# Settings in ini file
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [September 2, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265 "2004-09-02T23:30:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@pepe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pepe)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2004, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265/1 "2004-09-02T23:30:13Z")
Thread split from [here](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1236/1)
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I would suggest to remove the settings from registry, and put them in an ini file.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265/2 "2004-09-03T05:25:37Z")
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> I would suggest to remove the settings from registry, and put them in an ini file.
As Mp3tag exports the settings to an easy restoreable file at every run and the registry settings are per user, I don't see any benefits of using a ini file.
Please only post to existing topics, if your topic fits in there. Otherwise just open a new one.
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@pepe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pepe)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2004, 11:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265/3 "2004-09-05T11:08:34Z")
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> I don't see any benefits of using a ini file.
The only benefit would be that all settings are still available after a format c:
(I don't use to install apps all over if they just work out of their folder)
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> Please only post to existing topics, if your topic fits in there. Otherwise just open a new one.
Sorry for that, I believe I missunderstood the topc title- 1:30 AM
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265/4 "2004-09-05T12:54:09Z")
You could export the registry branch where the MP3Tag settings are stored.
Start, Run, regedit, HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\Software\Moebius
Select File, Export... and make sure that _Selected branch: HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\Software\Moebius_ is selected.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2004, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265/5 "2004-09-05T15:27:50Z")
Mp3tag automatically does this when closing the application. It's the file mp3tag.reg in the Mp3tagSettings.zip.
Best regards,
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dreamer)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265/6 "2005-10-18T14:45:32Z")
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> Thread split from [here](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1236/1)
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> I would suggest to remove the settings from registry, and put them in an ini file.
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I support this request.
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> Mp3tag automatically does this when closing the application. It's the file mp3tag.reg in the Mp3tagSettings.zip.
OK, but just few users will find this information here.
You could use .ini file per user too.
Single (.ini) file would be clear, now it's too confusing, there are many files, it's in zip archive... It's almost impossible to find it (reg file) if you don't know where and how to find.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/settings-in-ini-file/1265/7 "2005-10-18T16:23:55Z")
There is File \> Save configuration which tells every user how to restore the previously saved configuration.
Sorry, but switching to ini files is still not planned.
Best regards,
~ Florian