Standalone executable or Windows Installer

[NorthForty]

Currently keeping my bitcoin on on coinbase. Want to download Electrum to my Laptop and move coins to the wallet. Running windows 10. What is the difference between the download options
1) Standalone executable
2) Windows Installer

Thanks!

[TryNinja]

There is no big difference.

Standalone = You only need the .exe file, so you can open the wallet on any flash drive.
Installer = Will install the software on your C:\Program Files (x86) folder.

[ranochigo]

There is no big difference.

Standalone = You only need the .exe file, so you can open the wallet on any flash drive.
Installer = Will install the software on your C:\Program Files (x86) folder.

Both of them opens the wallet in %appdata%/Electrum by default. Even though you can open Electrum using just the executable, you will still need the wallet file along with you. The difference is just one installs itself while one doesn't.

[TryNinja]

There is no big difference.

Standalone = You only need the .exe file, so you can open the wallet on any flash drive.
Installer = Will install the software on your C:\Program Files (x86) folder.

Both of them opens the wallet in %appdata%/Electrum by default. Even though you can open Electrum using just the executable, you will still need the wallet file along with you. The difference is just one installs itself while one doesn't.

Right. But you can easily move your wallet file to your flash drive plus the standalone executable: Open your wallet wherever you want!

In case OP don't know where is his wallet file by default when creating a new one: %AppData%\Electrum\wallets

[NorthForty]

Thank you for the reply's. Guess I will go with the installer and see what happens.

 

[Abdussamad]

Both of them opens the wallet in %appdata%/Electrum by default.

Are you sure about this? I believe the portable one creates the wallet file in the same folder as the executable.

[pooya87]

Both of them opens the wallet in %appdata%/Electrum by default.

Are you sure about this? I believe the portable one creates the wallet file in the same folder as the executable.

they are not talking about portable one.
there are 3 things you can download for windows
1. Standalone Executable
2. Windows Installer
3. Portable Version (you have this in mind)

[Abdussamad]

Both of them opens the wallet in %appdata%/Electrum by default.

Are you sure about this? I believe the portable one creates the wallet file in the same folder as the executable.

they are not talking about portable one.
there are 3 things you can download for windows
1. Standalone Executable
2. Windows Installer
3. Portable Version (you have this in mind)

OMG no wonder people get so confused. IMO only the installer version should be displayed on the download page and the others should be tucked away under a "more options" link.