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windowsregistryputty

How to export/import PuTTY sessions list?

Is there a way to do this?

Or I have to take manually every record from Registry?

Solution

  • Export

    cmd.exe, requires elevated prompt due to regedit:

    Only sessions (produces file putty-sessions.reg on the Desktop):

    regedit /e "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\putty-sessions.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions

    All settings except ssh keys (produces file putty.reg on the Desktop):

    regedit /e "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\putty.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham

    Powershell:

    Only sessions (produces file putty-sessions.reg on the Desktop):

    reg export HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions ([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "\putty-sessions.reg")

    All settings except ssh keys (produces file putty.reg on the Desktop):

    reg export HKCU\Software\SimonTatham ([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "\putty.reg")

    Import

    Double-click on the *.reg file and accept the import.

    Alternative ways:

    cmd.exe, requires elevated command prompt:

    regedit /i putty-sessions.reg
regedit /i putty.reg

    PowerShell:

    reg import putty-sessions.reg
reg import putty.reg

    Note: do not replace SimonTatham with your username.

    Note: These commands will not export the related SSH keys.