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- For Firefox Portable, please refer to [2.2 Multiple Profiles [Firefox Portable]](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/2.2-Multiple-Profiles-%5BFirefox-Portable%5D)
- For more on running concurrent profiles, see [2.3 Concurrent Profiles](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/2.3-Concurrent-Profiles)
### :small_orange_diamond: Firefox [Installed]
### :small_orange_diamond: Firefox [Installed] Method 1 [Profile Manager]
In order to maintain profiles, you will need to open Firefox with a switch to bring up the Profile Manager. Make sure Firefox is closed.
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![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/profiles02.png)
Firefox only wants you to use a single profile at once. However, you can use concurrent profiles if you like.
To do this, you’ll just need to launch Firefox with the `-no-remote` switch. You could do this from the Run dialog or terminal, or just modify an existing Firefox shortcut. For example, if you created the Profile Manager shortcut above, you could just add `-no-remote` so that it reads `-p -no-remote` at the end of the Target box.
Here is a [Mozilla Support](https://support.mozilla.org/t5/Install-and-Update/Use-the-Profile-Manager-to-create-and-remove-Firefox-profiles/ta-p/2914) page with lots of pictures. And here is a [How To Geek](https://www.howtogeek.com/209320/how-to-set-up-and-use-multiple-profiles-user-accounts-in-firefox/) article with much of the same.
### :small_orange_diamond: Firefox [Installed] Method 2 [Manual]
blah blah ... edit profile.ini, copypasta profiles, use any directories eg not boot drive etc
### :small_orange_diamond: Loading Profiles
Firefox only wants you to use a single profile at once. However, you can use concurrent profiles if you like.
To do this, you’ll just need to launch Firefox with the `-no-remote` switch. You could do this from the Run dialog or terminal, or just modify an existing Firefox shortcut.
- `TIP`:
* `-p -no-remote` will bring up the profile manager
* `-no-remote -p "profile-name"` will load the profile directly