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Question about app requests (this is not an app request in itself)

Submitted by user001 on January 16, 2022 - 10:42pm

Are we allowed to request apps that are free and open source, but do not have Windows binaries precompiled by the developer? If so, your platform could provide an amazing public service by becoming the only source of Windows binaries for such programs.

Is this really necessary?

Submitted by jcrevani on January 5, 2022 - 8:05am

Hi,
I hope I'm wrong.
For years I have installed portable applications in non system internal or external disks, ie: D:, E:, F: or whatever including USB memories. I have well structured directories that makes my life easy.
The question is: why is this program necessary? Unless there is another advantage I can't foresee of course, for instance installing a non-portable Windows program in an external portable driver.
Any comment will be appreciated.
Thanks.

qBittorrentPortable suddenly claims qBittorrentPortable.ini is missing [Launch]:ProgramExecutable

Submitted by hamptito on January 4, 2022 - 7:44am

The file is there (if I copy the path from the error message it is opened up) and the Launch section exists as well as its ProgramExecutable value. So I don't understand where the error comes from?!

Thanks.

Search tool in forum?

Submitted by DJuego on December 29, 2021 - 8:41am

This is my first intervention in the forum although I have been going to PortableApps for years: I think this is perhaps the best resource site for Windows. I admit I'm a portable apps geek.

My first question has to do with the forum. They are probably right under my nose but I am not able to find the forum search tool. I wouldn't want to ask questions that are already answered.

Could someone help me? Thanks in advance!

Ah. And a very happy new year!

DJuego

How to group outer and inner PortableApp program together in Windows TaskBar?

Submitted by pstein on December 28, 2021 - 10:44am

As you know a PortableApp applications consists of an outer, wrapping Portable Component and the inner, core program.

I pinned now some of the outer PortableApps applcations on my hard disk to the Windows TaskBar.

When I click on one of them they are started, they set the environment and finally start the inner actual core application.
It works.

Unfortunately the started inner core application appears as a separate,new thumbnail at the right-most side of the Windows TaskBar.

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