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Originally Posted by Vortex
Searching through my computer I found the remains of an old Calibre install that I thought was long gone, could be the cause of some of my problems
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I have been running calibre portable on my hard drive for years alongside a calibre 64 standard installation. I have never had the two interfere with each other.
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Originally Posted by itimpi
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Originally Posted by Vortex
So how do we get a genuinely portable install on a HDD? Install on a removable drive and then transfer it over?
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You can install the portable install direct to the HDD without problems as the install ask where you want it placed.
Note, however, that you need to steer clear of any locations that might have access restrictions. |
Just follow itimpi's guidelines. Keep in mind wherever you install calibre portable any Calibre library you plan to use should be moved inside the tree as BR indicated.
Example:
Default setup:
\Calibre Portable\Calibre
\Calibre Portable\Calibre Library
\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings
\Calibre Portable\calibre-portable.exe
Other libraries added:
\Calibre Portable\Test Library
\Calibre Portable\Magazines Library
I run calibre portable in Dropbox on my home and work computers. Both instances have completely different paths and it has always worked perfectly. Additionally when I wanted to take it over to show my son I simply copied the complete calibre portable folder to a flash drive. It worked from the flash drive without a hitch.