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Submitted by Gord Caswell on March 30, 2013 - 2:04am

I waffled about whether to put this in General Discussion or Off Topic, but figured as this applied to the site, this is best.

I had a thought recently, that it might make sense to clean up the "Our Team" page by adding a "Past Contributors" heading, and moving those contributors, be they Developers or otherwise, who are no active in working with the site in some fashion, so as to provide a more accurate picture of the number of current contributors to the community.

Virus in JKDefrag download

Submitted by Timelord2067 on March 26, 2013 - 8:05pm

Greetings,

a few days ago I did a virus scan (with ClamWin Portable) of a WinXP box with JKDefrag (non portable apps) installed - it came up with a virus, so I scanned my portable apps usb containing JKDefrag Portable and it also came up with a virus - about a half hour ago I downloaded the latest version of JKDefrag and got

C:\Download\Install\PA_2013_Q1\JkDefragPortable_3.36_Rev_2.paf.exe: Win.Trojan.Autoit-350 FOUND

via ClamWin.

Performance question/problem

Submitted by farat_as on March 25, 2013 - 5:38pm

Hi,

Portable apps use more memory than normal installed app. I notice that the memory usage is getting worse if the app is need more resources. For example:

-When I use the Notepad++ as portable or installed version, the memory usage is too small.(let's say that Notepad++ is a small project)

-But when I use LibreOffice the difference is about 100-150 MB.libreoffice is bigger project-use more resources)

-Now it is the first time I try a portable game: AssaultCube. The game starts properly, but I can not play even with worst graphic modes.

Temporary replacement for the upcoming file associations feature?

Submitted by tarruda on March 25, 2013 - 8:25am

Hi

I've just downloaded portableapps 12 beta 2 but still could not find a way to manage file associations, anyone know of a replacement that will work on the current portableapps version? I have found this : https://portableapps.com/node/15583 but the link seems to be broken.

do portable apps REALLY leave nothing behind?

Submitted by dh127 on March 22, 2013 - 4:56am

okay, so i'm an idiot ~

PortableApps.com states:

"A portable app doesn't leave files or folders behind on the PC."

is there truly NOTHING left behind on a laptop you're hooked into with your portable apps on a flash drive?

what if they have a key-stroke recording program installed on the laptop?

my laptop has to go in for repair and they will give me a "loaner" ie: used laptop until i get mine back. will it really be safe to use my passwords, check my bank balance, pay my bills?

thank you!!!

Portable Apps 11.2 - Installing Apps always hangs

Submitted by Nerdio on March 19, 2013 - 5:58am

I have just installed Portable Apps 11.2 onto a 32GB SD Card (to try out).

I have managed to install one App (CppCheckPortable), but when I try to install another, it just hangs. More than hangs, I cannot shut my PC down. I notice the same thing if I select multiple apps to install, it hangs on the first one every time.

My PC is running Windows 8 64-Bit.

Any ideas someone?

Continuous Backup Software Advice

Submitted by Lik on March 18, 2013 - 8:06pm

Hi,

I installed new win7 version (from home to ultimate). Before new installation I had My Book connected and automatic backup on.

C and D partition were backed up on the My Book. D partition stayed the same (on computer), with only minor changes in new files. C partition is system, so it's completely changed...and it's not really important to be backed up because I don't keep any docs there.

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