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Make QGIS 3.16.4 LTR portable
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Howto make QGIS portable.md

In order to make QGIS portable on Windows:

  • get a copy of a vanilla QGIS install (usually Program Files\QGIS 3.16)
  • Create a "profiles" directory in the root folder of the QGIS copy
  • Modify the qgis-ltr.bat file and add the 2 following lines before the start line:
del %OSGEO4W_ROOT%\bin\qgis-ltr-bin.env
%OSGEO4W_ROOT%\bin\qgis-ltr-bin.exe --postinstall
  • Modify the start line and add --profiles-path "%OSGEO4W_ROOT%" before the %* which should remain at the end of the line

And voilà: you can now start QGIS in "portable mode" by double clicking of the qgis-ltr.bat file.

Your profiles will be transported with QGIS itself.

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