PizzaFTW Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hello all, lurker for a while and decided I better create an account. I did a search and don’t see any mention of a portable app. I been setting up Launchbox/BigBox on my main work PC for testing and configuration. Can I then move this (easily) to my dedicated arcade PC? Is the program a true portable app where I can just copy and paste? Just trying to figure out an easy way to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Yes, as long as you have any prerequisite system files installed on the other system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 If LaunchBox is on the same drive as all your emulators and roms, or the emulators and roms are inside of your LaunchBox folder, than it's the easiest way. When they're on the same drive (inside the LB folder or not), LauncBox will default to using relative paths, meaning it just assumes that the drive letter is which ever drive everything is on. So when you see '../LaunchBox/.." when you edit stuff, that's a relative path. If you have emulators or roms on a different hard drive, it must use a full drive path in order for it to know where it is, and that's when things will break when moving LB. You can either edit your platform XML's to edit the path letter, or change the drive letters on the PC you're using. Well, except the C drive, never change your C drives letter once Windows is installed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PizzaFTW Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 This is a big help and will save some time. Thanks for the replies.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyskullhead Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 does not sound easy emulators and LAunchbox are on c but roms and isos are on other drives its the artwork and videos which are taking up the room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Shouldn't be too bad, though you will have to re-point LB to your emulators since those would be moving. Since your roms won't be moving that won't have to be re-pointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 That's easy to fix with Notepad++, but having everything on a giant Hard Drive is easiest from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyskullhead Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Sweet Thanks Mateys should'nt you two be in bed its 7 am in UK so must be middle of the night where you are ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Nah, it's only 2AM for me, couple more hours til I go to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyskullhead Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Jesus Man I must be getting old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 lol, i'm just a natural nightowl, I get it from my grandmother she was a night person too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SentaiBrad Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I have sleeping issues. Sometimes I'll keep a normal schedule, sometimes I wont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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