ZeSystem Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 So I got an extra SSD recently and I was wondering what would be the safest/right way to move the launchbox's installation folder without losing any configurations. Would this be possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 You can move it without any issues at all but if you are moving your emulators and / roms in the process you will need to change their paths in Launchbox. If your emulators and roms aren't moving then everything will be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeSystem Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Yep! I started the migration so I hope there aren't any registry issues in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 There won't be, Launchbox is fully portable as long as the computer has the proper .NET and Direct X libraries installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek0642 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Is there a central location in LB to update the ROM and Emulater paths? - or at least you can just update once per emulator? thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegzRwheelz Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 2/3/2018 at 12:20 AM, Lordmonkus said: There won't be, Launchbox is fully portable as long as the computer has the proper .NET and Direct X libraries installed. Hi, I apologize for asking 3 years after you commented this and for such a long winded post but you got me to thinking about how programs and emulators with runtime/library dependencies will work when the required files are dropped into the program's working directory (instead of being installed to the machine). PCSX2 is the first emulator that I can think of from the top of my mind, I do believe that these are visual runtime files. I haven't really given much thought about LaunchBox portability until today when I thought about getting a 1tb ssd dedicated to LB installed in a SuperSpeed USB, Type-C or Thunderbolt enclosure. I know that while I can have a "redistributable" folder with the needed library installers and when I connect the drive to a different PC that doesn't have the required libraries to run LB, I could just install them. However, that would mean that lb isn't a truly portable program as changes are then being made to said PC and sometimes, installing on another machine isn't always an option. I've made nearly all of my emulators and all tools that I use for downloading and editing images, videos and other files, completely portable so they all work from the first time being launched (tested from flash drives). So, my question is this: Can I do the same with LaunchBox to make it a true portable program? ie: dropping all the .NET and DX library files inside the "../LaunchBox/Core" directory and it work without ever complaining about needing them to be installed? Thanks in advance and thank you for so much patience with us, the less experienced arcade hobbyists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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