Multiple Instances

Unofficial beta feature

Officially, only one instance of Swift To-Do List 8 can be running at a time, and thus only one database can be opened at a time. However, the following trick allows you to run multiple instances of Swift To-Do List 8.

Please note that this feature is not yet officially supported. It is currently in beta, but it has been tested thoroughly and is not that difficult to setup. However, you might still run into some difficulties if you are a novice computer user. Please send us your feedback to support@dextronet.com if you encounter anything odd.

Setting up multiple instances of Swift To-Do List 8

Multiple instances of Swift To-Do List are useful when you want to have multiple databases opened at the same time (for example, one personal and one shared).

Before using this feature, make sure that you have enough RAM on your computer. We recommend 4GB or more.

How to setup multiple instances:

1.	Create a new shortcut to Swift To-Do List 8 on your desktop.

2.	Right-click the shortcut and go to Properties.

In the "Target" field, place -instancename:somename at the end (including the - symbol). Replace somename with a your own custom name of the new instance, eg. "personal" or the name of your company etc. So the final "Target" field will look something like: "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Swift To-Do List\Swift To-Do List.exe" -instancename:johnspersonal

4.	Change the icon of the new shortcut to something else than the default Swift To-Do List 8 icon, so you can easily recognize it.

5.	Start the new instance.

6.	(Optional: If you have Windows 7, right-click the taskbar icon of the new instance and pin-point it to your taskbar)

7.	Create or open the database file that you would like to be default for the new instance. Once opened, make it default using File - Options - Use Current.

8.	Choose a different global hotkey than you normally use in the new instance, using in File - Options - Hotkeys.

The new instance will have it's own settings file and registry settings, so it can have a different default database and different global shortcuts etc. The setting values are not copied from your main instance, but reset to default installation state, so you will have to do some manual adjusting.

You can also add additional -minimized parameter at the end if you want Swift To-Do List 8 to start minimized.