Crypt-o documentation - Portable/Offline databases

Portable/Offline databases

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Crypt-o offers you the following options to access databases when offline:

 

•Offline access to your databases using the currently installed Crypt-o Client application.
Configure the offline access in the Crypt-o Client options.

 

•Portable version of Crypt-o installed to a removable device such as a USB flash drive.
 

It is possible to create a portable version of Crypt-o with offline copies of your databases. The portable version of Crypt-o can be installed to a removable device such as a USB flash drive. You can plug the device to any Windows computer, run Crypt-o directly from the device and access your databases.

 

To create a portable version of Crypt-o choose Tools > Create portable version from the menu. The Portable Wizard will appear.

NOTE: Your user account must have the Portable mode permission for a database in order to create a portable version of this database.

NOTE: By default only records with the Print and Export permission, granted to your user account, will be available in a portable database. You can adjust this behavior using the Take into account "Print and export" permission for portable version system option on the Security page.

NOTE: You can configure expiration parameters for a portable version in the System options on the Security page.

 

Click Next to navigate to the next page.

 

Portable Wizard

Portable Wizard

 

Choose a destination device for installation of the portable version.

 

• Show all devices - when this option is selected, the program will display all devices available for the installation of the program, not only removable ones.
•Install to this folder - the destination folder on the device.

 

Click Next to navigate to the next page.

 

Portable Wizard

Portable Wizard

 

Choose databases to install with the portable version of Crypt-o.

• Synchronize with existing databases on the device - when this option is selected, the program will synchronize all changes, made in the existing portable database on the device, to the main server database.
• Make databases read only on the device - when this option is selected, all portable databases on the device will be marked as read only. Data modifications will not be allowed.

Click Next to start the installation.

 

After successful installation, the device will contain Crypt-o executable files and chosen databases. To access your data, run Crypt-o.exe file on the device and log on using your user name and password.

Quick portable version

To quickly create a portable version of Crypt-o choose Tools > Quick portable version from the menu or press F9. The silent installation, using the last used parameters, will be performed.

Limitations of a portable version

•Printing is disabled by default. Use the Allow printing in portable version option in the Crypt-o System options to enable it if needed.
•Fields customization is not possible.
•Creation of new databases is not possible.