Can you have 2 completely independent instances of Eclipse running at the same time?

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froadie picture froadie · May 28, 2010 · Viewed 70.2k times · Source

I am currently using Eclipse for both Java and Python (with PyDev). I often find that I have one Java project open with lots of files, and then for some reason I have to switch to a Python project for a bit.

I want to leave my Java project the way it is, and I don't just want to open tons of Python files in the same place because then I have too much open at once.

Is there any way I can leave my Java project exactly the way it is, and open a completely new session of Eclipse? (sort of the way you can do with a browser)

Answer

Michael Mrozek picture Michael Mrozek · May 28, 2010

If you want two instances accessing two workspaces, just run a second copy of eclipse

If you want two windows accessing the same workspace, you can create a second window with Window -> New Window

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