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Can a portable KeePassXC work on any OS? (lemmy.ca)
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I wanted to switch to KeePassXC and I wanted to download it on a encrypted USB drive for portability. I know I can do this on Windows, but will the password manager work on other OSes? I switch between Windows and Linux, and I want to make sure that I can do it on both. I read an online article that says its possible, but you need to make sure you have a certain file on the drive for it to work?

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[โ€“] 16 points 4 months ago (4 children)

The software itself won't, as the "portable" binaries are made for Windows. The vault file itself can be opened without a problem if you use the KeePassXC binaries for the OS you're using.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    What are the KeePassXC binaries?

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    The program files, .exe files on Windows.

    Edit: If KeepassXC publishes .appimage files for Linux, these work like Windows' .exe files, so you could place both on the USB stick.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    OK, thank you!

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago

    No problem!

    I just checked, and keepassxc does publish official AppImages.

    In case you have permission issues on the drive on Linux, create another, small partition with ext4 or other filesystem that supports Unix permissions natively. Linux & other Unix-like operating systems use separate permissions for reading, writing and executing files/entering folders, unlike Windows. I don't store programs on NTFS or any of the FATs, so I'm not completely sure how it works with the default settings.

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