Installing on a USB Flash Drive

You can save the complete program and user data on a USB flash drive and use it on any computer that meets the System­requirements and on which .NET-Framework 4.6.1 (or later) is installed. To start Citavi, double-click the file "Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6 Program\bin\Citavi.exe". If a copy of Citavi is also installed on the computer, it must be closed before opening the version on the flash drive.

Installing Citavi on a USB flash drive only

If you have not already installed Citavi on your computer:

  1. You can now delete the Citavi5Setup.exe file or save it for installation on other computers.
  2. Double-click Citavi6Setup.exe to begin the installation.
  3. The Setup Assistant takes you through the installation.
  4. Select your USB flash drive as the installation location.
  5. Wait until "Citavi was successfully installed" appears. You can now delete the Citavi6Setup.exe file or save it for later installation on other computers.

Note:

If you only install Citavi on a USB flash drive, you will not be able to work with the Word Add-In or use the Pickers.

Installing Citavi on a Computer and then on a USB Flash Drive

If you have already installed Citavi on your computer:

  1. You can now delete the Citavi5Setup.exe file or save it for installation on other computers.
  2. Ensure that your USB flash drive has enough free space. The program files require about 250 MB; you should have enough room for your projects and files, too.
  3. Start Citavi from your computer and open a project.
  4. The Setup Assistant takes you through the installation.
  5. Select your USB flash drive as the installation location.

Background Information: Citavi uses an MSI installer. This can only be run once per computer. If you try to run it again, it will initiate a the repair program. For this reason, Citavi 6 includes a special option for a second installation. You should also select this option if you have first installed Citavi on a flash drive and then later wish to install it on your computer.

Installing Citavi on a USB Flash Drive and then on a Computer

If you have used a computer to install Citavi on a flash drive and then later wish to install Citavi on the same computer, you must first uninstall Citavi in System Settings. Then you can first install Citavi on the computer and copy it from there to the flash drive (see above).

Note:

It takes longer to install Citavi on a flash drive than on a computer. The Pickers cannot be used with a flash drive installation. To start Citavi from a flash drive, double-click the Citavi.exe file in the Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6 Program\bin folder.
The Setup Assistant will create a folder called Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6 Program. This folder contains the Citavi program files. As soon as you create your first program, Citavi will create the Citavi 6 folder with a Projects subfolder, which contains your project data.
If you would like to save a project originally saved on your computer to your USB flash drive, copy or move it to the Projects subfolder in the Documents\Citavi 6\Projects\ folder on your flash drive.