How to set the settings folder to a different location?

[Ben]

As far as I can see Fiddler stores its settings, scripts and captures in a folder in the C:\User directory.

Now assume I installed Fiddler v5 in a folder like

D:\tools\proxy\Fiddler\

How can I tell Fiddler to store the settings in the future in a subfolder like

D:\tools\proxy\Fiddler\mysettings\

or in a completely different folder like:

D:\tools\projecttest\Fiddlersettings\

I did not found a corresponding option in Fiddler to  re-define this setting folder.
How does this work?

Ben

[Alexander]

Hi,

There is no option for this in the UI. However, it is configurable though the registry. Go to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fiddler2" and create new string value with name "UserPath". For the value set the full path to the folder where Fiddler should keep its configuration files, e.g. "D:\tools\projecttest\Fiddlersettings".

Regards,
Alexander
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[Lior]

I'd like to add that it can also be a relative folder.

If you like it to be as a subfolder under the program itself (e.g. c:\fiddler\settings), then use:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fiddler2]
"UserPath"="Settings"

 

Likewise, if you like it to be at the same level as the program itself (e.g. c:\settings when the program itself is in c:\fiddler), then use:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Fiddler2]
"UserPath"="..\\Settings"