[Solved] Freecad portable

[jfc4120]

This post:

https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=75100

Led me to Freecad on Github. I see there is a portable version (FreeCAD-0.20.2-WIN-x64-portable-2.zip). I have not unzipped or tried yet.
Before I mess up my current install, can the two both be on the same machine so I can try it and see the differences.

Or would there be conflicts? Current is:

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.29177 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-20
Hash: 68e337670e227889217652ddac593c93b5e8dc94
Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.2, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 8.2.0, OCC 7.6.2
Locale: English/United States (en_US)
Installed mods: 
  * Help 1.0.3

Also I ran a virus check with norton on the portable, all good.

[chrisb]

There won't be a conflict, but both use the same config file and directory.

[adrianinsaval]

the portable version is the exact same binary as the one installed by the installer, the only difference is the installer adds shortcuts, file associations and stuff like that.

[jfc4120]

Thanks for the information and to all who answered.