Hi,
i downloaded the latest version from https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable, installed it and saw that Gimp creates a folder outside of it's install folder after launch.
Install folder: D:\Downloads\GIMPPortable
After launch, it'll create: D:\Downloads\PortableApps.com\Data\Fonts
Is there a file i can edit to fix that error?
Thanks.
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There are a few apps that will create that. That's the shared fonts location for all apps in PA.c Format. The platform normally handles loading them in via Windows APIs but some apps like GIMP will ignore that. The problem is that GIMP will try to create a folder if it's configured to look for fonts there. You can use it for that purpose if you'd like, ignore it, or manually remove it. To do the latter, close GIMP Portable. Navigate to the D:\Downloads\GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp folder and open your gimprc file. Remove ;D:\Downloads\PortableApps.com\Data\Fonts from within the (font-path "") entry and save. Then open GIMP Portable again.
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In my configuration, gimp 2.10.18 create a empty folder:
E:\PortableApps\PortableApps\GIMPPortable\Data\.gimp\fonts
My gimprc is right
(font-path "E:\\PortableApps\\GIMPPortable\\Data\\.gimp\\fonts;E:\\PortableApps\\PortableApps.com\\Data\\Fonts")
Why E:\PortableApps\PortableApps\?
It's created there because it's looking for the platform's shared fonts folder (the best way to use temp fonts for multiple apps) and GIMP doesn't respect temp fonts added via the Windows API. Unfortunately, GIMP creates the folder if it doesn't exist for some reason even though there is no reason for it to since it doesn't write to that folder.
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I just downloaded GIMP 2.10.30 and noticed this. Where should we report this so it gets fixed? The PortableApps.com folder is empty so it seems pointless. Any ideas?
You can manually remove it using these directions if you're not using the PA.c Platform: https://portableapps.com/comment/241930#comment-241930
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Thanks, I feel stupid for missing that reply. I saw more recent replies so I assumed a solution had not been found. It works now, thank you.
I've noticed it also creates the following two folders that don't contain any files upon launch:
C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\gegl-0.4
C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\gegl-0.4\swap
I delete them immediately and it works fine, so I have written an AutoHotkey script to launch GIMP and delete these empty folders. Most other PortableApps software I use keeps everything within the portable folder, but I remember encountering a few in the past that allowed some unimportant files and/or folders to be written to other locations, is this normal under certain circumstances?