Where Does Beyond Compare Store Sessions and Settings?
Beyond Compare settings folder with sessions, file formats and snapshots on Windows, macOS and Linux.
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Beyond Compare stores sessions, snapshots, file formats and settings in a per-user folder named by major version. Everything the UI remembers lives there.
Versioned folder names mean upgrades start a fresh settings tree. Copy the old version folder contents forward to keep sessions.
Where Beyond Compare stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare 4
Holds sessions, snapshots and settings for v4. Versioned naming (Beyond Compare 3 versus 4) separates releases. Close the app before copying.
~/Library/Application Support/Beyond Compare 4
Same role. Use Go to Folder in Finder.
~/.config/bcompare
Same layout. Carry sessions forward across major upgrades by hand.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Beyond Compare sessions?
Copy the whole Beyond Compare folder with the app closed. Sessions, folder compares and format settings travel together. Match major versions.
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