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Updating PortableApps.com Platform

Submitted by stromy93 on January 19, 2024 - 1:15am

Seems like every time I update the platform, I keep getting an error when updating that:

Error opening file for writing:

E:/PortableApps/PortableApps.com/App/7-Zip/7za.com

Then gives me the option to abort, retry, or ignore. So I ignore. Goes ahead and installs the suite, but then won't update afterwards any of the programs.

PortableApps Updater is now very slow at downloading updates?

Submitted by portable_usb on January 16, 2024 - 1:22pm

Hello, I just made an account here but I've been using the PortableApps ecosystem for years now.

Recently however, I noticed that the PortableApps Updater is very slow at downloading the updates. At first, I thought it could be that the USB I'm using it on is slow but upon digging into it, I discovered the updater downloads the installers to the host PC's temp folder and the actual installation process is relatively fast to begin with anyway. It's the downloads that are slow.

Wrong install path, files have to be moved manually

Submitted by stormsh on January 8, 2024 - 10:09am

Hello there,
I use the latest Verison 28.0.1 on Win10 64bit.

When I upgrade the Platform (App Updates are fine) it is installed in the wrong path.
Current path to platform: C:\Portables\PortableApps.com\PortableAppsPlatform.exe
Path where updates are installed to: C:\PortableApps.com\PortableAppsPlatform.exe

So I have to move the files to the correct path manually. Not bad, but unnecessary.

Is there a way to change the installpath? Shouldn't the new version just be installed where the old version is?

Thx 4 F1.

Feature requests for updates

Submitted by fkbreitl on December 26, 2023 - 6:42am

Hello,

I have some feature requests for the upgrade process. It would be great if each update would

- install immediately after its download (and not after all other downloads have finished)
- not have to be downloaded again, if the installation didn't complete
- not have additional confirmations, if the PortableApps start menu was closed before the installation started

Cheers

Frank

Is There Anyway To Have A Browser Portable App To Save Login Info. ?

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Submitted by DavyP on December 12, 2023 - 6:47pm

One of the portable applications that I have installed on the device I utilize to use the portableapps platform (128 GB SSD) is google chrome 64-bit. Instead of the browser remembering my login credentials, it seems like I have to submit my login credentials everytime I startup the portableapps platform. As I don't leave my windows 11 computer running all of the time, I'm wondering if that might possibly be what's causing my issue ? Thanks in advance for any help that might be provided.
David W.

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