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Updated 2.3 Concurrent Profiles (markdown)

Thorin-Oakenpants 2017-03-28 21:58:56 +13:00
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### :small_orange_diamond: Caveats
If you start Firefox in "normal mode" (i.e not in Private Browsing (PB) mode), PB mode windows (`File>New Private Window`), do not utilize the current theme, but do display the purple PB mode mask icon. Because of this it is also recommended that you add something extra - e.g. could be familiar bookmarks on the bookmark toolbar such as banking sites in a hardened version. In the example, the bookmarks shown are simply renamed links to `about:config`.
If you start Firefox in "normal mode" (i.e not in Private Browsing (PB) mode), PB mode windows (`File>New Private Window`), do not utilize the current theme, but do display the purple PB mode mask icon. Because of this it is also recommended that you add something extra - e.g. this could be familiar bookmarks on the bookmark toolbar such as banking sites in a hardened version. In the example, the bookmarks shown are simply renamed links to `about:config`.
If you start Firefox in `Always use private browsing mode` (and this is true of any profile, concurrent or not), the PB mode mask icon is never shown, and *ALL* windows are in PB mode, even those opened with `File>New Window` as compared to `File>New Private Window`. The good news is that the themes *are* applied.
If you start Firefox in `Always use private browsing mode` (and this is true of any profile, concurrent or not), the PB mode mask icon is never shown, and *all* windows are in PB mode, even those opened with `File>New Window` as compared to `File>New Private Window`. The good news is that the themes *are* applied.
When running profiles with `-no-remote` or `AllowMultipleInstances=true`, external commands (such as clicking links in emails, double-clicking URL shortcuts, etc) will fail.
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![](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/concurrent04.png)
Note: you can still drag and drop shortcuts and paste links, you just can't use an external application's integration
Note: you can still drag and drop shortcuts and paste links, you just can't use system integration to lauch from an external application.