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=== Additionally ===
=== Additionally ===
These files get overwritten when you install Total Commander on top of itself. You either need to back them up or change their attributes to read-only.
Some files get overwritten when you install Total Commander on top of itself. You either need to back them up or change their attributes to read-only.
*; wcmzip32.dll : In case you replaced the default ''wcmzip32.dll'' with the encryption-enabled alternative.
*; wcmzip32.dll : In case you replaced the default ''wcmzip32.dll'' with the encryption-enabled alternative.



Revision as of 09:58, 5 August 2005

When to backup

If you are installing Total Commander over an existing installation you usually do not need to backup anything (for exceptions, see "Additionally" below). If you, however, want to install Total Commander on another computer or are planning to reformat your hard drive, these are the files you need to backup:

What to backup

  • wincmd.ini
    This file stores all of your Total Commander related settings except those concerning FTP connections
  • wcx_ftp.ini
    Here are all FTP related settings, most importantly your FTP connections (which you see when you press Ctrl-F)
The location of these files is stored in the registry and can be modified, so it can be different on every computer. To see where these INI files are located, just click on Help - About Total Commander...


  • wincmd.key
    tcmdkey.zip
    Either of these is your keyfile if you are using a registered version of Total Commander.
  • *.bar files
    These files store your button bar(s). No.bar is an exception, as this is an automatically generated empty button bar.

Additionally

Some files get overwritten when you install Total Commander on top of itself. You either need to back them up or change their attributes to read-only.

  • wcmzip32.dll
    In case you replaced the default wcmzip32.dll with the encryption-enabled alternative.
  • Language\*.mnu
    Language\*.lng
    If you are using modified menu or language files.

Plugins

Do not forget to backup plugin configurations. Usually, each plugin uses its own settings file, however, some use the proposed lsplugin.ini or fsplugin.ini located in the same directory as wincmd.ini. See each plugin's documentation for details about where it stores its settings.