# Does the moving of %APPDATA%\\Mp3tag to the installation directory make it portable?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-the-moving-of-appdata-mp3tag-to-the-installation-directory-make-it-portable/16487>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 7, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-the-moving-of-appdata-mp3tag-to-the-installation-directory-make-it-portable/16487 "2015-01-07T22:37:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Masutin](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@Masutin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Masutin)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-the-moving-of-appdata-mp3tag-to-the-installation-directory-make-it-portable/16487/1 "2015-01-07T22:37:16Z")

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If I move the contents of %APPDATA%\Mp3tag to the installation directory,  
can I,  
or do I need to,  
instruct MP3tag to save the settings in the installation directory from now on, to make it portable?

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-the-moving-of-appdata-mp3tag-to-the-installation-directory-make-it-portable/16487/2 "2015-01-07T22:52:46Z")

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To have a truly portable installation, it is not only necessary to have all the data in the program folder but also to remove any references to the %appdata% folder from the registry.  
The best way to do that would be to uninstall mp3tag again after you have saved a copy of the installation on a portable storage device and removed it from the pc.  
A (really) portable installation does not hae features like the explorer shell extensions.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-the-moving-of-appdata-mp3tag-to-the-installation-directory-make-it-portable/16487/3 "2026-02-09T12:25:27Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC