Before the application can be launched, it requires an installation process, during which the installer places the application into a specific folder (usually Program Files), creates shortcuts, places configuration settings into the system user profile, and adds an uninstaller.

Installer is an application packaged into an installation program.

To remove portable software from your computer, you simply need to exit the application and delete its folder. If you copy the configuration files together with the executable file to another location or media, all your settings will be carried across too. Portable software creates configuration files in its folder and usually doesn't change anything in the system. It can be placed in a folder on your computer, a USB flash drive, or any other removable media, and launched from there straight away.

Portable application is a standalone executable file.

Money is what spurs innovation, not generosity.Some of our software products are offered in two editions: portable and installer. As for espee29, why it should be made free? Do you work for free? I don't think so. Free alternatives lack advance features found in WinRAR and its commercial counterparts such as the ability to put each file to separate archive (gimpguy previously mentioned that part), batch archive extraction, corruption repair, archive search, file list report, and anti-virus integration. Also, free alternatives should not be classed in the same league as WinRAR or any other commercial alternatives. Not many commercial software vendors have the luxury of bundling their products with free lifetime upgrades and WinRAR is one of the few exceptions that offers an overgenerous upgrade policy which makes it a worthwhile investment. And best of all, I've never, ever had a RAR file fall corrupt or go bad on me in many years.Īnd for those of you complaining about the price being too steep, stop being so cheap! It's not that expensive when you consider the fact that you get a lifetime of upgrades for one charge.

Slightly different than zip apps to learn, but always easy. Where zip gets unstable and flaky, RAR stands steady. There's a reason so many people not only rely on, but absolutely love WinRAR it works so well and exceeds their expectations, especially in direct comparison to zip apps.

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