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    Installing programs (specifically Chrome) to RAMdisk

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Hungry Man, Feb 24, 2011.

  1. Hungry Man

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    I'm wondering if I can put the entire Chrome installation onto my RAMdisk. Or really any program, but specifically Chrome since it's weird about installation.

    At the moment I have all User Data there but I'd like for the entire thing to be on it.
     
    Hungry Man, Feb 24, 2011
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    I would use the portable apps version because it puts all of the needed files in one directory. The regular version will use the various Windows user folders.
     
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    The portable app seemed to be broken when I tried it. I'll give it another shot.

    It's really tiny lol
     
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    Well their .exe downloads and installs the app to the directory you want. Sometimes their site can be a tad slow, but I installed a few things recently and those seemed fine.
     
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    Is portable missing any features?

    And is there any way to update it to the beta?
     
    Hungry Man, Feb 24, 2011
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