3.2.3 Administration Preferences

This section provides configuration options that affect the administration functionality in MySQL Workbench (see the figure that follows).

Figure 3.10 Preferences: Administration

Data Export and Import

Path to mysqldump Tool: [ blank ]
Path to your local mysqldump binary. Leave it blank to use the bundled mysqldump binary.
Path to mysql Tool: [ blank ]
Path to your local mysql client binary. Leave it blank to use the bundled mysql binary.
Export Directory Path: [ default directory ]
Directory where your exported mysql dumps are located.