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Hi all

Anybody know if it is possible two run two different instances of IntelliJ IDEA. At the moment I am running two different projects in two different windows, but when one's compiling, the second one becomes unusable through a modal popup or incredibly slow when compiling in the background.

I would like to be able to run two different instances without one affecting the other. Or maybe I should use two different IDE's?
 
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I'm pretty sure that I've run multiple copies of IntelliJ at once. The main thing is not to have them hammering on the same workspace at the same time. Even if the program can keep things straight, you might not.
 
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Originally posted by Tim Holloway:
I'm pretty sure that I've run multiple copies of IntelliJ at once. The main thing is not to have them hammering on the same workspace at the same time. Even if the program can keep things straight, you might not.



I think their license manager will block you from doing this unless you have multiple licenses.
 
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