Portable App Development

Is it just me, or shouldn't the Documents folder (when portableapps is installed) be named Home and the Documents folder should be placed in the same folder as Music / Pictures / Videos ?

I use PortableApps every day and this has always been an annoyance to me.

Maybe this could be a feature change request ?

Just wondering, we've 3 apps (USBtoCloud DriveSecurity EncryptUSB) waiting for Official release in "Apps Ready For Official Release" forum after been tested in Beta Testing forum.

Please advise how to deploy those apps into the Release.

Thank you,
Alex

I have been using PortableApps for many years. Often it happens when I unzip a new one and I click on "finish", it does not automatically immediately start whereas it should, as I made sure the little thingie was checked.

This is a rather common phenomenon, so I guess not too many people feel disturbed enough by it to get it sorted out. In the end it isn't really important indeed. Just wanted to bring it to someone's notice, if it can be corrected, all the better.

Can anyone help me to combine the following two custom.nsh files. Separately Both codes work fine for me for registering dll, ocx, and font support . As I don't understand how to code custom.nsh , I can not combine both codes to support font and dll or ocx file together. Can anyone combine it in One custom.nsh file for me please.

Font Support

Hi, I am trying to make a portable app in portableapps.com format. But The app is not starting. It's only showing splash image but nothing. The app which I am trying to make portable is freeware, open source and already portable . Plz someone help me to make it portable in portableapps format.

Here is the PAF Link AvroKeyboardPortable_5.5.0.0_Dev1_English.paf.exe

I want to run several games off of my thumbdrive at school.
Unfortunately, most of them are copyright, so if someone were to upload a portable version, it would be piracy.
However, I know the directories they use.
I want to use a batch script to make them use a different directory, one stored on my jump drive, then turn THAT into an EXE so that the platform will detect it. I remember it being possible. Please help.

Hi, is there a guide or tutorial on how to create a portable app? I see other people doing it, but I don't really know what's involved. What makes a good candidate for portable installation? How do you create a portable installation? I want to learn!

This is coming from someone who has become a big fan of Portable Apps. What you're doing here is terrific stuff. In fact, it is so good that I've developed my own method of running software in a portable fashion from the same thumb drive as what is used for real Portable Apps. My method is somewhat crude when compared to the way that portable apps work.

Is it possible to build portable .exe version that doesn't require actual installation proccess and does not require admin privileges? Like Putty portable version or so.
The point is to avoid admin privileges to make work an app instantly (not bad case scenario supposed). Please, correct me if I wrong.
Any advice will be appreciated, thanks!

I LOVE portables apps. I have a tool called CodeXCavator2 which I would like to release as a portable app, and make it available for install via the Portable Apps application, Get More Apps menu.

So I have read through the developer documentation, and packaged it all up etc.

If you look here: https://github.com/Ben136KBC/CodeXCavator2/tree/master/PortableAppsFiles you will see the .paf.exe (As well as all the other files that go into the installer)