[digiKam-users] digiKam 7.0.0-beta1 is released

[Milind Joshi]

OK. Understood. I normally don't use it from a USB but run it from a 
local disk on my Windows machine. I prefer portable so that I do not 
have to install it every time. I guess I can copy the digikamrc file 
from my installed version to the portable installation to copy my options.

BTW, I googled a bit and came across this site which hosts a portable 
version of digiKam 7.0.0 beta1.

https://foxxapp-paf.blogspot.com/2019/12/digikam-portable-beta.html

Apparently, it follows the same paf format as PortableApps platform and 
also installs to the PortableApps directory. A virus check did not show 
any threats. Is this a genuine port of digiKam? Have not executed it 
yet. Just want to make sure!

mj

On 28.12.2019 01:52 PM, Stephen Leibowitz wrote:
> My batch file is useful if you want to run digiKam from a thumb drive or
> other removable storage. digiKam does not write to the Windows registry.
> Instead, its settings are stored in the digikamrc file. It normally stores
> that file and others at
> C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\digiKam
>
> My batch file uses an environment variable to redirect that folder to the
> removable storage. There is also the issue of the storage locations for the
> image and database files, as drive letter assignments can change for
> removable drives. My forum post at PortableFreeware.com discusses this in
> more detail.
>
> Some uses may want to store the image, and even the database files, in the
> cloud, instead of on removable storage. You can map a cloud storage space to
> a drive letter that digiKam can access. Windows has the Map Network Drive
> facility and the Net Use command. Some cloud providers have their own
> utilities.
>
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