Profiles

Location

Folder where the application profiles are stored.

Type: String

Default:

This setting can be controlled by administrators using a system-wide policy. See System-Wide Policies for more information.

Policy Property: Profiles_FolderLocation

Values:

• Absolute path (e.g., C:\\Path\\To\\Profiles)
• Path with environment variables (e.g., %UserProfile%\\NETworkManager\\Profiles)
• UNC path (e.g., \\\\server\\share$\\NETworkManager\\Profiles)
• Omit the property to allow the default location logic to apply (portable vs. non-portable)

Example:

{
  "Profiles_FolderLocation": "%UserProfile%\\NETworkManager\\Profiles"
}

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Recommendation
It is strongly recommended to regularly back up your profile files.

Automatic backups
NETworkManager automatically creates a backup of the profile file before applying any changes. See Create daily backup and Maximum number of backups for configuration options.

• Location: Profiles\Backups subfolder (relative to the main configuration directory)
• Naming: timestamped (e.g. yyyyMMddHHmmss_<profile>.json)
• Frequency: once per day at most (even if multiple changes occur)
• Retention: keeps the 10 most recent backups (default)

Restoring profiles

1. Completely close NETworkManager
2. Locate the desired backup in Profiles\Backups
3. Copy the file(s) back to the original folder (overwrite existing files or copy them under a different name)
4. Restart the application

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Profile files

List of profile files.

Type: List<NETworkManager.Profiles.ProfileFileInfo>

Default: [Default]

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Right-click on a profile file to edit, encrypt/decrypt or delete it.

You can also use the Hotkeys F2 (edit) or Del (delete) on a selected profile file.

Profile files can be encrypted with a master password. See FAQ > How to enable profile file encryption? for more details.

At least one profile is required and must exist.

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Create daily backup

Create a daily backup of the profile file before applying any changes.

Type: Boolean

Default: Enabled

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Backups are stored in the Profiles\Backups subfolder. See Location for more details.

Backups are created at most once per day, even if multiple changes occur.

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Maximum number of backups

Maximum number of backups to keep. Older backups will be deleted automatically once a new backup is created.

Type: Integer [Min 1, Max 365]

Default: 10