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Can I run 2 instances of Studio 2015 at the same time?

Bruce Campbell

While I am waiting for the analysis of a large project to complete (30 minutes so far), I am tempted to open another instance of Studio 2015 so that I can begin translating another project.

Before I do so, I would like someone from SDL to confirm that nothing nasty is going to happen.

I imagine that having two instances of Studio working on the same project would cause sharing problems with the sdlproj file, so I would work on different projects.

Could the two instances share TMs or other files, or would this cause problems?

Thank you!

Bruce Campbell

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    Hi Bruce,

    It appears the two answers above are conflicting a little, but I think they both are "correct" depending on the situation.

    I think the correct answer here is: It will not be a problem unless the TM is stored on a network share or older filesystem.
    TMs are just SQLite databases in disguise, and the SQLite FAQ has a very good explanation about sharing databases between multiple processes.

    In the FAQ, they do discuss issues with certain filesystems (like NFS and FAT), but NTFS is the standard on Windows, so those issues should not be a problem (although many external hard drives use FAT...).
    Also, they do say "People who have a lot of experience with Windows tell me that file locking of network files is very buggy and is not dependable." In other words, when you start using network shares, issues can start to occur.
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    Hi Jesse,

    You're right the messages appear to be conflicting but they aren't, because Luke added a different context scenario than the one I cited.

    I have an external hard drive that uses FAT but it doesn't usually cause any issues though if it did, it is technically possible to convert it to NFTS without loss of data, though I wouldn't try it myself. Network shares are always going to cause issues with all sorts of software and even moreso when they're wireless. But I remember what it was like when Win NT first came out and things are infinitely better than they used to be.

    Just to further complicate matters, another relevant point that I should have thought of when writing my original reply ... I can do what Bruce asks about, i.e. run two instances of Studio with a separate project on each using common TM/s and common database/s, with no problem but I have SDL Studio Pro version. If one is working with Freelance, the scenario could be different...?

    All the best,

    Ali [;)]
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  • 0 in reply to Jesse Good

    Hi Jesse,

    You're right the messages appear to be conflicting but they aren't, because Luke added a different context scenario than the one I cited.

    I have an external hard drive that uses FAT but it doesn't usually cause any issues though if it did, it is technically possible to convert it to NFTS without loss of data, though I wouldn't try it myself. Network shares are always going to cause issues with all sorts of software and even moreso when they're wireless. But I remember what it was like when Win NT first came out and things are infinitely better than they used to be.

    Just to further complicate matters, another relevant point that I should have thought of when writing my original reply ... I can do what Bruce asks about, i.e. run two instances of Studio with a separate project on each using common TM/s and common database/s, with no problem but I have SDL Studio Pro version. If one is working with Freelance, the scenario could be different...?

    All the best,

    Ali [;)]
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