PortableApps.com AppCompactor 2.1 (shrink portable apps) Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 4, 2011 - 5:58pm

logoPortableApps.com AppCompactor 2.1 has been released. It allows you to easily compress applications to decrease size on disk and increase performance when running from slow media like flash drives without affecting functionality. Though intended for developers, some advanced end users may also find it useful. This release updates 7-Zip and UPX to the latest versions, improves Unicode support and prevents accidental use on UNC paths. It's packaged as a portable app, so you can shrink your apps on the go. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free. Read on for more details...

Update automatically in the PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 by clicking 'Check for Updates'.

Features

ScreenshotPortableApps.com AppCompactor allows you to easily compress application to decrease size on disk and increase performance when running from a slow media (like flash drives). It features:

  • Proven UPX binary compressor
  • 7-Zip compression of archives
  • Multiple compression levels
  • Automatic testing of compressed files
  • Add inclusions/exclusions using PortableApps.com Format
  • Compression of DLL, EXE, ZIP, JAR, IRC, PYD and BINs in all directories
  • Automatically skip launcher if selecting PortableApps.com Format apps' base directory
  • Saving up to 50% or more installed space of many apps
  • Faster application starts from flash drives
  • The same technology we use in OpenOffice.org Portable, Pidgin Portable, GIMP Portable and more!

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

PortableApps.com AppCompactor is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

PortableApps.com AppCompactor is available for immediate download from the PortableApps.com AppCompactor homepage. Get it today!

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TaffinFoxcroft

April 5, 2011 - 8:33am

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This release updates 7-Zip and UPX to the latest versions, improves Unicode support and prevents accidental use on UNC paths.

But there’s no sense crying over every mistake,
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

Every weekend I download updates for all my portable apps using a program I wrote. I have it first install any update for PortableApps.com AppCompactor (if there is one).

After updating AppCompactor, when compressing the original ZIP version of CCleaner (3.05.1409) from their website, the compressed EXE wouldn't run - it throw an error saying that it wasn't a valid Win-32 program.

I redownloaded the original CCleaner and it ran. I then compressed it using AppCompactor 2.1, and it failed. I then unzipped the original CCleaner again, but this time used AppCompactor 2.0.2, and it worked.

Just wanted to share my observations. I'm not sure of all that changed, but something that changed (maybe the 7-zip or UPX version) breaks compressing these this program (and possibly others).