Then, once it was finished, the launcher would simply have to delete the junction points, and put the backed up folders (if any) back in place. That way, while it was running, picasa would think that it was working in LocalAppData, but the datastore would actually stay on the drive. If the launcher backed up any local folders called Picasa2 or Picasa2Albums, then created junction points in the LocalAppData/Google folder pointing to the physical locations on :/PortableApps/PicasaPortable/Data/ I know that the PApps launchers don't play well with NTFS junction points that they aren't expecting, such as when people get creative on their drives, but. Tstites may be on to something with his suggestion there. If you'd like to test it anyway and see if other bugs exist, feel free to download. I know the cause and am actively working to release a fixed version.

This second step is needed because of licensing restrictions on the distribution of Googles' program.Īlthough the application launches and runs, the following issue exists: Photo folder paths and settings arent kept when moving from machine to machine. To use Picasa with/within PortableApps, you must download Picasa 3 separately, install it, then execute the Portable Application Launcher linked-to above. Picasa is a closed-sourse application by Google then manages, organizes and allows you to edit images on your PC in digital albums. Picasa 3 Portable Beta can be downloaded from. I inadvertently ended-up starting an unrelated thread under Lazarus Portable. Just placing the Picasa 3 Portable beta where it belongs.

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