Suggestion: Switch VLC listing to VLC Portable
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:45 am
While VLC used to be mostly portable when launched with the commandline switches, this isn't the case any longer. Now, VLC creates APPDATA\vlc and APPDATA\dvdcss on the local PC. It leaves behind ml.xspf, vlc-qt-interface.ini and a font cache file on every PC it is run on. And on every PC without VLC or these files left behind, it will create the font cache when you play your first video in VLC, a process that can easily take a minute or more and leaves the 1-2MB file behind.
So, I'd argue that VLC isn't really portable on its own anymore. VLC Portable is a better choice as it handles all of these directories and files, keeping your font cache as you move PCs and adjusting paths in all of the above-mentioned files so everything continues to work.
So, I'd argue that VLC isn't really portable on its own anymore. VLC Portable is a better choice as it handles all of these directories and files, keeping your font cache as you move PCs and adjusting paths in all of the above-mentioned files so everything continues to work.