Chromium-Based Browsers - Portability Problem !
Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:58 am
Allmost all "portabilized" chromium-based browsers have a serious problem recently (generally with Chromium 59, I think) :
they are not truly portable any more !
Namely, when transferring to another PC (e.g. via USB stick), all the settings and installed extensions get lost, regardless of whether I use the "portable" browser from the USB or from the other PC.
You Yourself may not notice this problem right away, if You are predominantly using portable software versions on just one PC - simply to keep the windows registry clean, etc (as I do).
My "Google research" indicates that this has to do with some bull "extra safety" in Chromium, and they are forcing You to use the Synch function via Google Account (so that they can nicely read Your bookmarks, passwords - e.g. for banking, etc). Thanks Google !
The only chromium-based browser that has found a real fix for this is Cent Browser: their portable version is truly portable, and the above mentioned problem does not occur. All the other portable chromium-based browsers are failing with the new updates: SlimJet (my favorite), Iron, Chromium, Google Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera, etc. There are a few browsers that have not failed in portability yet - simply because they are way behind on updates (e.g. SuperBird or Iridium).
I wonder what Cent Browser is doing differently ? Do You have any ideas on this topic ? How do we rescue our beloved browsers (like, in my case, SlimJet) from this "portability failure" ? I tried contacting SlimJet for this - but they are notorious for not responding to anything. John Haller, in his forum, is also referring to this problem as to an "internal build" issue - but no solutions yet (John worships the "do not alter the software" approach - which I understand, but Chromium is supposed to be an "open and public" program).
they are not truly portable any more !
Namely, when transferring to another PC (e.g. via USB stick), all the settings and installed extensions get lost, regardless of whether I use the "portable" browser from the USB or from the other PC.
You Yourself may not notice this problem right away, if You are predominantly using portable software versions on just one PC - simply to keep the windows registry clean, etc (as I do).
My "Google research" indicates that this has to do with some bull "extra safety" in Chromium, and they are forcing You to use the Synch function via Google Account (so that they can nicely read Your bookmarks, passwords - e.g. for banking, etc). Thanks Google !
The only chromium-based browser that has found a real fix for this is Cent Browser: their portable version is truly portable, and the above mentioned problem does not occur. All the other portable chromium-based browsers are failing with the new updates: SlimJet (my favorite), Iron, Chromium, Google Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera, etc. There are a few browsers that have not failed in portability yet - simply because they are way behind on updates (e.g. SuperBird or Iridium).
I wonder what Cent Browser is doing differently ? Do You have any ideas on this topic ? How do we rescue our beloved browsers (like, in my case, SlimJet) from this "portability failure" ? I tried contacting SlimJet for this - but they are notorious for not responding to anything. John Haller, in his forum, is also referring to this problem as to an "internal build" issue - but no solutions yet (John worships the "do not alter the software" approach - which I understand, but Chromium is supposed to be an "open and public" program).