The Papaw Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 Is it possible to run multiple instance of LB on same PC on the same hdd, I have a very large library (15,000) with most of the bells and whistles and it crawls when starting up now. I was thinking about trying to split it up into 2, is this possible? Windows 10 32GB ram 8TB HDD with 32GB Optane I8086k @5 Ghz I have tried most of tweaking tips I can find here, but really not any improvement, Quote
DOS76 Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 yes you can run as many instances as you want from a PC just not at the same time. Quote
The Papaw Posted June 12, 2019 Author Posted June 12, 2019 On 6/11/2019 at 8:36 AM, DOS76 said: yes you can run as many instances as you want from a PC just not at the same time. Thanks, will give it a try Quote
DaveC1964 Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) I am doing this too. As far as the system itself to load there already is a front end launcher for this, it is called the Windows desktop. I have a LB instance for each system with only the resources for that system in the folder. It saves a step (no need to load LB then pick a system from a list, it just goes right into it) plus it loads MUCH faster. What I was wondering is if there is anything I can delete from each instance to save space? What folders are essential? Can I for example delete DOSbox if I am only going to load Genesis in that instance or will this freak LB out? Edited June 13, 2019 by DaveC1964 Quote
DOS76 Posted June 13, 2019 Posted June 13, 2019 Any folders LB creates if you delete them it will just recreate them the next time you launch the program so removing any of them would be a waste of time. Quote
vaderag Posted September 26, 2021 Posted September 26, 2021 I'd like to do this but when I go to install it gives me a warning that launchbox is already running, but implies to me that it's not going to like it Should I be using some install free version or will it happily install a second version if I quit? Quote
neil9000 Posted September 26, 2021 Posted September 26, 2021 1 minute ago, vaderag said: I'd like to do this but when I go to install it gives me a warning that launchbox is already running, but implies to me that it's not going to like it Should I be using some install free version or will it happily install a second version if I quit? You can have multiple instances on your PC, but you cant actually run more than one at a time. Quote
Madman3001 Posted September 28, 2021 Posted September 28, 2021 Hes right. You can have multiple LB installations on eg. different partitions. But you can only run one at a time. I got 2 set up myself. Quote
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