You’ve been using IIS Manager to manage remote IIS from your local computer. But how do you export the connections list if you move to a new computer or just to back it up if you lost all data?
This post will show you how you can export and back up IIS Manager connections list on your local PC.
All connections in IIS Manager are saved in a binary file called InetMgr.preferences and it can be found in the following folder:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\WebManagement\7.0.0.0
Or
C:\Users\{NTID}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\WebManagement\7.0.0.0
*Replace the {NTID} with the user id you use to logon to your computer.
This is the file you want to backup so copy this file to your backup folder. When you need to restore it, just copy this file back to the above folder and you should be back in business.
Important: Do not try to restore the file when IIS Manager is open. When you quit the application, it will write the last settings on that InetMgr.preferences file.
