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I can't proclaim to have absolutely nothing installed on my primary partition except the OS. I guess there are some programs that I can't seem to do without and have no possible portable alternative (or I don't like the portable alternatives). I have however, started to remove a lot of software that...

Closer inspection reveals that this program is written in Java, which is a major bummer since that means that it has a dependancy on the not-so-small Java Virtual Machine.

I don't think this really counts as portable but thanks all the same.

Let's see... to me there are three main categories: Apps I use on a daily basis: PStart - For me, this was the find of the century because I hated keeping shortcuts, to programs located on removeable media, on my Start menu. PStart allows me to completely separate out all my portable apps. The only ...

I could suggest that you take a look at FullSync. This program certainly has promise, it looks very much like SyncBack but portable, which would be perfect. The only downside is that, if I understand correctly, the program does not yet support zipping destination backup files. Other than that, it l...

I currently use SyncBack for all my syncronization and backup needs. It serves it's purpose well and I have no plans to stop using it for my permanent computer. However, I would really like to have a complete yet lightweight portable backup solution. My requirements are fairly simple: I would like t...

I have to say that I consider myself an advanced user and it isn't always easy using the suggested monitoring software. Unless you really know what you are doing, it isn't always immediately obvious that a program is portable or not. I have found that a good indicator is to simply try it first, on s...