Update setting folders help

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commandline paramter, which changes the settings directory to the current commandline paramter, which changes the settings directory to the current
working directory, meaning the settings are loaded and saved in the same working directory, meaning the settings are loaded and saved in the same
location you specified as working directory.</p> location you specified as working directory.</p>
<p>This means you can easily run more than one instance on the same computer <p>This means you can easily run more than one instance on the same computer
with completely different settings, just by using that commandline parameter with completely different settings, just by using that commandline parameter
and specifying different working directories (e.g. in Windows in the shortcut and specifying different working directories (e.g. in Windows in the shortcut
settings).</p> settings).</p>
<p>You can also use the <code>-d &lt;dir&gt;</code> parameter to specify the <p>You can also use the <code>-d &lt;dir&gt;</code> parameter to specify the
directory directly.</p> directory directly. For example if you create two different shortcuts
like this:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>javaw -jar "D:\Chatty\Chatty.jar" -d "D:\Chatty\settings1"</code></li>
<li><code>javaw -jar "D:\Chatty\Chatty.jar" -d "D:\Chatty\settings2"</code></li>
</ul>
<p>Of course you have to change <code>D:\Chatty\Chatty.jar</code> to where
your <code>Chatty.jar</code> is actually located. You also need to first
create the settings folders you specify.</p>
<p>See also: <a href="help-guide_create_shortcut.html">Create Shortcut</a>.</p> <p>See also: <a href="help-guide_create_shortcut.html">Create Shortcut</a>.</p>

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<li>Right-click in the folder you want to create the shortcut in, choose <li>Right-click in the folder you want to create the shortcut in, choose
<code>New - Shortcut</code> from the context menu. Enter <code>New - Shortcut</code> from the context menu. Enter
<code>javaw -jar "D:\Chatty\Chatty.jar"</code> as location of the <code>javaw -jar "D:\Chatty\Chatty.jar"</code> as location of the
item.</li> item (adjust the path to where <code>Chatty.jar</code> is located
for you).</li>
<li>Go to the next page and enter a name for the shortcut and finish <li>Go to the next page and enter a name for the shortcut and finish
creating the shorcut.</li> creating the shorcut.</li>
<li>Right-click on the newly created shortcut and choose <li>Right-click on the newly created shortcut and choose
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<code>Properties</code> from the context menu. In the <code>Properties</code> from the context menu. In the
<code>Target</code> field, it should have the path to the <code>Target</code> field, it should have the path to the
<code>Chatty.jar</code>. Before that add: <code>javaw -jar </code>, <code>Chatty.jar</code>. Before that add: <code>javaw -jar </code>,
so that in total it reads for example: so that in total it reads for example (of course the path to the
<code>Chatty.jar</code> might be different for you):
<code>javaw -jar "D:\Chatty\Chatty.jar"</code></li> <code>javaw -jar "D:\Chatty\Chatty.jar"</code></li>
</ul> </ul>