How to make a full backup of npp settings?

[Stas Garcia]

Hello. I want to backup all my notepad++ settings (plugins, settings e.t.c), so i could make a full restore on another computer and get 100% of my previous build. Which files should i copy?

[Michel S]

Try the hidden folder (Win10) c:[users][yourusername]\ AppData\Roaming\Notepad++ .

[ankit aggarwal]

Just copy c:[users][yourusername]\ AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\backup folder files from one computer to another at same path but there should be npp installed.

[Claudia Frank]

@ankit-aggarwal

No, the backup folder holds the edited files - not the xml files containing the settings and not the plugins at all.

Depending on how npp was installed either copy folder and files under %APPDATA%\Notepad++
or under the INSTALL_DIRECTORY\Notepad++.

Cheers
Claudia

[Tom Toolman]

Not any more, it seems. As of 7.6, now there’s stuff saved under the AppData\Local\Notepad++ folder. FYI.

[Scott Sumner]

@Tom-Toolman

Well, too bad @Claudia-Frank couldn’t read the future in answering the question. :-D

[Meta Chuh]

@Scott-Sumner

btw: where is @Claudia-Frank ? i hope fine and just occupied with other stuff (worried face)

[Scott Sumner]

@Meta-Chuh

I’m in occasional email contact with her. She is fine but has decided to move on to using a different text editor and hence is no longer participating in the Notepad++ Community forum discussions.

[Meta Chuh]

@Scott-Sumner

i’m relieved now, thanks for the info 👍