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Originally Posted by Rebel154
I've done a search but I cannot find a solution...
Is there a command line option/parameter to avoid the "Update existing portable installation" (or words to that effect) dialogue when updating an existing Calibre Portable installation?
I'm trying to set up a silient update process and that is the only thing stopping it at the moment. I have the installation directory sorted as per the Calibre Portable download page.
Thanks in advance.
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Alternative method and 99.9% silent and proven to always work until something drastic changes in Kovid's portable installation process.
If you use PortableApps then go to portableapps.com and download the Calibre Portable launcher from there.
first time
Install it as you would any other portableapps program. After it is installed, copy the content of your
Calibre/Calibre Settings into
CalibrePortable/Data/Settings/Config.
at this point you still need to add the Calibre program, add it the same way as in the below update process
when installed
Whenever a new update for Calibre is released, download and drop it in the same folder as where the launcher lives (typically PortableApps/CalibrePortable). Restart the launcher if still running or simply start it to begin the update.
This will initiate a semi silent auto update. Semi in that Kovid's Calibre-Portable installer will prompt you to run Calibre or not when the update is finished. This is the important bit. always answer
No since this is Kovid's portable installer asking this, not the PortableApps launcher. Since the launcher is already running at this point it will simply start Calibre after selecting No.
EDIT: When the update has finished, do not forget to (re)move the portable installer or it will be applied again on next run of the portableapps launcher.