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So I've been using mIRC for a LOOONG time (2003+), but I stopped updating my mIRC program at version 6.21 (November 2006).

Let's pause a minute and laugh (hahaha...)

So yes, what that means is, for the past 9 years I have simply been cloning my mIRC 6.21 folder to every new computer I have used and never tried upgrading my client. I have a bunch of scripts and settings (such as auto login, favorited chans and more).

I don't want to lose any of that, but I'm interested in finally making the move to the latest client. I want help from people in the community to understand how to transfer my scripts and settings the right way. Anyone?

Modern versions of mIRC can run in portable mode, which is essentially what you have now: program files and settings all in the same folder. Thing is, I'm not sure exactly how you configure that. I know it's an option when installing.

Otherwise the settings are stored somewhere in the AppData folder in your user profile, probably under Local.

What I suggest is making sure you have a backup copy of your mIRC as it is now, installing the latest (as portable or not, depending on which way you want it to work), and then replacing the .ini files and scripts folder with the ones you have now. You'll probably NOT want to use portable mode if you're installing it in the limited-permissions Program Files folder in Windows Vista or above.

If you have trouble getting things to work, you can always keep running the old version of mIRC from the backup copy of its folder (might I suggest making a second backup, too?) until you have the new one working how you want it.

zip up your current mIRC folder as a back up to ensure that the new version does not alter your current configuration.

Install the latest mIRC to whatever directory you wish; making sure to check the box that says something along the lines of "run as portable"

Copy all files/folders except those listed below from your 6.21 instance folder and paste them into the directory you installed the latest mIRC into. Make extra sure you copy the mirc.ini file.

Files not to copy:
mirc.exe
mirc.chm
ircintro.chm


Run the latest mIRC instance.