Instance trouble!!!

[WolfyRed]

Notepad++ Instances don’t make any sense

When I open a document, move it to a new instance of Notepad++, and try to move it back to the original instance, it says

but why does it limit me from moving it back to the original instance? I can move modified documents to other views, and switch them as tabs… but I have to have all files on all of my other Instances saved before I move them to another Instance??

It makes no sense if I just want to move documents around to new windows, and then to the original window again. Besides, multiple instances don’t open back up when closing and reopening Notepad++, it just opens the original first Instance.

[Alan Kilborn]

@WolfyRed said in Instance trouble!!!:

Notepad++ Instances don’t make any sense

Yes they do.

but I have to have all files on all of my other Instances saved before I move them to another Instance

Yes, because another instance of the program is totally separate from the first instance. Think of it as a different program, like Word for example. You wouldn’t be able to communicate to Word to accept a file from Notepad++ without the file being saved first; same thing when talking about two instances of Notepad++.

I suppose Notepad++ could be changed to do “more” when it comes to several instances, but I don’t see very much value in it.

multiple instances don’t open back up when closing and reopening Notepad++, it just opens the original first Instance.

A few people seem to think this is what should happen.
As instances are totally independent, it is working as designed.