# Portable install issue

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-issue/14354
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 16, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-issue/14354 "2013-01-16T15:31:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-issue/14354/1 "2013-01-16T15:31:57Z")

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Florian, the procedure at [Installation & Backup](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/964/3)

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> To take your Mp3tag installation and all of its settings with you, you first have to run the installer on your home computer in the standard way.
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> After that copy the installation directory, normally  
> C:\Program Files\Mp3tag
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> to your portable device and also copy the contents of the directory  
> %APPDATA%\Mp3tag

is perhaps missing a step. If you try just this, you find there is no directory %APPDATA%\Mp3tag. To create it, you have to run the app first.

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### Author: ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-issue/14354/2 "2013-01-16T21:40:35Z")

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If you run the program only to create %APPDATA%\Mp3tag and then copy its contents, all you'll get are default settings. There would be little reason to copy default settings from appdata to another computer.

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### Author: ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-issue/14354/3 "2013-01-16T21:42:06Z")

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> [@JJ Johnson](#):
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> If you run the program only to create %APPDATA%\Mp3tag and then copy its contents, all you'll get are default settings.

Better than no settings 🙂

> [@JJ Johnson](#):
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> There would be little reason to copy default settings from appdata to another computer.

Regardless, its a requirement of the procedure.

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### Author: ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-issue/14354/4 "2013-01-16T21:45:56Z")

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There would be zero reason to "copy" default settings. You're going to get the defaults anyway on the other system after a new install. Why would you even attempt it?

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### Author: ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-issue/14354/5 "2013-01-16T21:49:12Z")

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> [@JJ Johnson](#):
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> There would be zero reason to "copy" default settings.

It ensures you get some settings.

> [@JJ Johnson](#):
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> You're going to get the defaults anyway on the other system after a new install. Why would you even attempt it?

In my case: because the procedure requires it.

Anyone who thinks they know better is welcome to skip it.

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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, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-issue/14354/6 "2026-02-09T12:24:16Z")

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