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+ Windows: you can download the compressed Zip-file and extract it in a directory at your choice. Even an USB-stick (about 250 MB free space) is fine (run from stick). You can also download the installer file (setup.exe). On Windows 11, you get a security warning about the dangers to run a exe-file. Double clicking on this file, will start the installation. You need about 200 MB of free space.
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# MacOS
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# Github
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The installer files are in fact stored in the [author's github repository](https://github.com/portfolio-performance/portfolio/releases). So, you can also download the program from this repository. If you ever should need a previous version, this is also the place to be (click on the version number at the left side).
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![Fig 3: Github repository for downloading (previous) releases](images/installation-download-github.svg)
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You can edit and compile the source code; see [Contributing to Portfolio Performance](https://github.com/portfolio-performance/portfolio/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#project-setup).
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# Updating the software
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After the first installation, the program will check on each start-up for new updates and install these automatically (see figure 1).
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![Fig 1: Automatic updating with newer version](images/installation-update.png)
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# Github
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The installer files are in fact stored in the [author's github repository](https://github.com/portfolio-performance/portfolio/releases). So, you can also download the program from this repository. If you ever should need a previous version, this is also the place to be (click on the version number at the left side).
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