Where Does GPU-Z Store Settings?
GPU-Z saves to the registry by default on Windows, with an optional portable INI beside the exe. Both paths here.
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GPU-Z has no AppData folder. Installed mode writes to HKCU in the registry. Portable mode writes to an INI next to the exe, but only if that file already exists when the app starts. The registry holds sensor history and window position for installed copies. Check there first before assuming settings are lost.
That catches people searching AppData for a config that never comes. Check the registry first for installed copies. For USB use, pre create the blank INI and confirm it fills after one launch. Keep the INI beside the exe for portable use and delete it to return to registry mode. Close the app before export or import so values stay still.
Where GPU-Z stores this, by platform
<exe-dir>\GPU-Z.ini
Portable settings file. Must exist as a blank file before launch to take effect. Registry stays untouched in this mode.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make GPU-Z portable?
Create an empty file named GPU-Z.ini in the same folder as GPU-Z.exe before launching. Settings then stay in that file and travel with the folder. Delete it to return to registry mode.
How do I back up GPU-Z settings?
Export HKCU Software techPowerUp GPU-Z to a .reg file. Sensor history and window position live there. Import on the new machine with GPU-Z closed. Keep the app closed on both ends so the registry stays still while you copy, and confirm the new entry reads back before deleting the old copy.
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