The next release of the Installer will do the same. Generally, the launcher, when run, will check if there is a set of files within Data and, if not, will copy them from DefaultData. It may also contain the launcher.ini configuration file used for the launcher.ĭefaultData is usually used as a container for the default files to be placed within the Data directory. No other files are present in this directory by default.Īpp: contains all the binary and other files that make up the application itself, usually within a directory called AppName.ĪppInfo contains the configuration details for the Platform as well as the icons used within the menu.

AppNamePortableĪppNamePortable: contains the main application launcher, typically named AppNamePortable.exe and the main help file help.html. The basic directory layout of each portable app consists of a main directory, AppNamePortable which contains three directories: App, Data and Other.

Since the further reading might be taken down i will quote at least a few parts here Directory and File Layout

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