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Is there still value in having separate installs for each client you plan to run?
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Ris Dnalor
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2013-05-23 02:36:15 UTC
I asked this question in a another thread and it didnt' get answered ( probably because it was a tad off-topic ).

So, back in the day (2003, 2004-ish), it was all the rage to create separate installations of the eve software for each client you planned to run simultaneously. Enough people touted it's value that I gave it a try, and it seemed to improve performance, so I still do it today.

I wonder if this practice of maintaining separate client installations has any value today?


thanks in advance,

Ris Dnalor

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Kate Darieux
Doomheim
#2 - 2013-05-23 02:41:36 UTC
Nowadays you can use a single client, and make use of junctions so each of your accounts generates a separate cache folder. Each client having its own cache folder is important to prevent issues caused by multiple clients trying to write into a cache file at the same time.
Thomas Logit
#3 - 2013-05-23 20:09:59 UTC
little things are still happening. instances not remembering which display they belong to. that sort of thing. I still run with multiple installs.
brinelan
#4 - 2013-05-23 20:36:59 UTC
Kate Darieux wrote:
Nowadays you can use a single client, and make use of junctions so each of your accounts generates a separate cache folder. Each client having its own cache folder is important to prevent issues caused by multiple clients trying to write into a cache file at the same time.


hmm, ive never run in to any issues before and ive always used one installation for multiple accounts for at least 6 years now.
Gogela
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#5 - 2013-05-23 20:38:10 UTC
brinelan wrote:
Kate Darieux wrote:
Nowadays you can use a single client, and make use of junctions so each of your accounts generates a separate cache folder. Each client having its own cache folder is important to prevent issues caused by multiple clients trying to write into a cache file at the same time.


hmm, ive never run in to any issues before and ive always used one installation for multiple accounts for at least 6 years now.

ditto.

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Roime
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Shadow Cartel
#6 - 2013-05-23 20:48:38 UTC
Only issue I've ran into was related to IGB cache/cookies. Wasn't worth fiddling with junctions.

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The Troll Bridge
#7 - 2013-05-23 20:52:52 UTC
Gogela wrote:
brinelan wrote:
Kate Darieux wrote:
Nowadays you can use a single client, and make use of junctions so each of your accounts generates a separate cache folder. Each client having its own cache folder is important to prevent issues caused by multiple clients trying to write into a cache file at the same time.


hmm, ive never run in to any issues before and ive always used one installation for multiple accounts for at least 6 years now.

ditto.


Also ditto.

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Barbelo Valentinian
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2013-05-24 00:01:08 UTC
The junction method is great, and it means you can be secure in having separate settings, different overviews, etc.,etc. You don't really need several installs clogging up your hd.