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Running Multiple Eclipse Versions [message #1867752]

Fri, 05 July 2024 12:39

Eclipse User

If you need to run more than one version of eclipse at the same time, such as when copying settings from one version to the next, there is a good change that the new version will override settings of the old version. This can corrupt not only the old version's installation but also its workspaces. To prevent this from happening you can add an option in eclipse.ini.

Note: This advice is specific to Windows.

-vmargs
-Duser.home=C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Eclipse\2024-06

You may need to create that folder first. Then after adding the option, re-start Eclipse.

This separates the old version from the new version. I had to re-install Eclipse numerous times over the years before I figured this out. Kept getting corrupted workspaces.

This information should be added to the installation instructions of Eclipse.

Re: Running Multiple Eclipse Versions [message #1867755 is a reply to message #1867752]

Fri, 05 July 2024 15:40

Eclipse User

I have literally 100 fully-functional Eclipse installations without the problem you describe. It's not clear what type of corrupted workspace problems you have. It's not even clear if you used the installer or unzipped/untarred a package...

I do often use the installer with "-vmargs -Duser.home=${fake-user-home} -Doomph.setup.user.home.redirect=true" to create an installation in a location where I can delete that entire folder after testing it; the installer automatically adds the -Duser.home=... to the eclipse.ini of the installation.

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