Hi, I’ve encountered a persistent issue with the PortableApps version of Textify Portable and was wondering if anyone has a solution.
Every time I start my PC and launch Textify Portable (PortableApps is starting automatically with Windows and Textify is configured to start up in PortableApps), I get the following error message:
"Textify Portable did not close properly last time it was run and will now clean up. Please then start Textify Portable again manually."
https://imgur.com/a/bUclv9E
I have many other applications installed via the PortableApps platform. Still, none of them show this error or warning, even if I don’t close them manually before shutting down my computer. Only Textify Portable is affected.
Given the nature of Textify (a simple text capture utility that does not store user data or maintain a persistent state), this warning seems unnecessary and disruptive. I don’t see why the app would need to require a "clean" shutdown, as there is no risk of data loss or corruption. For my other PortableApps, I never see this message, so it seems specific to the way Textify Portable is packaged or handled by the launcher.
Therefore, I believe the PortableApps packaging of the Textify application is faulty and should be corrected.
In the meantime, is there a way to disable or suppress this warning for Textify, given that it doesn’t store user data? Regards
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The package is made correctly as per our format. All apps must be closed correctly before shutting down Windows. This issue has been discussed dozens of times and is completely explained here: https://portableapps.com/support/portable_app#didnotcloseproperly
If you close Windows, it'll close the launcher/helper TextifyPortable.exe while Textify.exe is still running. Windows doesn't understand multi-EXE apps and how to close them.
As Textify doesn't have a running Window when sitting in the system tray, the PA.c Platform can't close it via its standard automated methods as it won't respond. I've added in code so the PA.c Platform will automatically close Textify on exit that will be in the next Beta coming shortly. You will need to close the PA.c Platform before shutting down Windows so it can accomplish this.
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Thank you for your answer and the explanation.
With your modification in the beta, if I close Windows cleanly without closing PortableApps Platform, this will close PortableApps and this Textify?
"You will need to close the PA.c Platform before shutting down Windows so it can accomplish this." The PA.c Platform can also shutdown Windows so you only have to click to close in one place.
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How can you shutdown Windows as well when clicking on PA platform Exit? https://imgur.com/a/Un8yRXB
try this other switch, the eject
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
When I click on PortableApps Eject, Windows does not shutdown. Are you sure Eject should shutdown Windows? I am using Windows 11 (it is up-to-date)
what version of the platform do you have?
(somehow the pic seems to be strange, looks very different from what I see on my windows)
Try to right mouse on the eject and see what is there configured
Otto Sykora
Basel, Switzerland
Click instead of right-click the PA.c icon in the system tray (or click the icon in the taskbar if enabled like it is by default) and bring up the graphical version. The lower right icons are X to close and to the left of that is an automatic button. On a removable drive it's Eject. On an internal drive it's Power. If you right-click that icon, you can change it from Automatic mode to specifically be Power.
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