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Updated 2.3 Concurrent Profiles (markdown)

Thorin-Oakenpants 2020-09-15 11:14:40 +00:00
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2.3-Concurrent-Profiles.md

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Once you have set up multiple profiles, either for an [installed](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/2.1-Multiple-Profiles) or [portable](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/2.2-Multiple-Profiles-%5BFirefox-Portable%5D) Firefox, you can use them one at at time (the default), or run them concurrently.
Once you have set up multiple profiles, either for an [installed](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/2.1-Multiple-Profiles) or [portable](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/2.2-Multiple-Profiles-%5BFirefox-Portable%5D) Firefox, you can use them one at at time (the default), or run them concurrently.
Use the above links to learn about using the switches
* `-no-remote` (installed)
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Path=D:\UserData\Firefox\Profiles\hardened
```
![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent01.png)
![](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent01.png)
Here are four corresponding shortcuts
```js
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```
And here are all three profiles running concurrently, with both normal and private browsing mode windows. To help distinguish each profile visually, it is recommended to assign each one a theme.
![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent02.png)
![](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent02.png)
### :small_orange_diamond: Caveats
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When running profiles with `AllowMultipleInstances=true` (portable), external commands (such as clicking links in emails, double-clicking URL shortcuts, etc) will fail. Even profiles with `-no-remote` (installed) may fail - it depends on your system and the default browser registration.
![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent03.png)
![](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent03.png)
![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent04.png)
![](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent04.png)
Note: you can still drag and drop shortcuts and paste links, you just can't use system integration to launch from an external application.