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Offline carlseibert

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migrate ftp connection settings on windows?
« on: October 24, 2011, 05:58:41 PM »
Hi,

I am migrating to a new-ish (we're bankrupt, remember) Windows 7 laptop. I have all my drop down lists populated and my snapshots in order, but I can't find the file to copy over that contains the FTP connection settings. Help?

This is on PM 4.5.3.1  (did I mention that we're bankrupt? :-)

Thanks.

-Carl
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Re: migrate ftp connection settings on windows?
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2011, 10:38:48 PM »
Hi!
Go to the preferences windows, choose "Export", select everything, save the file and transfer it to the new machine.
Go to the preferences window there and choose import.

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Re: migrate ftp connection settings on windows?
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2011, 11:58:30 PM »
Sven,

Quote from: SK-Foto on October 24, 2011, 10:38:48 PM
Go to the preferences windows, choose "Export", select everything, save the file and transfer it to the new machine.
Go to the preferences window there and choose import.

Version 4.5.x does not have the same feature that you're describing.  It does have and Export/Import feature but it doesn't export/import a lot of the things that version 4.6.x does.

We're looking into where the data is stored (probably in the Windows Registry) and once we know where it is we'll follow up.

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Re: migrate ftp connection settings on windows?
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2011, 12:02:40 AM »
OK, sorry for that... Didn't know that.
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Re: migrate ftp connection settings on windows?
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2011, 10:05:53 AM »
Quote from: carlseibert on October 24, 2011, 05:58:41 PM
I am migrating to a new-ish (we're bankrupt, remember) Windows 7 laptop. I have all my drop down lists populated and my snapshots in order, but I can't find the file to copy over that contains the FTP connection settings. Help?

Hi Carl,

Photo Mechanic version 4.5.x stores its preferences in the System Registry on Windows. You will need to open the Registry Editor and navigate to the following directory: My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Camera Bits, Inc.\Photo Mechanic. Click on the Photo Mechanic folder so that it's selected, then export the registry keys by using the Export command located in the Registry Editor's File menu - Save the .reg file. Now move the .reg file to the new computer, open the Registry Editor on the new machine and import the registry keys using File > Import.

Make sure Photo Mechanic is quit during this operation.

HTH,
-Jerry
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Re: migrate ftp connection settings on windows?
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2011, 12:37:31 PM »
Thank you sir!

That worked a charm.

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