# Exporting a Connection Profile

Export one or more connection profiles to a text file.

You might want to export connection profiles if you:

- Plan to create a new workspace or upgrade to a newer version of DTP.
- Want to reuse existing connection profiles.
- Share a common set of connection profiles across a workgroup.
- Want to deploy a set of connection profiles to a backend server environment, whose application can work directly with the exported file. You can copy the file to a server with no need to explicitly import the connection profiles.

Connection profiles are exported as text files, either plain or encrypted.

1. In Data Source Explorer, click Export.
2. Select the connection profiles you want to export.
3. Enter a fully qualified path to create a new file, or click Browse to overwrite an existing file.
4. (Optional) Deselect Encrypt File Content if the connection profiles do not contain passwords or any other content that poses a security risk.
5. Click OK.

Related tasks
Creating a Connection Profile
Creating a Database Connection Profile
Refreshing a Connection Profile
Renaming a Connection Profile
Deleting a Connection Profile
Testing a Connection Profile
Importing a Connection Profile
Editing Connection Profile Properties
Related reference
Database Connection Profile Preferences