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Jshelper:

It should work, I have a similar situation since I cannot install it on my work laptop. Due to admin policies all installations require admin credentials.

So I donated and obtained the portable zip. Just extract and run it and I'm able to sync files from my local computer to network ...

Zenju: I already found the answers at the FAQ.

And made my 5 EUR donation

Thank you

Hi Zenju,

Those are great news!! Will make a donation in the next days to have This edition. Any issue will let you know.

One question: after making the donation, what's next? Is there something additional to do?

Thanks

In my case even with internet it's not working.

Hi Zenju,

My situation is as follows:

In the past my work laptop USB ports were just write-restricted. And I was able to install FFS people table using my personal laptop to a USB flash, then I just copied the portable FFS folder from the USB to my work laptop.

I have access to Dropbox Web (not ...

... but here is where the donation scheme enters.

Zenju, not sure if FFS has adware or perhaps another bundleware that can work for you but get rid of the install.dat problem

Zenju:

Please your help with a solution for the problems some of us are facing.

I suggest either of the three following options:
1) create a direct zipped portable version that just needs to be extracted (no installation at all)

2) fix the install.dat so that it works in stations like the one I ...

Zenju:

Why not develop a portable ready version? (A zipped one that just is extracted and executed, with no installation).

With that, users with my situation can download the portable ready version directly at the computer, unzip it, execute it and wala!

zenju:

As I've mentioned on differnt posts. The portable installation is not working at all when trying to run on a different computer and the portable installation was created on another computer. It doesn't matter if it is run at original computer or not, at the second computer it won't run.

Zenju, please support my need as well as other users need. Without any problem I can make a donation to have a "customized" portable version without the install.dat annoyance.

Regards

Zenju,

tried again to do the whole process, and again when attempting to run FFS from my work laptop, the following message appears (even that originally the portable installation ran OK at my personal computer)

When copied from dropbox to my work laptop, this message appears:

Installation files ...

Hi Zenju,

The problem happens at the following scenario (at least):

1) make a portable installation to a USB flash or to a Dropbox folder

2) copy the installed program to a different computer, in my case Is to copy the portable installed software from the USB flash or from the Dropbox folder to ...

Zenju:

Several of us really love your software and think it is the best of it's kind, but since the introduction of the "install.dat" validation, the app can no longer be used portable, because when a portable installation is copied to another computer, the program is no longer working asit says ...

Zenju:

Please provide a portable version without the Install.dat, it can be a direct zipped version that can be downloaded and unzipped, and that works right away. And it can be for donators only. What about it?

Hi Zenju,

you were right, the portable option is there.

but as Windjammer mentions it still has the install.dat and so the portable problem. can you help with that?

I can donate to have a portable version that works without the install.dat and can be copied and used without any limitation

I wanted to check if the "install.dat" error has gone, but now FFS 8.6 is not even giving a portable installation option!, only local installation

Zenju, please fix this, we need a working portable version that doesn't has the "install.dat" problem

If a donation is needed for this, please let me ...

Hi trekken73,

this is not working for me. the program opens but immediatly the install.dat error/message appear.

Zenju: please, please, please, help us!

Hi Zenju:

Please solve this, As I have expressed before, I'm willing to make a donation if that makes me have a version without the install.dat

Zenju:

Please help your beloved users

Hi Zenju:

8.5 still suffer this.

Please help us to solve this, we need to be able to install it potable in a USB stick or at a cloud drive (Dropbox for example).

8.5 and all previous versions up to 8.0 are not working, after Installing portable yo a USB stick or cloud drive, and the copying the ...

Zenju:

Please help us.

Hi Zenju,

Please assist us with this

Hi therube, thanks for your suggestions, but it seems to not work on my side

I've installed it portable to my dropbox folder on my computer A and connected to my home WiFi, then at computer B, downloaded the freefilesync folder from dropbox to my local drive, extracted the folder, and after ...

Zenju:

We need the latest version to be able to copy from a USB or cloud, to another computer without this install.dat problem.

I even asked that if a donation can give me always a FFS that should work this way

For now I've to stuck with version 7.9 and I want to have the benefits of latest ...

Hi Zenju

Not working either.

I installed it on a USB then copied to a computer and get the install.dat error

What I know is that If I install it on computer A, I can't copy the installation to a USB flash or cloud storage, then copy to computer B and make it run.

I need a solution to this

Please Zenju, let me know if I donate this can be addressed

Thanks

Hi.

I need to have FFS 8.4 (and all the upcoming versions) installed in portable mode, and then copy the folder to a different computer

But I have attempted this via USB and via Dropbox with no result, every time I start FFS I get the install.dat error

Please help to fix and solve this

Please fix FreeFileSync.
Fix that annoying install.dat issue.

8.1 still has this annoying "feature" I installed it at my USB, then copied the whole folder to another laptop, and when trying to run the program the same message appears.

So this has not been fixed. I have to stay with 7.9. Hope this REALLY get fixed for next release

Will this annoying issue be fixed for version 8.1 ?