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PortableApps.com Menu, Backup and Platform/Suite installer.

Writes to the end of the disk

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Submitted by Peppernrino on January 7, 2019 - 8:02pm

I've got portableapps.com installed on my D: drive, and I've noticed that all the new data -e.g. after a program updates- gets written to the back of the disk, effectively spacing things out and making the arms on the drive work harder. It sounds like it's doing more searches, and then the browser page loads will get a bit slower, and I'll remember to defrag. That fixes it by stacking everything closer together.

Is this by design? Can I turn it off? Am I missing something?

Badly written code of installer and unable to pass firewall + offline installers?

Submitted by testerr on December 31, 2018 - 6:49pm

As I remember from a years I have problem with PAF installer.

This not only exposes bad coding practices - as no retry button after trying failure to access internet when blocked by firewall, but I have massive problems when try to install programs on computers without internet access.

There is a way to download apps for REAL offline installing without using this crap PAF installer?

error in updating

Submitted by cmiehs on December 28, 2018 - 2:29pm

When I try to update appears:

Access violation at address 006262F3 in module
'PortableAppsPlatform.exe'. Write of address 00000000.

It bloks the download. What should I do?

Thank you for an answer

Installed Software OVERWRITES portable data

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Submitted by AntiVirGear on December 25, 2018 - 2:50am

In a nutshell;

using FF or TB portable on a machine with FF or TB installed mess up with my profile... again...
and I'm slowly doubting the name "portable" if two far far away path are messing up eachother (or more my portable profile)
C:\Users\XYZ\Appdata\Roaming\Firefox\... VS P:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile

So... now what? Definitely making backups every time after closing, because,

1. WHO do that?
and 2. This will take a long time...
(3. Shouldn't that happen after all?)

automatic proxy configuration script and McAfee Web Gateway - is downloading possible?

Submitted by patrickdrd on December 21, 2018 - 5:37am

hello,
I'm having trouble installing/updating any app,
e.g. chrome portable update(s),
I've just downloaded the latest update and
it is an online installer,
it needs to connect in order to download,
however that doesn't seem possible,

my network uses automatic proxy configuration script and McAfee Web Gateway,

so, how could I update my work chrome?

are there any offline chrome portable installers?

or is synchronizing with a usb disk the only solution?

What is the point of developing a platform that can't be used?

Submitted by docS on December 20, 2018 - 4:31pm

What is the point of developing a "platform" that can't be used? Why waste our time with useless junk?
I was one of the many people stupid enough to waste my time downloading your useless platform and apps.
Every time I insert the usb stick in a new laptop, ALL my customizations are GONE - and I mean everything!
This happens whether I use Chrome, Firefox, Opera or any other browser. Nothing is retained.

New yellow icon?

Submitted by bhb on December 10, 2018 - 3:55pm

I'm a little surprised about a new yellow icon. It appears in the main menu above the writing "PortableApps.com" and consists of three yellow semicircles with a vertical line (like a multi-armed candlestick).

https://picload.org/view/dclpcwwd/unknownicon.png.html

What does this mean? When you click on it it disappears!

I also can't say exactly since when this appears. I only noticed this now after the update to V16.

Menora

Submitted by starik1968 on December 10, 2018 - 10:20am

Hi, when I start the PortableApps-Programm above the PortableApps-Icon at the right side a menora (candlelight holder) is shown. What does this mean?

Picture here:

https://ibb.co/2d9MzPG

Is it because of a holiday?

Nothing serious, want only to know why Smile

Thanks in advance.

cu
starik1968

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