Portable installation

  1. last year

    Sorry if this is a really dumb question, but exactly how do I install this as a portable version on a USB flash drive? I have just updated from v2 and I have it updated on my computer system drive, but I'd like to be able to use it on a work computer as well, so the portable version would be advantageous. I can't really find anything about a portable installation (in fact, searching for 'portable' brings up zero results!). And can I save my database files on the USB drive as well? (Perhaps an 'idiots guide to a portable installation' might be worthwhile?)

    Thanks - Mike

  2. rgdot

    30 Dec 2021 Test Pilot

    The portable download means that you download the portable version, then you create a folder anywhere (for example on your Desktop) and extract the contents of the download to that folder. You can copy that folder to a USB key or other location . When you want to use Doogiepim just double click doogiepim.exe in the folder and use it.

  3. doogieUser

    31 Dec 2021 Test Pilot
    Edited last year by doogieUser

    Use:

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  4. Thanks to both of you for the replies. I sort-of realised this was the approach - put the downloaded portable version on a USB stick, and run it from there - but it does seem you probably can't also have a version on the system drive. I'd done that - but have now deleted it, and am just using the USB (portable) version. I also wasn't sure if the database file lived on the USB stick as well - although common sense appeared to say it must if the intention is to make the application truly portable. I think the other thing that was confusing me was using the v2 database. I've renamed it for v3, and it's on the USB stick and working well!

 

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