Here is a list with a few apps that are portable when running from a removable drive, but store settings in the user %APPDATA% and/or in the registry when running from local disks.
From AnnyStudio:
JPEG Lossless Rotator
Just Color Picker
From Hornil:
Hornil StylePix Portable
From PicoFactory:
Unit Converter
Currency Converter
(Probably there are more freeware from PicoFactory with the same behavior, I didn't test all of them).
From Quad-Lock Building Systems:
Quad-Lock Unit Converter
Surely I'm forgetting a few others...
Portables only on removables drives
Re: Portables only on removables drives
Would a workaround be to use a program like vSubst http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1503 to create a virtual drive and trick the program into keep the settings local?lautrepay wrote:Here is a list with a few apps that are portable when running from a removable drive, but store settings in the user %APPDATA% and/or in the registry when running from local disks.
Re: Portables only on removables drives
I think it won't work. Likely these programs are using the Windows API to determine the drive type, and I believe Windows doesn't give the removable type to SUBST drives.webfork wrote:Would a workaround be to use a program like vSubst http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1503 to create a virtual drive and trick the program into keep the settings local?lautrepay wrote:Here is a list with a few apps that are portable when running from a removable drive, but store settings in the user %APPDATA% and/or in the registry when running from local disks.
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Re: Portables only on removables drives
That's unfortunate -- thanks thoSYSTEM wrote:I think it won't work. Likely these programs are using the Windows API to determine the drive type, and I believe Windows doesn't give the removable type to SUBST drives.
Re: Portables only on removables drives
TrueCrypt perhaps?