# Secondary app instance to open another profile **URL:** \ **Category:** Features\ **Created:** [18 May 2025 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/secondary-app-instance-to-open-another-profile/45461 "2025-05-18T10:06:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5

**Author:** ![banan314](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/banan314/32/5012_2.png) [@banan314](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/banan314)\ **Post date:** [18 May 2025 16:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/secondary-app-instance-to-open-another-profile/45461/5 "2025-05-18T16:23:31Z")

> [@Steph](#): > > Of course you can export (.jex) the datas of a profile from the first instance and import it in the profile you want in the second instance... I appreciate that I don't have to use a second computer anyway, I was already thinking about the way to sync between 2 computers, removing the profile from the 1st instance and adding it to the 2nd instance is not a big deal. Of course importing/exporting jex is easy when there's no syncing. Fortunately, I sync with the file system so it's not a big deal anyway I guess. > My question then: how do I launch the second instance (home) without the first having been launched first? I see why it could be a problem for other people, it's not a problem for though as I have my desktop instance always open. > How to safely remove added profile @Steph , I understand that swapping the blocks from one `profile.json` to another one between the instance folders is necessary, but what about the whole structure inside the sqlite db? I assume each profile has its own db, so moving the profile folder should do the trick right? Also, all paths are relative so there's no problem with that? Trying to figure out what potential problems the operation might bring about. --- _[View the full topic](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/secondary-app-instance-to-open-another-profile/45461)._