XnView Software

Are the XnView and XnViewMP .zip versions portable? Can they be removed cleanly without leftovers? Are the settings self-contained?

the settings/database are by default in user data folder

where is the "user data folder" ?

• XnView Classic
  • Tools » Options... » System Integration » Integration
    • Save options
      Default: as INI in folder [ User ]
    • Folder used for other files
      Default: [ User ]
• XnView MP
  • Tools » Settings... » Integration » Settings
    • XnView settings
      Default: Use .ini file in folder [ User (System) ]
    • Other settings
      • Folder for Database (.db)
        Default: [ User (System) ]
      • Folder for other files
        Default: [ User (System) ]

ghost zero wrote:where is the "user data folder" ?

• XnView Forum
  • FAQ: Info about XnView's settings (store & load)
  • Portable XnView.db
  • XnView Portable
  • XnView portable version with Ghostscript
• Microsoft
  • Windows Help: What is the AppData folder?
• Computer Performance
  • Windows 7 AppData
  • Windows 8 AppData
• Ask Leo!
  • What's the difference between AppData and Application Data folders? (And why have both?)
  • What’s the “Appdata roaming” folder?

so if i change the settings locations to "xnview", it would be a true portable, right?

ghost zero wrote:so if i change the settings locations to "xnview", it would be a true portable, right?

• XnView Classic
  • Besides changing the location of the settings, you also have to make sure that all checkboxes in Tools » Options... » System Integration » Integration are deactivated. The same goes for file type associations, of course.
    AFAIK, you can't prevent CADSoftTools (3rd-party I/O plug-in) from adding entries to the registry.
• XnView MP
  • Files/folders
    • %AppData%\XnViewMP\
    • %TEMP%\par-{username}\cache-exiftool-{version}\*.* (Installing ExifTool » Windows » Uninstalling)
    • %TEMP%\qtsingleapp-xnview-????-0-lockfile (Qt)
  • Registry
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\xnview.exe
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\xnview.exe
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications » XnViewMP
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\XnViewMP
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.bmp
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.cr2
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.crw
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.dds
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.gif
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.iff
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.img
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.jif
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.jp2
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.jpc
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.jpe
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.jpeg
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.jpg
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.nef
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.pbm
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.pcd
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.pcx
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.pgm
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.pic
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.png
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.ppm
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.psd
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.raf
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.ras
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.rle
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.tga
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.tif
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.tiff
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.xbm
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\XnViewMP.xpm
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\kde.org\libphonon (Qt)
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\QtProject (Qt)
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech (Qt)
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\XnView\XnViewMP

seems too complicated. can we get an official portable version?

can we get an official portable version?

Portable version of xnView Classic is available here: http://portableapps.com/apps
I personally use zip version with settings inside xnView directory.
You may check with regCompare or TotalUninstall or similar software if it is "enough portable" for you
Then you will see those keys XnTriq posted above to remain in registry.
For me .zip version is OK for portability.

thanks for the info, but i would prefer an official portable version for ease of setting up and to avoid any potential problems