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Portable but not PA

Submitted by Wm ... on March 28, 2015 - 2:46am

CloneVDI
FreeCommander (the 2009 version that actually works)
Piriform CCleaner
Piriform Defraggler
FreeFileSync (it works for me)
QSlite

I know JTH will balk at FFS but it does work.

This list is intended for people to report progs they know to be portable rather than an exercise room for people with previous attitudes.

If you know of something that is freely available and portable tag on. I'll check the basics but if an App is something I'm not familiar with we'll need cross references
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Interesting problem with JPortable

Submitted by mredz on March 27, 2015 - 2:36am

When a newer version of Java is installed locally on the PC Firefox will launch applets with that newer version of Java even though Firefox will report that it is using the version portable version of Java both in about:plugins and the addons screen. If you launch the Java console and press s to get system properties you can see it is using the local copy. The confounds using the portable version to install Jars into the extensions or security directory. Is there any possible work arounds for this at all?

Wrong version of Google Chrome listed in the updater?

Submitted by SGB74 on March 27, 2015 - 2:30am

When running the portableapps internal updater, I get a prompt for a Google Chrome update ver. 42.0.2311.60 that fails to update. Upon checking the chrome release page for this build it seems that its a build for Chrome OS. Screenshots posted below.

When checking the latest build for my local version of Chrome it shows Version 41.0.2272.101 m as being the up to date version.

http://i57.tinypic.com/m9659w.png

Cache of Opera Portable, SRWare Iron Portable

Submitted by phuc on March 25, 2015 - 10:01pm

I have used a lot of portable of PortableApps, including Google Chrome Portable.

I was happy when Google Chrome Portable save cache in the Temp folder, and delete cache automatically on exit.

But I do not see this in Opera Portable, SRWare Iron Portable. Sad Its save cache in *Data\User\Default\Cache and not delete cache automatically on exit. This is not consistent with Portable.

Thank you for attention my opinion. Wish you good health.

XP exit stage left to applause

Submitted by Wm ... on March 25, 2015 - 12:27pm

Sometime next week I'll make the leap from WinXP SP3 to Win8.1 as in, I won't have anything running XP natively on any home kit and the WinXP kit will retire to a long, active and happy Linux life.

I've stood for XP continuation through use for a while, this is the swansong for me.

There are a handful of other Win XP users here, to them I say goodnight and thank you for the journey.

To everyone else that bore with me and others, thank you for your time.

Putting the 'Tor Browser' onto the Portable apps menu? Seems impossible!

Submitted by justforfun47 on March 24, 2015 - 10:19am

I managed to get it to appear and function there once, but then I moved another file and now I only get error messages whenever it is clicked on from the portable apps menu.

For the life of me, no matter how many different combinations of drag and drops/copy and pastes I cannot get the app to appear on the portableapps menu and be clicked on and work.

Can someone help? I have searched the forums and found some similar posts but the solutions weren't clear and/or didn't work.

smoother app updating process

Submitted by jojothehobo on March 23, 2015 - 10:48am

Hi All:
Portable Apps is great and the bundled automatic updating is great. One change would make it even greater. That change is to the behavior of the updater when an application, for whatever reason, can't update. What happens then is the update process stops and a pop up screen appears saying "the app can't update because .......". It then asks you to click OK. Why wouldn't I?

portable documentation

Submitted by ZeroX4 on March 20, 2015 - 3:42am

could we have section or somewhere on download page DOCUMENTATION/tutorial or what ever

how to make that certain app portable with that portable stuff you guys use to make it portable? i dont remember its name

so like now im waiting for new version of skype and someone with more time or will to do so could make portable version of program

and upload it to portableapps.com?

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