Multiple instances
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To run multiple instances of "Everything" you will need to install multiple copies of "Everything".
Please make sure Allow multiple instances is disabled.
Multiple instances with the Everything.ini
For example to install two instances of "Everything" one to index everything and the other to index a single folder:
- Install "Everything" to
C:\Program Files\Everything - Install "Everything" to
C:\Program Files\Everything (Music Only)(Disable shortcuts and run on system startup) - Exit "Everything"
- open Everything.ini in
C:\Program Files\Everything (Music Only)with notepad. - Add the following line:
instance_name="Music_Only"
- Save and exit notepad.
- Make a shortcut to Everything.exe from
C:\Program Files\Everything (Music Only) - Run the shortcut.
- In "Everything, include only your music folder.
Multiple instances with the command line
For example to install two instances of "Everything" one to index everything and the other to index a single folder:
- Install "Everything" to
C:\Program Files\Everything - Install "Everything" to
C:\Program Files\Everything (Music Only)(Disable shortcuts and run on system startup) - Create a shortcut to Everything.exe from
C:\Program Files\Everything (Music Only) - In the shortcut properties, change the target to:
"C:\Program Files\Everything (Music Only)\Everything" -instance Music_Only
- Run the shortcut.
- In "Everything, include only your music folder in.
