Directory comparison settings are not being saved

martin wrote:

Did you check Use same options next time on Synchronize dialog?

martin wrote:

Regarding permissions to INI file: If you were running WinSCP as Administrator when switching to INI file, WinSCP created the INI file in the same directory where winscp.exe is, because it had write access there. Obviously after you switched back to normal user, it did not have write access anymore. Had you switched to INI file while running without Administrator privileges, it would have never tried to create INI file in an installation folder. It would use user profile folder instead.

theplague wrote:

I changed the option under the general options dialog, not under the Synchronize dialog, in fact I tried changing it even before connecting to the ftp site but it just wouldn't save. As of the option under the Synchronize dialog it does save correctly when that check box is marked, I didn't have any trouble with that.

Not quite right, I was running always without admin privileges and when I tried to switch the storage to INI the program said it couldn't write to the folder and that's when I restarted with admin rights so it could create the file and accept the changes, after that of course I had to give regular user rights on the INI file so I wouldn't need to run as admin all the time.

martin wrote:

theplague wrote:

I changed the option under the general options dialog, not under the Synchronize dialog, in fact I tried changing it even before connecting to the ftp site but it just wouldn't save. As of the option under the Synchronize dialog it does save correctly when that check box is marked, I didn't have any trouble with that.

Ok, I understand now.
Added to tracker:
https://winscp.net/tracker/1110

Not quite right, I was running always without admin privileges and when I tried to switch the storage to INI the program said it couldn't write to the folder and that's when I restarted with admin rights so it could create the file and accept the changes, after that of course I had to give regular user rights on the INI file so I wouldn't need to run as admin all the time.

What version of WinSCP are you using?

martin wrote:

When you are running WinSCP 5.5 in registry mode as non-admin user, what INI file path do you see on Storage page of Preferences dialog?
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_pref_storage

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.ini

theplague wrote:

I opened it up normally, switched the storage to Registry, closed it, opened again normally and the path still said:

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.ini

martin wrote:

theplague wrote:

I opened it up normally, switched the storage to Registry, closed it, opened again normally and the path still said:

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.ini

I have sent you an email with a debug version of WinSCP to address you have used to register on this forum.

theplague wrote:

Hi prikryl, I tested the debug build and it fixes the problem, changing the comparison settings now get saved when I OK the dialog.
Thanks