Possible to have several instances of Eclipse open simultaneously?

Question

I'd like to know if it's possible to have several instances of Eclipse open at the same time. I'm using it for Java development. I know I can have several files from different projects open at the same time (at least that's what it seems to me), but whenever I try to open a second instance it shows me the following message:

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Is there any easy way to have several instances of Eclipse open, each one with a different project?

Thanks

Answer 1

Either create multiple workspaces (Preferences / Startup, tickbox to ask which on every startup)

Or more likely, I think Window / New Window will open a second eclipse viewing window on the same workspace.

Answer 2

yes, each on a different wokspace.

Projects and Workspaces in Eclipse are different. A workspace has a set of global settings and then it has a set of projects.

There are two kinds of project. Projects in the workspace and projects outside the workspace. If you use in the workspace projects (for example, by telling eclipse to make a project via a source control checkout), then it can only be in that workspace.

If you create projects outside the workspace, then you can import each one into as many workspaces as you like.

You can make as many workspaces as you like. Each workspace can be open in only one instance of eclipse.

Answer 3

A better answer to have only the resources from certain project in the new Window is by right clicking the project and select "Open in New Window"