Windows Portable Version about drawio-desktop HOT 14 CLOSED

I was looking for a portable version and after much looking, I ended up using a switch while launching the application.
--user-data-dir=<data_path>
This way it becomes a self contained app.

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Added https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases/tag/v10.7.5

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It's the portable version out of electron-builder, https://www.electron.build/configuration/win. We're not going to customize EB, so if there's a requirement on it, the original project is the best place to search/submit.

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@davidjgraph , This is great news.

I can see draw.io-10.7.5-windows-portable.exe. Could you explain it?
Is it an EXE or is it an installer?

Thank You.

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We added https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/blob/master/electron-builder.json#L23 and that exe popped out. According the to https://www.electron.build/configuration/win it's not an installer, but I'm not a big windows user, maybe someone could check it?

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Hi, I did not find the portable exe file in the latest release. Could you have a check?

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windows-no-installer

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@davidjgraph I see. Thank you!

I originally thought that windows-no-installer is the version with the program self contained, but still use the data in the user's home; I was expecting another portable version that has both program and data self contained, as OP says:

All settings and temporal files are self contained in the program folder.

Looks like this is not supported yet.

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--user-data-dir=<data_path>

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I add the parameter --user-data-dir=<D:\Program Files\Draw io\Data> to the end of target in the shortcut，but it does not work. Can you give more details?

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--user-data-dir=<data_path>

@nikhilgupta-repos
I add the parameter --user-data-dir=<D:\Program Files\Draw io\Data> to the end of target in the shortcut，but it does not work. Can you give more details?

Lean Win basics. Probably you shoul put path if it contains spaces into quotes: --user-data-dir="D:\Program Files\Draw io\Data"

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Is there a reason the --user-data-dir=<data_path> flag doesn't support relative paths?

Maybe it is related to microsoft/vscode#11735 ?

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here is the steps to have full portable draw.io desktop on Windows 10 (tested and working, but I have no idea if this is correct)

1. Download draw.io Windows No Installer
2. run the draw.io-16.5.1-windows-no-installer.exe
3. (it will create temporary files inside random named folder in "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\<random folder name>")
4. while draw.io still running, copy all the temporary files mentioned in step 3 to the preferred location, for example: "F:\drawio\app"
5. copy all draw.io user data files in "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\draw.io" for example to "F:\drawio\data"
6. Create shortcut to draw.io.exe, in this case located in "F:\drawio\app\draw.io.exe" where:
   target: "F:\drawio\app\draw.io.exe" --user-data-dir="F:\drawio\data"
   start in: "F:\drawio\app"

this shortcut also can be pinned to taskbar

7. redo step 4 when update draw.io. The draw.io-16.5.1-windows-no-installer.exe is safe to delete afterward

for me, the main reason doing this hassle is as anticipation if must reinstall Windows. Seems the other benefit is reduced disk write when running draw.io desktop, because draw.io will create temporary files when launched and delete them when closed (this cycle repeat). Cheers

credit to: @nikhilgupta-repos #22 (comment)

Additional notes:
To have working open file from Windows Explorer, try use https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html:

1. Edit > New File Extension
   Extension: .drawio
   Default icon: locate the draw.io.exe
2. Press OK
3. Select the newly created .drawio extension
4. Actions > New Action
   Action Name: Open
   Command-Line: "F:\drawio\app\draw.io.exe" "%1" --user-data-dir="F:\drawio\data"
5. Press OK

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Couldnt u just grab the no-installer release and use 7zip to extract the app64 folder for example and use a shortcut with the aforementioned flag --user-data-dir="C:\Path\To\MyFolder.
Is smthing not configured properly without running the .exe?

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Now there is a portable version in PortableApps.
Probably the best way to have this in a portable version.

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