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Originally Posted by LGN
It would be wishfull thinking that the original Calibre developer would change Calibre in such a way that it would adhere to the portableApps format right out of the box, so the Portable dev doesn't need to update it every few days/weeks when another version of Calibre is released.
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But, you see, he nearly has! In making Calibre portable (using his supplied Windows Batch file), Kovid and the guys did all the hard work. I can't speak for the current CalibrePortable developer, but the effort I made to create the PortableApps version *I* use was such that I could simply copy the Calibre2 directory from my hard drive (where it is installed in the normal way) to my installation on mt USB stick, therefore updating my portable version.
Since the settings, plugins, etc. are in a separate directory, as is the library itself, only the actual program files need to be updated, and that was easy. Prapper, who is still doing the PortableApps version has made his setup (in my opinion) more complicated than it needs to be, but at least keeps the library and settings stuff separated. I suspect his version could be updated as easily as mine.
I'm still a bit miffed about the rather abrupt (and to my mind, *rude*!) way that the PortableApps folks told me the project was still being done by Prapper, but I may (or may not, so don't hold your breath) contact him and offer him a couple suggestions.
Anyway, for the 6 people who downloaded my version before I took it down, please let me know what you think, and feel free to ask any questions you have about the PortableApps aspect of it.
MildBill