itd be nice if we could just open a new instance by using ctrl+n like in browers
(currently it cleans the page?)
opening new instance via keyboard shortcut
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CTRL-N is the shortcut for "new" configuration, which 'blanks' FFS, aka sets settings to defaults and clears paths.
FFS has mixed multi-instance support. The syncs work fine, but the globalsettings.xml file that manages the settings, 'opened' configs, statuses, etc. gets stuck in a race condition. I just had it last night, actually. I created a new config in one instance, closed it, closed the other instance, and then it was missing from the FFS config selector panel after re-opening. All because the last instance I closed didn't have it populated yet, so I had to manually "open" it to get it back in that panel.
I don't expect you'll ever get this feature, as FFS would require some hefty overhaul to reliably support multiple instances. With that in mind, you could create a shortcut that runs a CMD line to open FFS, and the set a keybind in that shortcut's properties to run whenever you want. Code below should work:
Keybinds can sometimes take a second to register and run, YMMV. I just renamed FFS in my start menu to "FFS", so I just tap the windows key and type a few letters in to open another window.
FFS has mixed multi-instance support. The syncs work fine, but the globalsettings.xml file that manages the settings, 'opened' configs, statuses, etc. gets stuck in a race condition. I just had it last night, actually. I created a new config in one instance, closed it, closed the other instance, and then it was missing from the FFS config selector panel after re-opening. All because the last instance I closed didn't have it populated yet, so I had to manually "open" it to get it back in that panel.
I don't expect you'll ever get this feature, as FFS would require some hefty overhaul to reliably support multiple instances. With that in mind, you could create a shortcut that runs a CMD line to open FFS, and the set a keybind in that shortcut's properties to run whenever you want. Code below should work:
START "" "C:\Program Files\FreeFileSync\FreeFileSync.exe"
