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How to rename custom categories?

Submitted by Xenos71 on November 4, 2016 - 7:07am

Hello all,
I've been searching about a way to rename custom categories, but I can't find anything.
Double click or right click on the category name doesn't open any menus. Also, I can't find any hidden file (containing information about categories) inside the portableapps directories that I could edit.
So, is there a way to rename the custom categories that I create?
Thanks in advance

configuration error

Submitted by cui1995 on October 30, 2016 - 10:02am

when I open the AcrobatDCPortable, it shows :
"configuration error
Please uninstall and reinstall the product
If this problem still occurs, please Contact Adobe technical support for
help and mention the error code shown at the bottom of this screen.

Error:16

http:www.adobe.com/support/
"

why it appears? is there something wrong with the lanuch.ini? Or liscence check collision?

Alternatives for JDownloader for Windows or Linux?

Submitted by trust on October 25, 2016 - 1:07pm

Yes, JDownloader is portable in itself, just isn't an official PortableApp. But I find Java apps gross, so I wonder if there are any decent apps for the same purpose more native to Windows and Linux, respectively? I haven't really found any. Requiring .NET is more native than requiring Java in my books. Thanks!

cooperation and Deluge torrent client

Submitted by trust on October 25, 2016 - 12:59pm

I just learned that uTorrent was mining bitcoin on users' computers, so I was looking for a replacement. One is Deluge, and (removed) is providing a proper PortableApps.com formatted version of it, among other apps.

(removed) says:

"We believe that free/open source software is enough, we don't need pirated softwares on Windows. But most of these aren't portables, or provided by PortableApps.com due to .NET dependencies, 64-bit etc. So we provide what's missing here.

Patrick (vf2nsr) in the hospital, please keep him in your thoughts

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Submitted by John T. Haller on October 23, 2016 - 10:43pm

We've learned that Patrick aka vf2nsr is in the hospital and very sick. Patrick has been a volunteer developer and application packager here for years and has always been dedicated to helping the community. Please keep Patrick and his family in your thoughts and your prayers. Thank you.

UPDATE (Oct 25): Patrick will be undergoing surgery at 7am Eastern (NY) time on October 26th. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers especially during this time.

Firefox setttings won't transfer via simple copying of portable app folder.

Submitted by khs10uk on October 23, 2016 - 9:39am

Running Firefox Portable from the SD mico card in my Windows 8 tablet, I found that all my settings had gone. No bookmarks and no plugins. So I plugging in my USB memory stick backup to make a fresh copy of the entire Firefox Portable folder (having deleted the old one) on the SD mico card. But still no bookmarks or other saved settings. Firefox Portable runs perfectly from the USB stick, and runs perfectly from every other drive and USB stick I have spent the last hour copying it to. But it will not copy or run correctly from this one SD mico card that I am using in my tablet.

Double Capchas when submitting or editing content

Submitted by rocksinboxes on October 22, 2016 - 7:13pm

When submitting or editing new content I get a double Cacha. I click on the "I am not a robot" capcha and get a green check mark. When I click save I get a "To complete this form, please complete the word verification below." I then am prompted to enter an alphanumeric capcha.I am then allowed to post. Is this by design or a bug? It does it sometimes and sometimes it doesn't. It did it for the 'internet apps" forum but not for "general discussion." I hope that this is in the right subforum. Please let me know what you think. I am using Google Chrome Version 54.0.2840.71 m (64-bit).

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