This is the biggest red flag. Downloading cracked, portable executables from torrent sites or file-hosting services is a primary vector for malware. Keyloggers, crypto-miners, and ransomware often hide inside these modified .exe files. Since you aren't installing the software formally, you are bypassing many of Windows' security checks.
Compress the entire folder into a .7z archive using 7-Zip. It will shrink from ~2GB to ~600MB, making it faster to copy to new machines.
A portable version of software is designed to run from a removable storage device, like a USB flash drive or an external SSD, without requiring a traditional installation on the host computer’s hard drive. It doesn't leave traces in the Windows Registry and keeps all its data in one folder.
Contrary to popular belief, —but with a massive asterisk.
