01-31-2010, 08:51 PM | #1 |
Addict
Posts: 264
Karma: 764
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Minnesota
Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG
|
Can I have the program on an external hard drive?
This may be a stupid question, please bear with me!
I have a somewhat nomadic lifestyle in relation to computers. Can I install Calibre onto an external hard drive so it and its library can physically be carried with me? If so, do I just tell the install wizard to put it someplace different than what it picks as a default? I would have the library backed up, of course. |
02-01-2010, 08:44 AM | #2 | |
Wizard
Posts: 4,004
Karma: 177841
Join Date: Dec 2009
Device: WinMo: IPAQ; Android: HTC HD2, Archos 7o; Java:Gravity T
|
Quote:
|
|
Advert | |
|
02-01-2010, 09:57 AM | #3 |
Addict
Posts: 264
Karma: 764
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Minnesota
Device: Sony Touch, Kindle DXG
|
Thanks! I may, though, have to have my friendly neighborhood computer geek read itimpi's posts, though, as I don't really understand the step-by-step process involved. I found one reply particularly humorous protesting that the replier was "not computer literate" but had altered the "batch code" to suit his/her purposes. I have only a vague idea of what batch code is, I confess, and absolutely no clue how or why I could change it to do something I want to do.
At least I'm better off than my father in law. He can't operate even basic functions on a DVR (like "play" or "pause", for example--recording something that occurs in the future is absolutely out of the question). |
02-01-2010, 12:18 PM | #4 | |
Wizard
Posts: 4,004
Karma: 177841
Join Date: Dec 2009
Device: WinMo: IPAQ; Android: HTC HD2, Archos 7o; Java:Gravity T
|
Quote:
Regardless, I believe there was a link in that thread to a portable app, if you have trouble with the batch file method. A portable app will avoid having to deal with the batch file, although it's not maintained perfectly up-to date. Good luck. (I'm sure if you get too lost in the batch file, someone here will help you - it's a very friendly place to ask questions.) |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Classic Program that sorts external drives? | Critteranne | Barnes & Noble NOOK | 3 | 01-17-2010 09:24 AM |
Copying Ebooks to External Hard Drive | TomMMD | Sony Reader | 8 | 10-16-2007 02:53 AM |
Easy hard drive data archiving with a USB hard drive adapter | Bob Russell | Lounge | 24 | 02-20-2007 04:15 PM |
External hard disk lock up (how to?) | Francesco | Lounge | 4 | 07-27-2005 09:55 PM |