Thread: 2 instances of calibre
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:37 AM   #3
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calibre contains code to explicitly prevent you from running multiple instances of the main calibre GUI at the same time on the same computer.

The potential to completely destroy your database due to simultaneous access violations is no joke.
Last edited by eschwartz; 06-16-2016 at 11:30 AM. Reason: clarify as per theducks' comment below
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