goldendict-ng/website/docs/topic_portablemode.md
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Portable mode

Usually GoldenDict store all program settings and dictionary indexes in home folder of current user. In portable mode program settings and dictionary indexes stored in portable folder beside the main program file. This mode suit for using of GoldenDict with common settings directly from flash drive on different computers.

To turn on portable mode it needs only create portable folder beside the main program file. If such folder exists GoldenDict will launched in portable mode.

In portable mode GoldenDict works with some limitations:

You can't select folders with dictionaries. All dictionaries should be placed in content folder beside the main program file and/or its subfolders. You can't use sound files in separate folders.