Where Does Bandizip Store Settings?
Where Bandizip keeps its config.ini file on Windows, how REG export moves settings, and portable quirks.
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Bandizip keeps installed settings in a LocalAppData config.ini with icons and updater state beside it. Official migration runs through REG export and import in Advanced Settings. Portable builds instead keep an INI beside the executable with classic permission pitfalls.
Read-only locations, antivirus blocks, and UAC virtualization all break portable saving in confusing ways. Version 7 repaired the worst fallback bugs. For installed builds the story stays simple: one folder, one export command. Keep the REG file somewhere safe.
Where Bandizip stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Bandizip\config.ini
Installed settings home with config.ini, icons, and updater state. Migrate officially through REG export and import with the app closed. Portable builds keep Bandizip.ini beside the exe with write-rights caveats.
Frequently asked questions
how do I move Bandizip settings
Open Advanced Settings and export to a REG file, then import it on the new machine with the app closed. The REG carries the full applied settings. Keep the file on USB or cloud for reinstall seasons.
portable Bandizip forgets settings
Check for a writable Bandizip.ini beside the exe; read-only spots and antivirus blocks break saving silently. Version 7 fixed older fallback bugs that scattered settings. Run with proper write rights or relocate the folder.
where is the installed config
Look in LocalAppData for config.ini plus icons and updater state. UAC virtualization can redirect Program Files writes into VirtualStore instead. The uninstaller lists every path it owns for verification.
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