[Jim Aragon <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:42 AM 3/3/2013, Guy Harris wrote:

>> The "preferences" file is stored on the USB flash
drive under 
>\PortableApps\WiresharkPortable\data\

>On my machine, it's stored on the SATA flash drive that came with the
>machine, under /Users/gharris/.wireshark. :-)

>Presumably, you mean "with a "portable app" version,
the preferences 
>file is stored on the USB flash drive ..."

Yes, PortableApps version 1.8.5.

I'm also wondering why Wireshark would look for this directory every time
a capture is started or restarted, rather than when Wireshark is
launched, shut down, or a preference is changed. Those seem like the
logical times to read or write preferences, not when a capture is
started.

>It appears that get_persconffile_path() is looking at .wireshark on
>Windows, which is an error even in the non-"portable app"
version.