Inside the copied folder on your USB drive, create an empty text file named PowerGREP.ini or use the built-in export settings option. When PowerGREP detects this configuration file in its execution folder, it switches to "portable mode" and saves all history, preferences, and regex libraries locally to the drive instead of the host machine's Registry.
to revert changes made to files, ensuring your "leave no trace" policy applies to errors as well. Pricing & Availability powergrep portable link
If you have a license key, this transforms PowerGREP into a tool. You can copy the C:\Program Files\PowerGREP5 folder to a USB drive after a portable workspace install, and it will run on any Windows 10/11 machine without administrative rights. Inside the copied folder on your USB drive,
You can plug into a client's machine, search for specific sensitive data strings across their hard drive (or network drives), and collect the matches into an XML report without installing software or modifying the client's registry. Pricing & Availability If you have a license