# MP3Tag on a USB Drive
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-a-usb-drive/5100
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 3, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-a-usb-drive/5100 "2007-07-03T00:01:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@JamesK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JamesK)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-a-usb-drive/5100/1 "2007-07-03T00:01:14Z")
Hi,
I've searched the forums but been unable to find this question.
Is it possible to "hack" MP3TAG so that it can be made to run independantly off a USB drive without being installed onto the host operating system?
Keep up the great development work!!!
Regards,
Jamesk
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### Author:  [@HorseFace](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HorseFace)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-a-usb-drive/5100/2 "2007-07-03T01:50:45Z")
Answered basically here -----\> [/t/4058/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/4058/1)
All you should do is intsall the app as normal, copy the installtion folder from where you installed it and put it on your usb drive no 'hack' needed. If you made settings then copy those too to your usb drive and put them inside the same folder there - try it
For running apps off your USB key with fine ease without having to go thorugh folders on your USB key I strongly recommend a small less than 1mb freeware called **PStart** from pegtop- get it that at the following link, I recommend it -------\>\>\> [http://www.pegtop.net/start/](http://www.pegtop.net/start/)
btw - I am a big portables fan too 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-a-usb-drive/5100/3 "2026-02-09T12:20:23Z")