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How to copy PuTTY sessions from old HD or crashed computer

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How to copy PuTTY sessions from old HD or crashed computer

You can use some registry reading tool.

MiTeC Windows Registry Recovery 1.6.1

Run MiTec Windows Registry Recovery

  • Go to File -> Open.
  • Locate registry file of your account. It is typically located in C:\Users\username\ntuser.dat (or C:\Documents and Settings\username\ntuser.dat in Windows XP and older). This file is usually hidden and system.
  • Go to Explore > Raw Data.
  • Locate key Software/SimonTatham/PuTTY/Sessions.
  • Go to File > Export to REGEDIT4 format.
  • On Export to REGEDIT4 dialog, select HKEY_CURRENT_USER and check both Only selected key and Cut off root key name.
  • Save export to file of your choice.
  • Validate the entries in the key - Check and delete the root entry - example -

    REGEDIT4

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ROOT\SOFTWARE\SimonTatham]

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ROOT\SOFTWARE\SimonTatham\PuTTY]

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ROOT\SOFTWARE\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Jumplist]


  • Import the registry export by opening it double-click on file .reg.

Finding the paths of Total Commander config files

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Finding the paths of Total Commander config files

  • Path of main config file (its default name is wincmd.ini) - %APPDATA%\GHISLER\wincmd.ini .
  • Path of FTP config file (its default name is wcx_ftp.ini) - %APPDATA%\GHISLER\wcx_ftp.ini.

 

Information about the path location in the registry

registry key value:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Ghisler\Total Commander\InstallDir

How to add programs to system startup in windows

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How to add programs to system startup in windows

“Startup” is a hidden system folder that you can navigate to in File Explorer

It’s located in %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Easy way to open the “Startup” folder

hit Windows+R to open the “Run” box, type “shell:startup,” and then press Enter.

 

Export PUTTY Session List

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How to export PUTTY sessions list

By default PuTTY stores the session information in the registry on Windows machine.

If the sessions are stored in computer, you can transfer them to another computer by exporting the appropriate registry key.

registry key with saved sessions - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions

 

rapid export the registry key

regedit /e "%userprofile%\desktop\putty-reg.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Simontatham\PuTTY\Sessions

registry key has been saved on your desktop

Take this file and run on the computer where you want to import sessions

 

another way to export the registry is doing it manually

open registry

Start -> regedit go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\

right click on Sessions and export registry key to file.

 

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