Moving connections and instances between two computers

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 inst

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

just copy them!

in Linux, they're at $HOME/.mysqlgui/

Answer 3

In Linux (Ubuntu), the location was changed to $HOME/.mysql/workbench

Tested on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

You don't need to copy any files manually as other answers suggest. On both Windows and Mac you can export all your settings within MySQL Workbench and restore to another system.

Select Tools > Configuration > Backup Connections

This will export as a .zip. Then on your new new install just

Select Tools > Configuration > Restore Connections

That's it!

Answer 6

Found it on a mac in /Users/Username/Library/Application Support/MySQL/Workbench/

file called connections.xml