Moving connections and instances between two compu

Question

I´ve got a mysql-server that I´m administrate remotely with MySQL Workbench.

Now I´ve got a new computer and I cant find any solution to move my connections and instances-profiles to my new computer. This can´t be an unsolved question, huh? Not the first time this would happen for someone else.

Correction: It´s not the server-instances that I want to move. I need to export/move/backup my many client-profiles/instances-connections in MySQL Workbench.

Answer 1

Before replacing the connection.xml, make sure you close the Workbench application first, or the application will overwrite/save on the xml file on exit.

Answer 2

I had the same questions. I found a MySQL directory in %APPDATA%. Copy the entire directory to the same location on the new machine. You'll need clear your passwords and re-enter them. Once I did that, I was up and running again.

You can find your %APPDATA% folder in Windows by entering it in the address bar of Windows Explorer.