Installing Resonic

Setup Packages

Setup packages come in the form of digitally signed Windows Installer packages (.msi files.)

Using a Setup package is recommended for most users.

Setup Installation

Double-Click the .msi package file to run Setup and follow the instructions.

• Older versions of the same flavor are upgraded.
  
• Installation takes a few seconds.
  
• When complete, Resonic will start.

To Repair or Uninstall the installed version use Add or remove programs in Windows Settings, or run the Setup package again.

Resonic Player and Pro can co-exist on the same system.

This method installs Resonic locally, integrates into Windows Explorer, comes with several file type icons and custom icon support, and is the easiest to update and maintain, hence this is the recommended method of installation.

Setup will never alter or take over any of your existing file associations without your explicit permission.

Storage Locations in the Setup Version

Depending on your version of Resonic, your user profile is stored in Resonic in your personal Documents folder.

For example:

Release and Beta versions of both applications can be installed side by side. They use their own sets of user data and file associations.

Portable Packages

Portable packages come in the form of ZIP archives (.zip files.)

Portable versions do not integrate into Windows Explorer, do not come with file type icons, and use a different path system that Setup versions. Some other features might be absent.

No data is written outside the program folder, or to the Windows registry.

They are very clean, self-contained versions of the software and neither alter your system nor leave any trash behind. When you delete the portable folder, both program and user data for that version goes away with it.

Portable Installation

Unpack the .zip file to your portable drive / USB disk, or any other writable location, and run Resonic.exe from there.

The disk needs to be write-enabled while Resonic is running.

Storage Locations in the Portable Version

By default Portable versions of Resonic are configured to use per-user profiles, and store user profiles in folders that follow this template:

For example:

This flexible system allows you to carry a Portable version of Resonic with you on an external drive and use it on different systems with completely separate configuration sets.

You don't have to worry about your home settings accidentally being overwritten when using the program on another system.

Advanced settings

Depending on the configuration in ResonicBoot.ini Resonic creates these profiles:

• <user>@<machine> — one profile for every user (default) (e.g., cannoli@pastapc)
  
• @<machine> — one profile for every machine (e.g., @pastapc)
  
• single — just a single profile

Pro Licenses and Portable Versions

When you run a Portable version of Resonic Pro you will be asked to enter your license first. However, if you already have a licensed version of Resonic Pro installed you won't need to to enter your license.

Upgrading from 0.9.3 (or earlier)

Although there have been lots of structural changes, typically you shouldn't have to worry about any of this when you use Resonic Setup.

You may use Resonic Registry Cleanup in case Resonic*0.9.3 context menu items to open and browse folders got stuck in your Windows Explorer, or you simply want to clean up properly before reinstalling Resonic*0.9.4 or later.

You can optionally run the Resonic Cleanup Tool to remove left-over files and registry keys from your system.

Migrating Portable 0.9.3 (or earlier) to 0.9.4 (or later)

The folder structure has changed quite a bit in 0.9.4 for all versions.
To manually migrate your content from Portable versions prior to 0.9.4, here are the major changes:

Setup versions migrate their settings automatically on first start. You'll be asked.
Certain settings like the file list layout won't be imported.

Test Builds

You can find Alpha/Beta builds via our Discord Community, which is the main place for Resonic testing.

When you run a Test build of Resonic Pro for the first time you will be asked to activate it using a valid license (e.g. a QA License). If you already have a licensed version of Resonic Pro installed on your system Alpha and Beta builds will self-activate and you won't be asked every time.

Removing Test Builds

For Alphas, delete the temporary folder you unpacked the .zip file to. Nothing is left on your system.

For Betas, uninstall the application just like any other program.

You can optionally run the Resonic Cleanup Tool to remove left-over files and registry keys from your system.

Unattended Installation

Installation of Resonic .msi Setup packages can be automated in the following way:

Unattended Silent Installation

The following command runs a local unattended installation that is fully silent, i.e., neither dialogs nor installation progress is shown and default settings and paths are assumed:

Unattended Installation with Dialogs

The following command runs a local unattended installation where both dialogs and installation progress are shown and default settings and paths are assumed, but user interaction is never required:

To only show the most basic dialogs run the installation as follows:

Unattended Activation of Resonic Pro

Resonic Pro can be activated either with a Double-Click on the .rsaf file (Resonic Activation File), or by using the --install-license command-line parameter. The --quiet parameter will make sure no user interaction is required.

Resonic Pro can also be deactivated (license cleanup), but using the --remove-license parameter, again in combination with --quiet. A filename is not required.

Logging during Unattended Installation

To log all installation messages to a file use the following msiexec option, using a log filename of your choice:

Additional Options

To see a full list of options available to the msiexec program run this command: