Now that I have gone over the advantages, lets go over the disadvantages:ġ. File recovery is much easier with only 1 file. This method is stealth, as WinRAR cleans the folder created in the temp folder when the app closes.ħ. Because the fle is smaller (due to WinRAR compression), it will save disk space on your flash drive, with levels comparable to UPX.Ħ. Fragmentation is reduced on your drive because it is only 1 file instead of multiple.ĥ. Because your app is essentially 'frozen', if you make a mistake you won't run your app setup.Ĥ. These apps run in the computer's temp folder instead of the flash drive, which helps save drive life.ģ. Having only a single file is much easier to manage than having multiple files, even if they are in coherent directories.Ģ. I use this method over the portable apps here for the following reasons:ġ.
I am not really creating a portable app, I am simply creating a wrapper around an application that is already stealth. Now before you say that WinRAR doesn't make portable apps, I understand that that is why I put quotes around the word created. Hello, I am new here, and I just wanted to share my way of 'creating' my portable apps using WinRAR's SFX option.
