Hi Peter,
AutoQC Loader does not store its configurations in a standalone file. It is a ClickOnce application, so all user-specific settings, including AutoQC configurations, are stored in the ClickOnce data directory in a user.config file.
To get there quickly, open Windows File Explorer, click in the address bar, and paste:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Apps\2.0\Data
Press Enter to go directly to the ClickOnce data folder.
Under Data, you’ll see multiple hashed directories. Drill down into them and look for folders with "auto...tion" in the name. The full path to user.config will look something like:
...\Apps\2.0\Data\<hash>\<hash>\auto..tion_<hash>\<version>\user.config
On my computer, with the latest version of AutoQC Loader, it looks like this:
...\Apps\2.0\Data\QB87QZ6C.ABC\QNMETO7Z.GHT\auto..tion_9268135f3362df945_0043.0001_e4f57b864430fg8n\Data\24.1.0.443\user.config
There may be more than one hashed directory under %LOCALAPPDATA%\Apps\2.0\Data, which means you could see multiple "auto...tion" directories. If so, check the Date Modified timestamp on the user.config files to identify the latest one.
Inside user.config, the AutoQC configurations themselves are stored under the <ConfigList> element. Each <autoqc_config> entry corresponds to one AutoQC Loader configuration. If the goal of the backup is to be able to restore the configurations, you could copy the <ConfigList> element and its children into a file with a .qcfg extension and use that to import the configurations into AutoQC Loader. However, Panorama passwords stored in user.config are encrypted and if the configurations are restored on a different computer or under a different user account, the passwords will not decrypt correctly and will need to be re-entered.
I hope this helps.
Best regards,
Vagisha