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--- kb:portable_zotero [2017/11/22 13:12] – bwiernik
+++ kb:portable_zotero [2024/07/30 01:05] (current) – dstillman
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 ======Can I still use Zotero if I can't install programs on my computer?======
-If you are unable to install programs on a computer, you may still be able to use Zotero by a portable version of the program from an external drive (e.g., a USB drive).
+On Windows, you can cancel the admin prompt when you install Zotero, and it will perform a local installation that you will have permission to update as a local user.
-A community-developed portable version of Zotero is available from [[https://github.com/pedrom34/ZoteroPortable|here]]. Note that this portable app is not officially distributed by Zotero, and the Zotero developers can provide only limited support for it.
+We also provide a ZIP version of Zotero for Windows that you can extract and run from any folder. The ZIP version doesn't automatically register Zotero as a handler for various file types (e.g., RIS files), so we recommend using the installer if possible.
-Additional discussion of the portable Zotero 5.0 app is available [[/forum/discussion/64050/5-0-portable-zotero/p1|here]].
+On macOS and Linux, you can run the application from any folder (e.g., an Applications folder inside your home folder on macOS instead of /Applications).
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