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Originally Posted by mblrdr
Ok thanks for clearing that up.
Still installed calibre remembers the last used library while calibre portable does not. Despite the files in \AppData beeing carbon copies of each other.
So why is that? Were is the difference buried?
And (dare I ask) why is there a difference at all? Is it in the name"calibre-portable.exe"? Because calibre portable *has* to create that library folder on each start to be in a consistent state? Is that what "works as intended" is all about? Work as intended would be to open the last library...
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The DESIGN INTENT of Calibre Portable is that it be completely self-contained so that it can reside on a removable device that can be attached to computers over which the user has limited control - think libraries, internet cafes and slack workplaces. It will remember ALL libraries inside the Calibre Portable folder, but not those elsewhere - even on the same device.
See the attached image, I could post that THUMB drive to you and you'd be able to fire up its copy of calibre portable and access Fred, Mary and Zac's Libraries with my settings and plugins.
BR