my PortableApps are stored on an external USB HDD which is connected to my Notebook.
the main folder is shared so i can access all apps using a LAN connection.
this folder is mapped on my Desktop-PC as "A:"
when i run one of the programs mentioned in the subject line through the PortableAppsPlatform i get the following error:
cannot be started from a UNC path. Please map the directory to a drive letter and try again.
when i for example start the CrystalDiskMarkPortable.exe from my mapped drive i get the same error.
BUT if i try to run the DiskMarkX64.exe directly it works fine, even if i browse through my explorer using UNC paths the app runs without an error.
these two are the only apps wehre i noticed this problem, is there any way to fix this.
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The Launcher blocks running from a UNC path because of various features in the launchers which can't cope with UNC paths. Make sure that you are actually running it from the drive letter, not from the UNC path.
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but why do i get this error only when i try to run one of these two apps
thoose apps run fine from same directory when runned over the portableappsplatform:
InfranView
Libreoffice
Firefox
Thunderbird
Notepad++
PhotoFiltre
Skype
SumatraPDF
System Explorer
TeamViwer
ToDoList
uTorrent
VLC
Have you tried mapping to a different letter? Drives A and B are historically reserved for floppy drives. Maybe the CrystalDisk programs recognize that?
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now i tried "i" as letter, the result was the same error, when i run the app by double klick the adress bar at the explorer window shows "I:\CrytalDiskMarkPortable" but whe i got to taskmanager rightklick on CrytalDiskMarkPortable.exe and choose open file location, the the adress bar in explorer shows the UNC path "\\Notebook\Tools&Apps\Portable_Apps\CrystalDiskMarkPortable"
how can i run an app by using ohly the mapped path instead of the UNC?
My shortcuts contain also only the mapped paths but when i run any other portable app it show allways the unc paths when i go to file location over taskmanager.. but these two from crystaldisk... are the only apps that have a problem with that
Sorry I couldn't help...
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