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For anyone interested in making their LaunchBox portable, here is a guide. I hope this helps! LaunchBox Emulator Portability Guide ================================================================ RetroArch (Multi-System) - Download the ZIP build (not the installer). - Keep retroarch.cfg in the same folder as retroarch.exe. - All configs and playlists stay inside the RetroArch folder. PCSX2 (PS2) - Place an empty file named portable.ini (or portable.txt) in the same folder as pcsx2.exe. - All configs and saves stay inside the PCSX2 folder. Dolphin (GameCube/Wii) - Create an empty file named portable.txt in the same folder as Dolphin.exe. - A User folder is created inside Dolphin; all configs and saves stay there. DuckStation (PS1) - Create an empty file named portable.txt in the same folder as DuckStation.exe. - All configs and saves stay inside the DuckStation folder. PPSSPP (PSP) - Download the portable ZIP build. - Keep the memstick folder inside the PPSSPP directory. Citra (3DS) - Inside the Citra folder, create a new folder named user. - All configs and saves stay inside that user folder. melonDS (DS) - Ensure melonDS.ini is in the same folder as melonDS.exe. - Configs and saves stay inside the melonDS folder. Redream (Dreamcast) - Already portable. - Keep the entire Redream folder together; configs and saves stay inside. RMG (Nintendo 64) - Download the Windows portable build. - All configs and saves stay in the same folder as the executable. MAME - Run mame.exe -createconfig. - mame.ini is created inside the MAME folder; configs stay there. Kega Fusion (Sega) - Already portable. - Fusion.ini is saved in the same folder as Fusion.exe. 4DO (3DO) - Already portable. - Saves and configs are stored in the same folder as 4DO.exe. CD-i Emulator - Configs are saved in cdiemu.ini inside the emulator folder. - Registration/license information is stored in the Windows registry. - When moving to a new PC, you must re-enter your license key. Kronos (Saturn) - By default, saves and configs are stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\kronos. - Before moving LaunchBox, copy the entire %LOCALAPPDATA%\kronos folder. - After moving, paste it back into %LOCALAPPDATA%\kronos on the new PC. - Kronos has no portable mode switch; it always uses %LOCALAPPDATA%. FS-UAE (Amiga) - Create an empty file named Portable.ini in the FS-UAE folder. - All configs and saves stay inside the FS-UAE folder. Xemu (Original Xbox) - Already portable. - Configs, saves, and BIOS paths are stored in the 'xemu' folder next to xemu.exe. - Keep the entire Xemu folder inside LaunchBox\Emulators\Xemu. ================================================================ End of list.

I was wondering if it is possible to make my (F:) external 4TB SSD 100% portable? I notice that some Emulators/PC games rely on C:/Documents and C:/Appdata/Roaming, even though I choose my external, when installing. I hear that if you create a .txt called "portable" inside the emulator folders, that it should do the trick? Please let me know if you need some pictures or if you need to know specifically, which emulator/pc game. Thanks! Dee

Hello Guys, After a couple of days of thinking, i decided to make my game setup portable. I decided to put my Lunchbox Bigbox setup and collection directly on a portable drive. I have about 600gb of games, so i was thinking to buy a 1TB SSD and a USB 3.0 2.5" HDD Enclosure. But i find the 1TB SSD a bit expanssive. To run games like PS2 games (biggest rom i have in my collection) can i use a normal 5400 SATA III 2.5" HDD and have a decent performance while browsing trought games and a decent loading time, or you think SSD is realy THE definitive choice i must do to have a decent game experience? Thanks again for your advices and help !