XP.
I did an update, then an export of the ini file. I then copied it into the new directory of my laptop (running vista) however, i cant see any of the sessions that were exported from the desktop system.

I can see the sessions when i open the ini file, however, they dont seem to load into the winscp on the vista laptop
any help would be much appreciated

thanks
tanya