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YanaymisCV
I would suggest you the following:
1.
https://www.ghisler.com/download.htm -> 64-bit+32-bit combined download -> and install version
9.12 of Total Commander
2.
https://www.ghisler.com/usbinst.htm -> Download tc2usb tool
as already suggested by
siealex
2.1 Read pt. 1. from the website carefully:
2.1
... copy an existing installation of Total Commander including all plugins and settings files to an USB stick. ...
3.
Download-file:
tc2usb.zip -> Ctrl+PgDn opens the zip-file in the same panel -> read the file "readme.txt"
3.1 double-click on "tc2usb.exe", then click on "Next>"
3.2
Install to: e.g. I:\TC (the folder "TC" does not exist yet), "Create 'starttc.exe' in the root (quick launch program)" is ticked
3.3 click on "Next>" - "Copy settings from desktop version:" is ticked, check the fields "General" and "
FTP:"
3.3 "Copy plugins from desktop version" is ticked
3.4 click on "Next>" - "Check the plugins which you would like to copy to USB:" is shown
3.4 make your choice [by clicking on one of the buttons below], then click on "Next>"
3.5 Ini Files: "The following settings files were found in the same directory as wincmd.ini may contain plugin settings.
3.5 Please check those which you want to copy:" - make your choice [by clicking on one of the buttons below], then click on "Next>"
3.6 "Start copying"-window appears - check the content, then click on Button "Next>" to start installation."
3.7 the window should now show the following: "Installation complete! You can now run Total Commander via
3.7 Start->Run with the Command: I:\starttc.exe" -> starttc.exe was created in the root-directory of I:\
3.8 The folder "TC" was also created. In this are now the program files and plugins [the selected].
3.9 In wincmd.ini under section "Configuration" ...
UseIniInProgramDir=7 was automatically added
4. Click on "Finish"
5.
Copy additionally existing folders, which are in the original installation directory, to the "destination" I:\TC, but before...
5.1 check the following: "Configuration" - "Options..." - "Operation" - "Copy comments with files" should be ticked(!),
so that the file comments created with TC are preserved (Edit Comment... Ctrl+Z)! - Allways remember this rule...!
OR
5.2 make an "Asymmetric"-synchronization (left: original installation directory, right: "destination" I:\TC), but before...
check the following: "Configuration" - "Options..." - "Operation" - "Copy comments with files" should be
unticked(!),
so that the file comments created with TC are preserved (Edit Comment... Ctrl+Z)! - Allways remember this rule...!
ATTENTION: Be careful not to overwrite your .ini files in I:\TC! (wincmd.ini ->
UseIniInProgramDir=7 is necessary for portable use)!
5.2.1 in "Synchronize directories" window the following buttons should be ticked/pushed: Empty directories, Asymmetric, Subdirs;
5.2.1 Show (see Tooltip): Files to copy from left to right, Unequal files, Files to copy from right to left, duplicates, singles
6. Double-click on starttc.exe
6.1
Check the buttonbar to see if the icons are visible - if not, then right click on the button, click on "Change..."
6.1 click on "OK" - the icon should then be visible in the buttonbar (if not, then check the path in field "Icon file:"...)
6.2
Make relative paths from the absolute paths to use TC portable (where possible), e.g. for example
6.2
%COMMANDER_PATH% ... this is where your installation files (TOTALCMD.EXE, TOTALCMD64.EXE) are located -->
I:\TC
6.2
I:\TC\Plugins\wcx\TreeCopyPlus\ is the same as
%COMMANDER_PATH%\Plugins\wcx\TreeCopyPlus\ (but the latter is "portable")
6.2 See:
https://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Navigation Pseudo environment variables
6.2 Please see also: TC-Help (F1) - search for:
Environment variables ... (2. Internal Total Commander variables: ...)
7. Check: Configuration - Options - Thumbnails - Thumbnails: general =>
Database Location ...? /// ... and
TreeFileLocation= ...
viewtopic.php?t=49246
8. If you have a portable TC version on a PC and a portable TC version on an USB-Stick
*), then this might still be of interest to you:
In "Synchronize directories"-window create this entry in the middle field (between the paths):
| tcthumbs.*
This prevents the files "tcthumbs.db" and "tcthumbs.idb" (image preview) from also being synchronized with the USB stick.
*) This has the advantage that in an "Asymmetric"-synchronization (see: pt. 5.2) both versions (on PC and on USB stick)
can be easily adjusted and you have a backup.
In this case (TC only portable on PC - uninstalled TC), I am not quite sure if this entry should be made in wincmd.ini ...
under section "Configuration":
InstallDir=%COMMANDER_PATH% - I would make the entry.
If an installed version of TC already exists on the PC and a USB version is created by it, then in wincmd.ini from the USB-Stick
this entry:
InstallDir=xxxxxx should either be commented out, i.e. an apostrophe can be placed at the beginning of the line
or the entry should be deleted.
Personally, I have made the installed version portable by simply adding UseIniInProgramDir=7 in wincmd.ini
under section [Configuration]. After that I made the mentioned adjustments. I did not remove the installation of TC.
For me, the installation directory of TC is also the installation directory of the portable version.
The reason for that was that I did not want to servicing 2 TC versions (except asymmetric syncs).
These instructions makes no claim to completeness - further suggestions are welcome
Good luck!
Regards
Karl
