What is correct File structure for No-Install Package?

[krakatoa]

I want to move from Full-install to No-Install file structure for Windows 7 and USB drive.

* What is correct file and folder structure for No-Install assuming XYplorer is located in :
C:\Programs\XYplorer?

* Please include ALL necessary files including:

Startup.ini and its contents - Should it be:

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[Appdata]
Path=C:\Programs\XYplorer\Data

* For No-Install. is Startup.ini necessary?
If Startup.ini is not found, will XYplorer [Appdata] default to C:\Programs\XYplorer, or C:\Programs\XYplorer\Data

* What needs to be inside the /Data folder?

Please note after 2 hours reading the forum, I still can't get this right as there seems to be conflicting info on the forum perhaps outdated.

CLEAR instructions will help all users present and future.

Thank you!

[bdeshi]

* What is correct file and folder structure for No-Install assuming XYplorer is located in :
C:\Programs\XYplorer?

extract the no-install package to this location, and you've found the correct structure.

if there's no startup.ini file, XYplorer's Data folder defaults to .\Data, that is, <xyplorer.exe's path>\Data . You do no no have to type the full path to XYplorer.

you can still use startup.ini with a no-install setup to customize data folder's location and name. Eg,

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[Appdata]
Path=.\XYData

XYplorer calls it's data folder <xydata> so this custom startup.ini brings a little bit of consistency.

Now on to <xydata> contents.
you can just copy your current XYplorer settings from %appdata%\XYplorer to <xydata> if you wish. You can also choose specific data to migrate.

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Catalogs        catalogs
FindTemplates   search templates (saved searches)
Fresh           skip this, this is a temporary profile
Icons           icons default path
NewItems        new items menu items (Menu > Edit > New Items)
Panes           tabsets
Paper           paperfolders default save location
Scripts         scripts default path
Thumbnails      thumbnails cache default location
action.dat      undo/redo history
fvs.dat         folder view settings
ks.dat          keyboard shortcuts
pv.dat          permanent variables (for scripting)
tag.dat         tags, labels, comments
udc.dat         User-defined commands (Menu > User)
XYplorer.ini    main settings file (lastini.dat, if it exists, decides which ini file name is loaded)

just copy the relevant files/folders into the no-install <xydata>.

Otherwise XYplorer creates the necessary files when it's run.

By the way, these two settings are useful in a portable XYplorer setup:
Configuration > Tags > Enable portable tags
and set the key PortableTabs to 1 in <XYplorer.ini>

[krakatoa]

Very helpful and Thank you!
I have it working now on flash drive!