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January 16, 2016 - 4:45am
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Dirki
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Best way to remove not used programs?

I want to remove all of the programs I do not use, respectively I haven't been used / accessed since one year or so. What is the easiest / most effective way to do that? Could I just remove these programs with e. g. a file manager from my drive and may be after let PortApps scan the folder \PortableApps\PortableApps for the programs still available on that drive and actualize its catalog that way? So just remove all of the programs (or just archive them in e.g. a zip file?) to be shown last accessed in 2014?

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January 16, 2016 - 7:12am
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From the platform

Right click on your selected app, then click uninstall or go into the PortableApps folder itself and delete whichever app you want removed. You can zip it for archival purposes if you wish, 7-zip has an option to delete the folder once its been made into a zipfile. You could create a back up from the platform beforehand if that would be easier for you.

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January 16, 2016 - 1:55pm
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Dirki
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Thank you, yes, but that way

Thank you, yes, but that way I would have to uninstall about 200 programs manually one by one.

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January 16, 2016 - 2:45pm
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Removing Apps

I suppose the issue is you asked for the 'best way' which leads to a subjective response. If you want the quickest way then:

- use a file manager to navigate to the PortableApps Folder;
- delete the folders for any apps you no longer want;
- refresh the Platform Menu (if it's running) and it will only display the remaining apps.

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January 16, 2016 - 3:14pm
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Alright, thank you. So I

Alright, thank you. So I would do it. Is there a refresh option? It appears as if pressing F5 would do a refresh. Or does restarting the platform / PortApps work?

Windows 10 Home, 64bit

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January 16, 2016 - 5:40pm
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CLick Apps and refresh icons

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January 16, 2016 - 6:13pm
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OK, thank you very much.

OK, thank you very much.

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