TC: really portable?

[sticazzi]

Hi everybody.

Is it possibile to get TC to work in REALLY portable mode?

"Really portable" means NO Registry entries, no entries in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data, C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data, C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data, etc. (no writing data outside TC directory).

thanks

[Clo]

2sticazzi

Hello ! Welcome aboard !

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 Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[m^2]

2sticazzi

Hello ! Welcome aboard !

• The answer is here just below you thread :

>>>•<<<

Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

"Portable" != "U3"
Many people want portablility w/out U3 devices (I use my cell which is not U3 compatible...).
So the correct answer is:
It can be. Place your wincmd.ini in Total Commander's directory and write in [Configuration] section UseIniInProgramDir=7

[Ennovy]

Entries in the user profile folder e.g. c:\documents and settings\.... Standard TC is using this folder for thumbnail cache database.
You can change the folder by choosing configuration/thumbnails/database location, or leave the field empty to prevent caching.
Further indeed copy the .ini file to TC folder and it contains at least these lines:

[Configuration]
InstallDir=E:\Portable Applications\totalcmd7\ . change to your path !!
LogFile=E:\Portable Applications\totalcmd7\TotalCmd.log
IgnoreListFile=E:\Portable Applications\totalcmd7\TotalCmdIgnore.txt

So everything is written in the TC folder

[m^2]

Entries in the user profile folder e.g. c:\documents and settings\.... Standard TC is using this folder for thumbnail cache database.
You can change the folder by choosing configuration/thumbnails/database location, or leave the field empty to prevent caching.

Indeed, I forgot about it

Further indeed copy the .ini file to TC folder and it contains at least these lines:

[Configuration]
InstallDir=E:\Portable Applications\totalcmd7\ . change to your path !!
LogFile=E:\Portable Applications\totalcmd7\TotalCmd.log
IgnoreListFile=E:\Portable Applications\totalcmd7\TotalCmdIgnore.txt

So everything is written in the TC folder

This is incorrect. For portablility you should always use paths relative to %COMMANDER_PATH%.
Anyway, by default it's not needed!
InstallDir - is not needed, TC works perfectly w/out this entry.
LogFile - by default logging is disabled, so it has to be modified only if you turn it on. And while doing this you'll see that the default position is in temp...
IgnoreListFile - also disabled by default. And when turned on - it's stored (IIRC) in %COMMANDER_INI%\..\tcignore.txt. Anyway, w/out IgnoreListFile ini entry, it is portable.

[Ennovy]

2m^2
Thanks for your additional info!
It's very useful information for me

[pajo]

2 sticazzi

I use TC with lot of plugins on mine usb stick without any problem

[sticazzi]

So, here is the steps:

1- put wincmd.ini and wcx_ftp.ini in TC directory.
2- In wincmd.ini write/edit the following:

[Configuration]
UseIniInProgramDir=7
InstallDir=%COMMANDER_PATH%
ThumbsLocation=%COMMANDER_PATH%
TabDir=%COMMANDER_PATH%
pluginbasedir=%COMMANDER_PATH%\Plugins
Buttonbar=%COMMANDER_PATH%\default.bar


Is it correct? Is it portable to 100%?
In particular, i don't want TC writes in the host PC's Registry (usually, i use RegShot to check).

many thanks

[ghisler(Author)]

Have you tried the official tc2usb tool? It does most of this automatically, including the addition of plugins:
http://www.ghisler.com/usbinst.htm

All you need is an existing installation of Total Commander on one PC. You must then start tc2usb from inside this running Total Commander (not just from the TC directory).

[petermad]

2sticazzi

i don't want TC writes in the host PC's Registry

Then make sure, not to click on the "Configuration" button in "Configuration" -> "Options" -> "Misc." -> "Custom sounds".

It will make a Total Commander section in your regístry:

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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd]
@="Total Commander"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdConnected]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdConnected\.current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdConnected\.default]
@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdCopyComplete]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdCopyComplete\.current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdCopyComplete\.default]
@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdDeleteComplete]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdDeleteComplete\.current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdDeleteComplete\.default]
@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdPackComplete]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdPackComplete\.current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdPackComplete\.default]
@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdSearchComplete]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdSearchComplete\.current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdSearchComplete\.default]
@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdTransferComplete]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdTransferComplete\.current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdTransferComplete\.default]
@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdUnpackComplete]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdUnpackComplete\.current]
@=""
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Wincmd\WincmdUnpackComplete\.default]
@=""

[sticazzi]

2sticazzi

i don't want TC writes in the host PC's Registry

Then make sure, not to click on the "Configuration" button in "Configuration" -> "Options" -> "Misc." -> "Custom sounds".

It will make a Total Commander section in your regístry:

Gulp! I didn't know that (it's not officially documented, right?), very very useful info , thanks a lot.

[petermad]

2sticazzi

it's not officially documented, right?

Well, indirectly - The help file says:

Opens the part of the control panel which allows to define custom sounds. There is a separate section for Total Commander, usually at the end of the list.

"control panel" indicates that it is a Windows setting - hence written to the registry.


Also the history file says:

19.12.05 Fixed: When started from U3 USB stick, hide configuration to change custom sounds (they would be stored in the registry)

indicating dealing with the same problem.

But what isn't documented is that just clicking the button causes writing to the registry.