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    • WolfyRedW Offline
      WolfyRed
      last edited by 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
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      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.

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      • Alan KilbornA Offline
        Alan Kilborn @WolfyRed
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        @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.

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