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[Feature Request] Portable version is Not Portable? #95

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o-data opened this issue Sep 25, 2024 · 3 comments
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[Feature Request] Portable version is Not Portable? #95

o-data opened this issue Sep 25, 2024 · 3 comments

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@o-data
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o-data commented Sep 25, 2024

Describe the bug
With the Portable version of the release, is not really Portable in a sense the setting is saved within the directory/folder. It seem to still use %appdata% (for Windows) or Registry to store setting. Meaning we can't really use this on a USB stick.

Example of Portable Software: https://portableapps.com/

All setting and data and the software is stored in the Folder so we can use it on a USB.

To Reproduce

  1. Download Portable version of OneFolder
  2. Create two Folder, copy the download exe to each folder
  3. Run OneFolder, use it however you want a while. Close it.
  4. Run Onefolder from 2nd Folder. All setting is already saved and you are using the same OneFolder data and setting.

Expected behavior
Portable to be Portable. Data is not share.

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  • e.g. v1.0.11

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Windows 11

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@Antoine-lb
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This is true, is not really portable. It uses outside folder to store the settings, db backups, thumnbnails and other stuff.

We like the idea of a truly portable app, but don't expect it to arrive soon, there are some ground work to do.

Behind the curtains we are planing on moving away from using IndexDB for SQLite. This will probably mark the V2 milestone.

This SQLite file will probably be store in the same folder as the files it's reading. This could make OneFolder much closer to be truly portable, but this are only plans for now, nothing concrete.

@o-data o-data changed the title Portable version is Not Portable? [Feature Request] Portable version is Not Portable? Sep 26, 2024
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o-data commented Sep 26, 2024

This is true, is not really portable. It uses outside folder to store the settings, db backups, thumnbnails and other stuff.

We like the idea of a truly portable app, but don't expect it to arrive soon, there are some ground work to do.
Thank you! I edit the Title to be more clear.

The team over at @TagStudioDev is also recently moved toward SQLite. Perhaps there some coding in there that is usable in OneFolder.
https://github.com/TagStudioDev/TagStudio

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I will check it out, I like what they are doing over there

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