General Discussion

idea: Encrypting portable apps menu or individual apps for security and protection.

The other day i was thinking what would happen if i lost my portableapps flash drive. all my accounts and user settings would be open for anyone to use.

my ideas are to have.

1. password protection: option to setup password protection in the settings, with encryption for extra extra protection.
2. first boot login: nice window prompting to put password to unlock menu or protected apps for that session.

Can Portable Apps programs be run from Local Disk (C:) in Program Files?

I've been running the Portable Apps Maxthon browser for a couple of days. So I decided to download the regular Maxthon browser so I could spend more time to get familiar with it without turning my thumbdrives into toast due to excessive use. Everything was fine on the first day, the second day I ran the portable to change some settings I had learned & after removing it from the computer I started the standard Maxthon.

Hi,

- update runs
- installation of new software

It would be nice if we had a "pause/resume" button just for download process (not for installation process ofcorse). Or you can put a simple textbox which gets the bandwidth speed limit parameter from user.

Thanks!

Would be very nice, is this at all possible in open source?

I just updated to Foxit Reader 5.3.0 and every time I launch it, there is a message box saying something about serial number and some addin not being loaded. And it even asked me to register, but only on first launch. Is it possible to get rid of this message box on every app start?

Hi All,

Just curious, has anyone tried using PortableApps via Google Drive to sync apps/data across multiple PCs?

On the IrfanView Portable page, the following text can now be removed, since we have the plugins available in PAF form.

IrfanView Plugins: You can download a zipped version of IrfanView Plugins to add features and functionality to IrfanView Portable. Just unzip the files to IrfanViewPortable\App\IrfanView\Plugins.

Can Somebody refer me to the right answers...

1. What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages of portable softwares? When shouldn't I use portable softwares?

2. How do I know if a software can be made portable? Is any software can be portable?

Would it be a serious mistake to
install PA in a location that is not a drive's 'root' (top) level ?

I think I read that
it is highly recommended to
install it at the drive's 'root' (top) level, but
I would prefer to install it somewhere else -
several levels lower.

Is that a very bad idea ?

Also:
Once the PA platform, & apps are installed,
can I simply scoop everything up, &
transplant it anywhere I want,
in the same, and/or other drive(s) ?

Thank you.