 | By Ian “Gizmo” Richards In my June 18 column, I pointed out the advantages of using portable applications to replace installed programs on your desktop PC or laptop. By carefully organizing the portable applications on your hard drive, you can make the programs much easier to access. |
Advantages of portable apps on a hard drive
After reading my previous column on portable programs, you may be asking yourself, “Why install the apps on a hard drive instead of running them directly from a USB flash drive plugged into my PC?”
Here are three good reasons for doing so:
- It allows you to maintain a backup copy of your portable apps. Should you lose your USB drive, you can recover your apps easily from the hard disk. Anyone who has used one for a while knows how very easy it is to lose a flash drive.
- It’s not always convenient to have your flash drive plugged into your PC. It may be plugged into another PC or in your coat pocket. And some laptops are physically awkward to use with a flash drive plugged into one of their USB ports.
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