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Not finding apps in subdirectories

Submitted by Everywhere on November 28, 2010 - 3:34pm

Hello,

I have my apps installed in subdirectories for example:

\PortableApps\Internet\FirefoxPortable
\PortableApps\Office\ThunderbirdPortable
etc.

However StartPortableApps.exe can't find them. Is it possible to make StartPortableApps.exe aware of apps in subdirectories? And better yet list them in a sub-menu relating to the directory?

Thanks.

Big issue with backup/restore

Submitted by areiners on November 21, 2010 - 4:00pm

I need help !

I'm using portable apps already a long time.

beside other applications, my complete private email history was on the stick.
Unfortunately the complete Thunderbird directory on the stick got corrupted yesterday.

Ok so I tried to restore my latest backup. The restore from portableapps took the backup file to restore it without reporting an error. Thought everything is fine. But it did not restore the Thunderbird (which I deleted on the stick before because it was corrupt).

alternative mini icons

Submitted by jhrenz on November 11, 2010 - 3:42am

this is a sub mini icons for the platform

check this screenshot

http://gzelle.webs.com/icons/Untitled.jpg

I do not intend to modify or alter the original files
(backup you original files first!)

go to:
.:\PortableApps\PortableApps.com\App\DefaultData\Themes\Default\menu_icons

all icons involve in the platform resides there.
change it to whatever icons you might like!

one more thing the icon type is "png" not .ico! 24x24

Rerouting folder shortcuts on menu

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Submitted by g2geo94 on November 10, 2010 - 7:59pm

Hi, I'm new here, though I've been using PortableApps for just under a year now. I'm wondering this: is there any way to reroute the folder shortcuts (e.g. My Documents, My Music, etc) to new locations? I'm wondering because I currently have ProtableApps installed on my MP3 player, and would like for the "My Music" link in the menu to direct to "%root%\MUSIC", instead of "%root%\Documents\Music"

Thanks in advance!
Geoffrey

P.S.

[Resolved] PortableApps Updater language package

Submitted by guillaume.prevot on October 25, 2010 - 1:43pm

Hi,
I post this in "platform" forum because it looks like the issue is not application specific :
- when I update Firefox or Thunderbird with PortableApps Updater, the application language automatically switch to english after installation.
- if I download the french version and run a manual update, the language is french, as expected.
I'm wondering if PortableApps Updater is aware of user language when it downloads updates for firefox and thunderbird.
Any ideas ?

Portableapps code

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Submitted by rogerferrari on October 22, 2010 - 1:46pm

Hi everybody! I would like to solve a doubt!

Can I download the source of portableapps menu, change some code (for my own purpose) compile and use it only in my own USB drive? with no problems about copyright or this stuff?

and is it possible, change the source and compile my version? what compiler do I need?

and what is the language that it is built? I know something about C/C++

Thank you so much, and sorry for my horrible english :S

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