Using Android Studio versions 3.5.2 and 4.0 Canary 2

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I’m currently using the latest stable version of Android Studio, 3.5.2. I’m using Jetbrains Toolbox for upgrades.

I’d like to run it in parallel with 4.0 Canary 2.

Two questions:

  1. Can I install 4.0 Canary 2 with Jetbrains Toolbox without affecting the existing installation of 3.5.2? Or do I need to download 4.0 Canary 2 directly from the web site?

  2. If I accidentally open an existing Android Studio project with 4.0 Canary 2, and that breaks the project by making configuration changes, is there an easy way of rolling back the changes?

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  1. Yes you can install multiple versions of the same IDE side by side.
    See: JetBrains Toolbox App: Manage Your Tools with Ease or the image bellow.

  2. You could probably use the Local History functionality from the IDE to revert the changes.
    See: Local History | IntelliJ IDEA

Jetbrains Toolbox: Maintain multiple versions side by side
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Thanks.

I installed the 4.0 Canary build with Jetbrains Toolbox. It seemed to share the Android and Java SDK’s with 3.5.2, but I guess that’s not a problem.

I made a point of using a separate directory for Android Projects.

The Local History feature seems to have limits. I suppose I just need to make sure my projects are backed up.

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Use a revision control system like git.

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Thanks, I’ll look into that. But I have projects in which I’m simply experimenting with stuff, and setting up git repos for those might be too much trouble.