Explanation

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Portable Apps BaseFolder

Main Folder to Base Software Portable

• PortableApps becomes main folder in Dropbox
• whole software from Portable Folder is moved into PortableApps

Rules for Installing Portable Software

• Use only folder that have shortcuts (or you must create new shortcuts)
• Uninstall existing Non Portable Apps Software: Advantage of portable –> Only remove folder
• Uninstall Portable Apps Software in the wrong folder (no shortcut)
• Install Portable Apps in the old folder (the one with Shortcut)
• Not Allowed to use “Portable” or “PortableApps” in folder name (unless it exists already)
• We all know that these are portable
• Probably Solution: Just do renames

Folder

Step1: Create Folder

Non-Portable Apps: Find the portable Apps on the internet

Non-portable Apps folder Search Internet

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File

Step2: Download paf.exe via

• Save the file as it is: This should include Version Number

Example: Telegram

Option A: Search via Google

Option B: Download paf.exe via Portable Apps Search (English)

Download File Name

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Order Files after Download

• Never use Download Folder
• But order into right folder: Category + Software Name
• If it is one File: Use date and version number inside file name (not in Folder anymore)
• Example: FoxitReaderPortable_9.1.0.5096 201807.paf.exe
• Exception: many files: Create a folder with date (only for extracted portable) –> Not really needed, we use PAF or ZIP, avoid doing!!
• Always one installation Files: Compressed EXE for Installation
• PAF File for portable app
• RAR/ZIP for Compressed Portable software

Portable PAF file and Link

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Software Language

Step3: URL Language

Check that the language is English when you download with Google

Differences:

• URL contains language version
• Should not contain language version for correct URL

If not English then modify the URL.

Example:

https://portableapps.com/apps/internet/sportable

Not correct:

https://portableapps.com/de/apps/internet/sportable

URL Remove Language

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Link Create Link to Portable Apps

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Existing Download Files and Folders

Step1: If the software exists in base software portable

• Search PAF File from Portable Apps
• Search in Internet

Search Portable Apps from Portable Apps GUI

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• Name of Software + Month

Download Folder Name

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Remove wrong links.

Link Format:

• Name of Software + “Portable Apps Link”

search PAF and sync Folder

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• Verify old link that it is from Portable Apps
• Otherwise remove the link

Old Versions Delete

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Download Folder

Video name: Link to Download Folder
Video Link to Trello

Trello Summary: Empty

https://vimeo.com/302398611

PAF Development Version

Video name: PAF Development Versions

Video Link to Trello

Trello Summary:

• Test, Development version are NOT on the Portable Apps directory
• or ON https://portableapps.com/apps (this list is NOT complete, because development versions are missing)
• Example: Software Everything https://portableapps.com/node/42460 not in

Download

Example for Downloading

• Search in Google for “Skype 8.0 Portableapps” -> Look for versions in the results of search -> Open the link with version later than 8.0 in PortableApps
• Take a look for some links about downloading the software -> Like in the intro or comments
• Download under D:\Sync\!Softwar\(1a) Portable SW Base\!Communicate\Skype Portable
• — What about the download link, where do you find it? –> From Google in PortableApps in the comments