Portable Mode

The portable build of FriskyMouse runs without installation and stores its settings and profiles in the same folder as FriskyMouse.exe. Use it to carry the app and your configuration on a USB drive, or on machines where you do not have install permissions.

Run the portable build

1. Download the portable .zip from the Download page.
2. Extract the archive to a folder you can write to (e.g., D:\Tools\FriskyMouse\).
3. Run FriskyMouse.exe.

Portable mode is part of the portable build itself. FriskyMouse does not switch to portable mode based on where you run it from, so an installed copy always keeps its settings in %LOCALAPPDATA%.

Tip

Your settings travel with the folder. Copy it to a USB drive and use your configuration on any compatible Windows machine.

Caution

FriskyMouse writes settings.json and the profiles folder next to the executable. Extract the portable build to a folder you can write to, not to C:\Program Files, or your settings are not saved.

Settings storage

The build you run determines where FriskyMouse keeps settings.json and your saved profiles:

Build	Settings location
Microsoft Store and installer	%LOCALAPPDATA%\FriskyMouse\
Portable	Same folder as FriskyMouse.exe

Limitations

• The portable build does not create a Start menu shortcut.
• The portable build does not update itself. Like the other non-Store builds, it checks for a new version every two days and shows a message on the Home page when one is available. To upgrade, download the new version from the Download page, extract it, and copy settings.json and the profiles folder from the old folder into the new one.