# I would like to ask obsidian if there is a version that can be installed on a USB flash drive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [September 1, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/i-would-like-to-ask-obsidian-if-there-is-a-version-that-can-be-installed-on-a-usb-flash-drive/87721 "2024-09-01T02:36:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![AlanG](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/alang/32/55225_2.png) [@AlanG](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/AlanG)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2024, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/i-would-like-to-ask-obsidian-if-there-is-a-version-that-can-be-installed-on-a-usb-flash-drive/87721/2 "2024-09-01T05:35:38Z")
Here you go: > [@Portable Version Instructions by AlanG](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/portable-version-instructions-by-alang/57266/): > > Turning Obsidian into a portable app is a 5 minute process using the free tool which @cfjrb mentioned [more than a year ago](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/run-in-portable-mode/915/19). You can find the latest version of this guide here: [Turn Obsidian into a portable app](https://share.note.sx/3vhfcdlc) Here’s how: Download Enigma Virtual Box from [https://enigmaprotector.com/en/downloads.html](https://enigmaprotector.com/en/downloads.html) and install it. Run the app and it will look like this: [image] Right click on your Obsidian app, right click on the word “Obsidian”, then click on Properties: [image] Copy the path … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/i-would-like-to-ask-obsidian-if-there-is-a-version-that-can-be-installed-on-a-usb-flash-drive/87721)._