.PTB File Extension
PowerToys Settings Backup
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A PTB file may also be a backup file created by Microsoft PowerToys, a utility that allows users to customize Microsoft Windows. It contains a copy of a user's PowerToys settings. Users create and load PTB files from the app's PowerToys Settings window.
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Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities that allows Windows 10 and 11 users to add and adjust Windows features. For example, PowerToys allows users to install add-ons for File Explorer, use a Color Picker to copy colors between windows, and use a Screen Ruler to measure pixels on their screen.
PowerToys users can modify settings for each of the app's utilities. If a user wants to back up their settings, they can do so by opening the PowerToys Settings menu and selecting . This saves a copy of the user's settings as a PTB file. Typically, PTB files are saved in the following directory:
C:/Users/YourUserName/Documents/PowerToys/Backup
NOTE: PTB files are .ZIP archives that store settings as .JSON files. If you want to view the JSON files a PTB file contains, change the file's extension to .zip and open it as you would any ZIP file.
How to open a PTB file
You can open a PTB file with Microsoft PowerToys (Windows). To do so:
- Place your PTB file in the ~/PowerToys/Backup directory and delete any other PTB files located there.
- Open PowerToys and, in the PowerToys Settings window, select .
- Scroll to the section.
- Click .
PowerToys will apply the settings saved in your PTB file.