How to Backup and Restore on Windows

Keep a copy of the contents of "c:\Documents and Settings\<UserName>\Application Data\gnupg"¹ folder in a storage medium in a safe place.

• >> Backup your GnuPG data
• >> Restore your GnuPG data

>> Backup your GnuPG data

Copy "c:\Documents and Settings\<UserName>\Application Data\gnupg" folder to a storage medium, and keep the medium in a safe place.

>> Restore your GnuPG data

Copy the contents of the backed up folder back to "c:\Documents and Settings\<UserName>\Application Data\gnupg".

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1	If you have selected a different place for storing GnuPG data, keep a copy of the contents of that folder instead.