Saving configuration for new portable version

[koemyndo]

From searching topics & looking at MC program folders, MC has more config files than anything I've ever seen.  OK.

Is it OK to use the entire config folder & files, in the MC program files folder?  To copy the previous config folder over to a new portable version?
From v4.4 to v4.5?

Thanks.

[Mathias (Author)]

Yes MC has many config files it is because MC is built around a plugin architecture. And there are many plugins and each plugin needs has its own config files.

Yes you can use config files from normal instllation into the portable version.
But you need to manually edit one value in the MultiCommander.xml config file.

At the very top you find
<config global="0">

Change that to

<config global="1">

That option tells MC to use and save the config files into the MC/Config folder (Else they are saved under the users account)

That is the only difference for the config files from an installation and portable version.

[koemyndo]

Thanks.  Good to know, though I should've been more specific.

I meant copying the config folder from a current portable version into the newest portable version.
Either way, you answered the question.

As for plugins config files - yes, there are those.  But many similarly named config files not for plugins.  Maybe that's a good thing in some respects.

[Mathias (Author)]

Just because files are in config folder and not under config/extensions does not mean they are not extensions/plugin
A lot of the plugins/extension are built into the .exe and they have there files in the root. ( around half of them )
And having separate config file for separate areas is good because it makes it possible to move (or remove) just some parts.

The easiest way to get\insert all config files are via the backup/restore option under the help menu