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--- kb:multiple_instances [2019/08/27 03:28] – dstillman
+++ kb:multiple_instances [2021/03/14 19:30] – dstillman
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 By default, when running multiple copies of Zotero (either by using multiple profiles or running Zotero in separate OS accounts), the Zotero Connector will save items to the first opened instance. To point a specific Zotero Connector installation to a specific Zotero profile, you can set the ''extensions.zotero.httpServer.port'' [[:preferences/hidden_preferences|hidden pref]] in Zotero and the ''connector.url'' pref in the connector. Incrementing the port number by 1 for one pair (Zotero profile + connector installation) is sufficient.
-At this time, it's not possible to point the word processor plugins to a specific instance of Zotero.
+At this time, it's not possible to point the word processor plugins to a specific instance of Zotero, though this may work automatically when using separate OS accounts on some platforms.
+Note that using multiple instances of Zotero will use more memory, so depending on how much RAM you have in your computer, using multiple instances at the same time may be slower than using a single instance with more data.
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