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tools44 · 08-11-2014, 10:44 AM

sorry, should not have been so vague.

running portable 1.48 stable.
NOTHING happens. doesn't open. period. no error message. and yes, the desktop install of calibre works fine.

all other portable apps run from Dropbox, no problem. i have not tried installing older version. not sure at what version the portable stopped working when trying to run from Dropbox.

as for eschwartz, questioning why I might not want to install on any machine is silly. you can access your dropbox folder from the internet; you don't have to "install" dropbox to access. a lot of companies have limitations on what software you can install locally on their machines, if at all. but the dropbox folder can be accessed from any web browser.

do you understand what portable apps are for?

08-11-2014, 10:44 AM	#10
tools44 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: kindle 3rd gen	sorry, should not have been so vague. running portable 1.48 stable. NOTHING happens. doesn't open. period. no error message. and yes, the desktop install of calibre works fine. all other portable apps run from Dropbox, no problem. i have not tried installing older version. not sure at what version the portable stopped working when trying to run from Dropbox. as for eschwartz, questioning why I might not want to install on any machine is silly. you can access your dropbox folder from the internet; you don't have to "install" dropbox to access. a lot of companies have limitations on what software you can install locally on their machines, if at all. but the dropbox folder can be accessed from any web browser. do you understand what portable apps are for? Last edited by tools44; 08-11-2014 at 10:51 AM.