LaunchBox Emulator Portability Guide

[Deemeister36]

For anyone interested in making their LaunchBox portable, here is a guide. I hope this helps!

 

LaunchBox Emulator Portability Guide
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RetroArch (Multi-System)
- Download the ZIP build (not the installer).
- Keep retroarch.cfg in the same folder as retroarch.exe.
- All configs and playlists stay inside the RetroArch folder.

PCSX2 (PS2)
- Place an empty file named portable.ini (or portable.txt) in the same folder as pcsx2.exe.
- All configs and saves stay inside the PCSX2 folder.

Dolphin (GameCube/Wii)
- Create an empty file named portable.txt in the same folder as Dolphin.exe.
- A User folder is created inside Dolphin; all configs and saves stay there.

DuckStation (PS1)
- Create an empty file named portable.txt in the same folder as DuckStation.exe.
- All configs and saves stay inside the DuckStation folder.

PPSSPP (PSP)
- Download the portable ZIP build.
- Keep the memstick folder inside the PPSSPP directory.

Citra (3DS)
- Inside the Citra folder, create a new folder named user.
- All configs and saves stay inside that user folder.

melonDS (DS)
- Ensure melonDS.ini is in the same folder as melonDS.exe.
- Configs and saves stay inside the melonDS folder.

Redream (Dreamcast)
- Already portable.
- Keep the entire Redream folder together; configs and saves stay inside.

RMG (Nintendo 64)
- Download the Windows portable build.
- All configs and saves stay in the same folder as the executable.

MAME
- Run mame.exe -createconfig.
- mame.ini is created inside the MAME folder; configs stay there.

Kega Fusion (Sega)
- Already portable.
- Fusion.ini is saved in the same folder as Fusion.exe.

4DO (3DO)
- Already portable.
- Saves and configs are stored in the same folder as 4DO.exe.

CD-i Emulator
- Configs are saved in cdiemu.ini inside the emulator folder.
- Registration/license information is stored in the Windows registry.
- When moving to a new PC, you must re-enter your license key.

Kronos (Saturn)
- By default, saves and configs are stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\kronos.
- Before moving LaunchBox, copy the entire %LOCALAPPDATA%\kronos folder.
- After moving, paste it back into %LOCALAPPDATA%\kronos on the new PC.
- Kronos has no portable mode switch; it always uses %LOCALAPPDATA%.

FS-UAE (Amiga)
- Create an empty file named Portable.ini in the FS-UAE folder.
- All configs and saves stay inside the FS-UAE folder.

Xemu (Original Xbox)
- Already portable.
- Configs, saves, and BIOS paths are stored in the 'xemu' folder next to xemu.exe.
- Keep the entire Xemu folder inside LaunchBox\Emulators\Xemu.

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[jophran]

Good info, thank you!