Browsing the forum, I get the feeling that quite a few people use Mnemosyne in portable mode. Would there be any reason not to have it portable by default?
On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:04:30 AM UTC+2, Troy wrote: > > I downloaded *mnemosyne-2.1-RC1-setup.exe* and installed it onto my > Windows 7 laptop. > > I finally want to move my information from my old version of Mnemosyne to > the new version. The old way to make a portable version was to move the > .mnemosyne file over to the USB stick. The new instructions don't mention > this. > > The instructions here: > http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/help/running-from-usb-drive.php say: > > 1. First, copy the Mnemosyne program directory from C:\Program > Files\Mnemosyne to your USB drive > > // OK, no problems there. > > 2. then copy your data directory from inside your home directory (usually > C:\Users\<your user name>\Application Data\Mnemosyne) to inside the > Mnemosyne program directory on the USB drive. > > // There is no mention on the instructions that a Windows user probably > has to SHOW hidden files, folders, and drives to see the AppData folder > (Not Application Data on my Windows 7 install). > > // In addition, I'm presented with 3 folders, Local, LocalLow and Roaming. > In the Roaming folder, I found a Mnemosyne folder (only after I started > Mnemosyne, because it didn't show up before I did.) I copied this folder > over to my Mnemosyne folder I previously copied onto my USB drive. > > // The file structure is vastly different comparing the old version and > the new version. > > *Questions:* > > Q1. Am I missing anything? Is that all I need to do to make a portable > version? > > Q2. In the old version, I could open the config.py file and insert: > > # The translation to use, e.g. 'de' for German (including quotes). > # If set to None, the system's locale will be used. > *locale = 'en'* > * > * > as I wish the interface to stay in English, regardless of the operating > system I'm using. There doesn't seem to be either instructions about this > anymore, and the config.py has changed a lot. > > Please advise. > > Q3. Since a .mnemosyne file doesn't seem to exist, where do I put all my > information in the newer version of Mnemosyne? I had a folder called My > Lists in my .mnemosyne folder with my various lists, and another folder > inside with My Images where I stored all the images that went with the > cards I created. > > Can I just copy the My Lists folder that was inside the .mnemosyne folder > into the new D:\Mnemosyne folder? > > Q4. After I get these questions answered, I figure the next step will be > just export my lists from the old version and import them into the new > version. Is this correct? > > Thank you in advance. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mnemosyne-proj-users/-/eRjwRfJvIBoJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
