[MlMt] 2nd instance of MaiMate

[Randall Gellens]

You're suggesting a script that:

(1) Runs MailMate
(2) Moves key files and folders while MailMate has them open
(3) Runs MailMate for second instance

Now there are two copies of MailMate running, one using the renamed 
files/folders, relying on file system semantics to keep the instances 
operating on the correct files?

When switching between apps (e.g., cmd-tab or Dock), how would one 
distinguish between the instances? Just the appearance of the viewer 
window?

--Randall

On 18 May 2020, at 7:46, Guillaume Barrette wrote:

> Before seeing TJ's email, I thought of a manual solution, but now I 
> think SwitchUp may be a better solution (less risky).
>
> However, if you want to try, you can simply create a script (or do it 
> manually) that would switch between 2 sets of MailMate associated 
> files (data).
>
> In short, you would need to switch the directories/files at:
>
> - ~/Library/Application Support/MailMate
> - ~/Library/Preferences/com.freron.MailMate.plist
> - ~/Library/Caches/com.freron.MailMate
> - ~/Library/Saved Application State/com.freron.MailMate.savedState
>
> To do that, you can move them out or rename them and MailMate will 
> create a new set when it starts again. Then you can switch between 
> those 2 sets and you should get what you want (if I'm not missing a 
> file).
>
> So, I would say, I won't give you any guarantee, but if you feel 
> confident in manipulating those files, you should be fine. Do a backup 
> before and the first 2 directories should be the 2 most important 
> since they are your data and the 2 others mainly some cached data.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Guillaume
>
> On 18 May 2020, at 7:22, TJ Luoma wrote:
>
>> http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/switchup/ was an application
>> designed to do just that: let you run multiple separate apps as the
>> same user.
>>
>> It's no longer in active development, but seems to work fine in
>> Catalina. There's a 60-day trial on its website.
>>
>> The only downside is that it's no longer in active development,
>> although it is still for sale.
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