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Quote from: jago25_98 on April 11, 2013, 05:06:33 AM

Can anyone have a cursory look over the source code and point out the changes that were needed for the portable version? Is the official celctrum portable build ready yet? (can't see in the main download dir)

It's only available for windows:
http://electrum.org/download.html

On any other system you can just use the -p flag.

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How is the security on a portable client like that?

The codebase is the same; it just encourages using Electrum on a computer that might not be your own. Which is a bad practice for all the obvious reasons.

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Can anyone have a cursory look over the source code and point out the changes that were needed for the portable version? Is the official celctrum portable build ready yet? (can't see in the main download dir)

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How is the security on a portable client like that?

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Quote from: michaelg on April 10, 2013, 05:48:28 AM

Quote from: DarkHyudrA on April 09, 2013, 01:43:13 PM

Quote from: michaelg on April 08, 2013, 06:38:23 PM

Maybe I'm missing something, but I ran Electrum-1.7.2-portable.exe and it created some (settings?) files inside C:\Users...
That's not what I expect from a portable app, it should be all contained in the same folder as the executable.

You are probably talkin about the blockchain header and the electrum.dat

I think so, yes. I've deleted them already.

All I want is a folder with the executable and all other (settings...) files in it. That's what a portable program should be like.

We are thinking of ways to safely do that. For now just boot with -w or create a bat-file that does it for you automatically and it will work as you expect.

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Quote from: DarkHyudrA on April 09, 2013, 01:43:13 PM

Quote from: michaelg on April 08, 2013, 06:38:23 PM

Maybe I'm missing something, but I ran Electrum-1.7.2-portable.exe and it created some (settings?) files inside C:\Users...
That's not what I expect from a portable app, it should be all contained in the same folder as the executable.

You are probably talkin about the blockchain header and the electrum.dat

I think so, yes. I've deleted them already.

All I want is a folder with the executable and all other (settings...) files in it. That's what a portable program should be like.

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Quote from: DarkHyudrA on April 09, 2013, 01:43:13 PM

Quote from: michaelg on April 08, 2013, 06:38:23 PM

Maybe I'm missing something, but I ran Electrum-1.7.2-portable.exe and it created some (settings?) files inside C:\Users...
That's not what I expect from a portable app, it should be all contained in the same folder as the executable.

You are probably talkin about the blockchain header and the electrum.dat

If that's the case and the reporter does not want that use the -w flag.

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Quote from: michaelg on April 08, 2013, 06:38:23 PM

Maybe I'm missing something, but I ran Electrum-1.7.2-portable.exe and it created some (settings?) files inside C:\Users...
That's not what I expect from a portable app, it should be all contained in the same folder as the executable.

You are probably talkin about the blockchain header and the electrum.dat

Tachikoma

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Quote from: michaelg on April 08, 2013, 06:38:23 PM

Maybe I'm missing something, but I ran Electrum-1.7.2-portable.exe and it created some (settings?) files inside C:\Users...
That's not what I expect from a portable app, it should be all contained in the same folder as the executable.

Could you please create an issue here and supply as much information as possible. Which files it created and such.

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Maybe I'm missing something, but I ran Electrum-1.7.2-portable.exe and it created some (settings?) files inside C:\Users...
That's not what I expect from a portable app, it should be all contained in the same folder as the executable.

gbh

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Many thanks, been looking for an offline/usb client for a while.

Tachikoma

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I will build an official portable version later this week.

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Quote from: bitcats on January 15, 2013, 02:57:56 AM

Quote from: dave859 on January 14, 2013, 08:48:19 PM

I don't understand what is the benefit of downloading this if on the official site there's already a portable app to be downloaded. Are you re-hosting it? building it yourself?

There is a standalone executable on the official site, but no portable client. Thats why I've made this portable version of the client. It contains the official standalone executable from slush. You can download and compare both versions.
I made this version for my own use, as I like the electrum client and I prefer portable apps. As there is no other portable client available yet, I decided to share it

How about a brief tutorial how to make your own portable version. Then people can download from the official page and patch it portable themselves.

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Quote from: tnkflx on January 25, 2013, 05:41:45 AM

Quote from: dpcman on January 19, 2013, 12:47:50 PM

Sorry, newbie here. What should I do if I wanted to transfer my data from the Official Bitcoin wallet to this one?

You should start by using an official Electrum client

electrum.org

Good to see people who cares about Open Source software.

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Quote from: dpcman on January 19, 2013, 12:47:50 PM

Sorry, newbie here. What should I do if I wanted to transfer my data from the Official Bitcoin wallet to this one?

You should start by using an official Electrum client

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is it open source?

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Quote from: dpcman on January 19, 2013, 12:47:50 PM

Sorry, newbie here. What should I do if I wanted to transfer my data from the Official Bitcoin wallet to this one?

Its easy: Start the portable client offline. It creates a "SubDirectory" with a few files in it. Close the client. Copy your electrum.dat (=wallet) in that subfolder. Voilà

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Sorry, newbie here. What should I do if I wanted to transfer my data from the Official Bitcoin wallet to this one?

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Quote from: Stn on January 19, 2013, 11:45:40 AM

I'm talking about official standalone application.

This is the portable electrum thread.

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I want to move wallet to the certain location. I even found parameters how to specify my custom location. But where the bloody wallet was created at the first place?

I'm talking about official standalone application.

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The portable client creates a subfolder in the parent folder - its called SubDirectory. There you should find the electrum.dat.
When you start the client the first time, it asks you to create or restore a wallet - you have to be online for that. Once the wallet is created, you can go offline and use all the functions, incl importing and removing own addresses.

Note: Firewall configurations may interfere with the client.

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