VSCode portable mode

[devregnfo]

Hi, having trouble using the extension from the start.
I use portable mode and it has trouble finding folders in profile trying to create one.
Is it looking in default %SystemDrive%\Users windows folder?
Is it enough to edit json file or something?
Thanks

[mrsauravsahu]

Ah, I've never tried portable mode. I'll have to give this a try. Honestly, it should've behaved the same way as regular install. The profiles are created in the Home directory (which is the C:\Users<your-username>)

Let me try this out on my machine and see what the issue is.

[mrsauravsahu]

I tried using the extension in a Portable install. Creating profiles worked fine.

@regnfo Can you try creating the profiles folder where all profiles are stored? C:\Users\<your-user>\.config\vscode-manager

Launching the profile failed because code executable from the portable install isn't in Path. I will raise a PR for that.

[devregnfo]

Yes, my problem is that I want it all contained inside the portable folder, under projects, profiles etc...
I came up with that error too trying to delete the created generic profiles. Renaming is fine though.
Maybe you can work it out to read if its portable or not at first and go on from there and store the location in you code or something. Big thanks!

[mrsauravsahu]

For now, I think I'll continue keeping the vscode profiles in the same global folder. This is to prevent deleting the profiles created with the portable version by accident. I'll be adding a setting for customizing the storage location.

[devregnfo]

Hi I noticed that the IDE's PROFILES option works, I'm new to VSCode, only now I found it! :(
It's kinda new for what I heard. Do yours bring anything different to it?
TIA, keep the good work!

[mrsauravsahu]

Can you point me to IDE's profiles? Not sure what that is.

[devregnfo]

On the main window, lower left you have the cogwheel icon. Click/Settings Profiles/... OR File/Preferences/Settings Profiles/...
Then you can change create, etc. You assign a 2 letter alias to the profile, and see it under the cogwheel when active.
It allows for complete separation of the Extensions installed. It has been introduced not for long as I read.