# Portable installation **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [February 7, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680 "2005-02-07T14:21:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/21 "2006-09-25T14:07:13Z")
> [@dano](#): > > On the next starts Mp3tag determines the location of the WorkFolder from the registry! Since this is very confusing, I'll change it to the next release and will ignore any existent registry keys. Best regards, Florian ---
**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/22 "2006-09-25T14:13:11Z")
But doesn't that mean that first time upgrades (from reg to cfg) won't have their settings converted? I think disabling registry **writing** would be best. ---
**Author:** ![cooterfrog](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b4bc9f/32.png) [@cooterfrog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cooterfrog)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/23 "2006-09-26T16:21:18Z")
how many settings do you have? they are easliy handled (I think) its the actins, mte and tools that I hate trying to synch between computers. ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/24 "2006-09-26T16:46:13Z")
> [@cooterfrog](#): > > its the actins, mte and tools that I hate trying to synch between computers. Uhm, how about simply copying the _data_ and _export_ directories? ---
**Author:** ![cooterfrog](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b4bc9f/32.png) [@cooterfrog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cooterfrog)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/25 "2006-09-28T17:56:17Z")
> [@Florian](#): > > Uhm, how about simply copying the _data_ and _export_ directories? yup thats what I do. currently but if I could have the whoel thing on my usb stick it would make me happy. most of the oterh aps U use for ripping are comand line or portable. then when I reate a new command / action It just goes with me. ir whn I share the program with firends I can jsut send a zip file and not tell them put this in this directory and this in this direcotry... ---
**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/26 "2006-10-07T10:28:26Z")
The latest [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de) should work on an USB stick without problems now. Best regards, Florian ---
**Author:** ![cooterfrog](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b4bc9f/32.png) [@cooterfrog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cooterfrog)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/27 "2006-10-09T11:11:35Z")
awsome it even installs withthe cfg file under the program directory. thanks ---
**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 18, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/28 "2012-01-18T18:26:04Z")
Has anyone else tried this method and found it sufficient - to make a portable Mp3Tag installation? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/29 "2012-01-18T18:49:28Z")
Please make a new topic. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680/30 "2025-11-10T10:49:51Z")
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