[Qgis-user] Open another instance of QGIS in Windows

[Nigel Berjak]

Hi

I found this YouTube video, which may assist for MAC users.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzRwWxtoALg

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Regards,

Nigel Berjak
0823067330
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On 2024-07-15 12:09, Kobben, Barend (UT-ITC) wrote:

> FYI, this does NOT work on Mac (OSX Sonoma 14.5) - it just focusses the 
> already open QGIS instance....
> 
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> _Barend Köbben_
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> On 15/07/2024, 10:10, "QGIS-User" <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> That actually works. Yikes. Thats embarrassing :/ :) But Im 100% sure 
> that has not always been the case (at least not at my PC); it used to 
> just bring the already open instance into focus. Anyway, thanks for 
> your super fast response and help :)
> 
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 9:25 AM Nigel Berjak <nigel at s3.co.za> wrote:
> 
> Hi Thomas
> 
> Yes. I have many instances opened concurrently with multiple projects. 
> I too lost the file association with the project qgz a long time ago, 
> due to me having multiple versions on my PC.
> 
> To achieve this, simply use the Windows (Start menu)/Mac (application 
> menu), search for the QGIS application and version you want to use, 
> then click to open a new instance.
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> Regards,
> 
> Nigel Berjak
> 0823067330
> Please consider the environment before printing this email.
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> On 2024-07-15 09:19, Thomas Larsen Wessel via QGIS-User wrote:
> 
> I want two instances open at the same time, with each their project, so 
> I can copy layer styling from one project to another.
> 
> Previously I did the following. Go to Windows Explorer, double click a 
> .qgz file, and that project would open in another instance.
> 
> At some point, the file associations were lost, and if I double click 
> the files, it asks what application to use, and QGIS is not even on the 
> list. I think this happened after I installed using osgeo4w-installer, 
> for "Just me" (though I'm not sure).
> 
> Anyway, is there anything I can do to open another instance?
> 
> Sincerely, Thomas
> 
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