Most of us use multiple passwords to access programs, services and platforms as a protection and security measure. But there are more and more elements that we must memorize, hence the usefulness of managers such as KeePass.
Here we refer to those applications that allow us to manage these keys that we are talking about in a much more comfortable and orderly way. We must bear in mind that the number of security elements of this type that we use on a daily basis is increasing. To all this we must add that, as experts recommend, passwords must be complex and different from each other. Hence, a growing number of users are choosing to use these password managers.
Thus, programs such as the aforementioned KeePass are responsible for storing our personal passwords in a safe and inaccessible way for others. In addition, thanks to its additional functions and that they are integrated with the browser , they allow us to use them more directly. As you can imagine, these entries that we are making are protected by a master key so that we can consult them whenever we need to. In turn, we talk about applications that we can sometimes install both on our desktop PC and on our mobile.
This specific proposal that we are talking about offers us two official versions for our Windows-based computers. In addition, we have unofficial versions for other systems such as Android , iOS or macOS . If we focus on the aforementioned versions for the Redmond system, we tell you that we can opt for a normal installable version, or another portable one. That is why we will talk about the one we are most interested in using in each case below.
When to use the portable version of KeePass
Thus, depending on the needs of each case or user, we can opt to use one modality or another. The first thing we should know in this regard is that the portable version gives us the opportunity to carry the program and its password database always with us. We refer to having KeePass on a USB memory , for example, to be able to consult our personal passwords from any computer.
As you can imagine, a particularly important section in this type of password manager is everything related to privacy and security . Therefore, it is important to know that when using the portable version of this program on third-party PCs, it does not store anything on the system. By this we mean that the program does not create registry keys or startup files in Windows. This allows that there is no trace of our passwords or the manager on the other computers.
At the same time, if we are going to use this password manager regularly on our own computer, it is advisable to opt for the installable version . Of course, to make sure that our passwords will always be inaccessible, whether on our PC or another, we must take some measures. If we have installed KeePass, we should remove it with the corresponding uninstaller that is made available to us, since it does not leave any trace on the system. On the other hand, if we use the portable version, we must delete the temporary KeePass directory that is created.
