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I understand that I may install the apps on a flash drive only if they don't need an installer by copying and pasting already installed ones on the external flash drive.
But how do I know if the already installed ones needed an installed one or not?
Which apps typically need an installer?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
However, a thumb drive is not an ideal choice for running apps. That is best done on your internal drive. I would not even trust them for long term storage of backups - they are not known to be all that reliable. If it needs to be external, then at least get a quality external hard drive.
However, a thumb drive is not an ideal choice for running apps. That is best done on your internal drive. I would not even trust them for long term storage of backups - they are not known to be all that reliable. If it needs to be external, then at least get a quality external hard drive.
Sure you can, just remember: any app that is CPU/processor intensive is best run from the device that actually has the processor (your Mac) rather than from a hard drive that has to communicate with the processor through a cable. That is old time advice, but I don't think the process has changed in that regard.
In general, it's large and complicated programs that use a standalone installer; nothing gotten from the Mac App Store will.
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So do the ones that don't need installer can be copied and pasted on the flash drive to use?
Yes.
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I agree. But they are hard to carry when you are on the go. May I install my apps on an external hard drive then?
Running apps you already installed from a thumb drive?
