App Briefcase makes it possible to run many apps from a USB drive that would not otherwise be considered portable apps.

What Problem Does App Briefcase Solve?

Most apps are not designed to be portable apps. They tend to be designed in a way that creates dependencies with the Windows system they are installed on. Those dependencies make it difficult to successfully run those apps from a USB drive plugged into other computers. Simply stated, most apps are shackled to the computer to which they were orignally installed.

How Does App Briefcase Solve That Problem?

App Briefcase is designed to manage its own copy of the most common data dependencies that prevent apps from being portable. App Briefcase manages the data dependencies of only those apps you select from App Briefcase's app list. App Briefcase automatically updates the computer it is running on with the data it manages so the non-portable apps dependent on that data can run properly. App Briefcase can also restore the computer's app data to its original state upon exit.

You can learn more about how App Briefcase works in the help documentation. You can learn more about App Briefcase's other features on the features page.

What Are App Briefcase's Benefits?

App Briefcase allows you to create your own personal computing environment of apps and data on a portable USB drive that can be used on any available computer. Some of the benefits of a portable, personal computing environment are:

• Apps installed to a USB drive do not need to be reinstalled when you:


• Upgrade to a new computer
• Replace your computer's main hard drive due to failure or upgrade
• Reformat your computer's main hard drive due to a virus attack


• Conveniently use the same apps and data as you move between your home desktop computer, work computer, and notebook


• Take your apps and data with you and run them on public computers such as school computers, cypercafe computers, and library computers.


• Save on software licensing fees by installing a single copy of an app to a USB drive rather having to purchase a separate license for each computer you want to use the software on.