can i open 2 project windows in the same project?

i'm moving a lots of assets around and it would be handy to have a second project window open to drag and drop between, but if i go window-general-project, and i have one open already, nothing happens.

to be clear, i mean in only one open project

thx

 

Why not simply use explorer, or similar, to copy/move folders?

 

You can open multiple instances of the Project window using the Add Tab menu item in the EditorWindow context menu.

 

i think that will screw up all the dependencies right? i'm moving textures, materials, that kind of thing. i assumed you would have to do it inside unity so it can connect all the dots. maybe i'm wrong?

 

awesome, thanks

 

Safer would be to export relevant assets as packages. Then you guarantee all dependencies to stay intact.

 

Moving assets around inside the project view is totally safe. All references will remain intact, as Unity will automatically ensure that all .meta files are moved in sync with the asset files. Well, at least unless something unexpected like a system crash occurs in the middle of the operation (version control is your friend in such a scenario).

 

Yes you are right. I was thinking op want move files from other project, into currently open project.
Your first solution is perfectly sound.

 

I'm trying to use this method in order to do a bunch of repetitive data management (specifically, going through about 80 prefabs and setting a Sprite param). The problem I'm having is that every time I click on a prefab in one Project window, it updates the other project window to be looking in the same directory, which completely defeats the purpose of having two windows open. Does anyone know if there's a way to fix this?

 

There's a tiny padlock icon at the top-right corner of most Unity windows. If you click that, then it freezes the window's context until you click it again. You could use that to lock the first project view so it stays static while you pick the other destination directory.

 

That does it. Thanks!

 

thank you for this