Automatic Back Up for .DAT Files and Configurations

Starting with the 2.7.0 release, Connection Manager automatically backs up your .dat files and application configurations by default.

Default Settings

By default, the parameters are set as follows: 

On Windows:

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<setting name="SettingsAutoBackup" serializeAs="String">
    <value>True</value>
</setting>

Possible values are True or False.

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<setting name="SettingsAutoBackupInterval" serializeAs="String">
    <value>UpgradeOnly</value>
</setting>

The SettingsAutoBackupInterval can be set on a weekly or monthly basis. Available values are: Weekly,Monthly or UpgradeOnly.

On MacOS

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defaults write com.Delinea.ConnectionManager Env.SettingsAutoBackup -bool true

Possible values are True or False.

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defaults write com.Delinea.ConnectionManager Env.SettingsAutoBackupInterval -UpgradeOnly

The Env.SettingsAutoBackupInterval can be set on a weekly or monthly basis. Available values are: Weekly , Monthly or UpgradeOnly.

Adjusting the Default Settings

These settings can be adjusted in the Delinea.ConnectionManager.exe.config file on Windows or the com.Delinea.ConnectionManager.plist file on MacOS.

If you do not want Connection Manager to backup your .dat files and app configurations by default, set the value in the parameters listed above to false.

The following .dat files will be backed up:

  • ApprovalSslStorage.dat

  • Connection manager.dat

  • PublicKeyFingerPrintStorage.dat

  • Settings.dat

  • TlsValidationStorage.dat

Restoring .DAT Files From Backup Location

To restore files from the backup location, select and copy the needed .dat files and paste them into the default .dat file folder:

Windows:

C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Delinea\Connection Manager\ConnectionManager

MacOS:

/Users/{username}/Library/Application Support/Delinea/Connection Manager

Backup Locations

Windows: 

  • C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Delinea\Connection Manager\ConnectionManager\Backups

MacOS

  • /Users/{username}/Library/Application Support/Delinea/Connection Manager/Backups