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Fragment said:

It does not cause "a lot" of problems.
I have machines which have had chrome versions 2x.x installed until shortly and browsing was still fine.
The OP had a question. And this is an answer to his question.
In any case the portable editions are alarming you when updates are out. And you can simply install over the old installation without losing settings. It is not a big effort if your main issue is to have the install location on another disk like OP asked for.

My point is that Chrome is "install and forget" for most people, and Google is not very good about notifying people when new versions are out, because they assume all users will be upgraded automatically. Most people are simply not going to be diligent about this, which means you will be exposed to security vulnerabilities, you may have problems with sites that are using new features and assume chrome will have them, and you will likely have issues with extensions which try to upgrade and assume you will be using the most recent version.

Fragment said:

The OP had a question. And this is an answer to his question.
In any case the portable editions are alarming you when updates are out. And you can simply install over the old installation without losing settings. It is not a big effort if your main issue is to have the install location on another disk like OP asked for.

Thanks Fragment,

That is the answer to the question jamos316 asked:

jamos316 said:

does anyone know how to install chrome on another disk?
there is not a wizard that shows that will allow to pick the install location

Mystere said:

My point is that Chrome is "install and forget" for most people, and Google is not very good about notifying people when new versions are out, because they assume all users will be upgraded automatically. Most people are simply not going to be diligent about this, which means you will be exposed to security vulnerabilities, you may have problems with sites that are using new features and assume chrome will have them, and you will likely have issues with extensions which try to upgrade and assume you will be using the most recent version.

As I said. OP asked for a solution. I delivered. Standard extensions wont have ANY problems even with many major releases.
If he wants to install on another location he pays the price of some comfort on the other hand.
But please why are you even making an effort to trash talk portable versions so stubbornly in this thread, when it is totally malapropos.

And finally: If you use the Portable Apps suite you can keep your apps autoupdated as well! So there is nothing to fear using chrome portable if your main interest is to install it in another location than the default one.

You speak as if there is one update and you dont do it in the next hours after it came out the world breaks down.
Go read the chrome release notes and then talk. Btw I just tested it... just for you... recent version of ad block plus works on a chrome 36 (july 14... thats ONE YEAR AGO).

But yes in one single point you are right. You should update your browser or let it update automatically for security reasons.
So just use PAppSuite and let Chrome get updated automatically.

Fragment said:

It does not cause "a lot" of problems.
I have machines which have had chrome versions 2x.x installed until shortly and browsing was still fine.
The OP had a question. And this is an answer to his question.
In any case the portable editions are alarming you when updates are out. And you can simply install over the old installation without losing settings. It is not a big effort if your main issue is to have the install location on another disk like OP asked for.

According to the PortableApps site, you have to manually check for updates. It doesn't say anything about automatic updating. But, I could be wrong about that.

Just because one extension you use works doesn't mean every extension will. My point is that you are going to have extra work to do, and you could run into issues. If the user is prepared to do that, great. But they should think about whether or not they want to manually keep things up to date, because if they aren't diligent, they could expose themselves to malware and viruses.

No, it's not a "big effort", but it it's something you have to remember to do on a regular basis. Not everyone wants to do that, I certainly don't.

The problem I have with this solution is that you are obligating the user to more work, without telling them that this is the case to allow them to make their own informed decision. You just assume everyone will be ok with it, but since you didn't even tell them this would be the case, they may not even know they have to keep the app updated, and thus they might end up a year behind or more and not realize it.

I'm just trying to give people all the facts before they make their decision to use this approach. I don't recommend it, unless you know what you're doing and want the responsibility of keeping it updated.

There are also security and privacy concerns about using the portable version, particularly if you put it on a USB drive and take it to other computers. Again, you have to be aware of these and if you're comfortable with them, then that's up to you, but just telling people that Portable apps are the solution to their problem is only true if they are fully informed about the issues and potential issues, and they are willing to accept them.

EDIT:

I see if you use their AppStore then it will offer to upgrade out of date apps. If you just download the standalone installer though, then it won't.

Fair enough.
Well lets just hope OP is a clever and professional IT user. Then nothing should go wrong with a portable app :)