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Updated 2.2 Multiple Profiles [Firefox Portable] (markdown)

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How to set up, maintain, rename, delete and run profiles with Firefox Portable.
For installed Firefox versions, please refer to [2.1 Multiple Profiles](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/2.1-Multiple-Profiles)
- For installed Firefox versions, please refer to [2.1 Multiple Profiles](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/2.1-Multiple-Profiles)
- For more on running concurrent profiles, see [2.3 Concurrent Profiles](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/2.3-Concurrent-Profiles)
### Firefox [Portable] Method 1
Just create multiple copies of your entire Firefox Portable, and rename as required. Either copy your existing one (make sure Firefox is closed) or unpack new ones from the PortableApps *paf.exe.
To create a new default vanilla profile: close Firefox, go to your `\FirefoxPortable\Data` directory and rename your `profile` to a tempo name, such as `profile-real`. Start Firefox and a new `profile` folder will be created. Close Firefox, rename `profile` to `profile-vanilla`, and `profile-real` back to `profile`. Now you have a clean new vanilla profile for use elsewhere if required.
Use the `AllowMultipleInstances=true` line in each `FirefoxPortable.ini` to allow concurrent Firefox Portables.
### Firefox [Portable] Method 2
You can't use the Profile Manager or controls in `about:profiles` with Firefox Portable. There are two ways to achieve this. Here's the first. NOTE: These secondary profiles are not portable as they contain a single full path in their ini files. The original full portable Firefox remains portable.
Download the [FirefoxPortable2ndProfile](http://downloads.sourceforge.net/portableapps/FirefoxPortable2ndProfile_1.2.paf.exe?redirect_do_not_right_click) from PortableApps and run the file as many times as you need to create as many profiles as you need. Always unpack to the same root directory as your original portable Firefox (i.e `D:/Portable/` and NOT `D:/Portable/FirefoxPortable/`).
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To run any profile, run the appropriate portable exe. Create shortcuts for them and rename them.
### Firefox [Portable] Method 2
### Firefox [Portable] Method 3
Here is a second method, and due to the restructuring of the profile locations, this means it is no longer portable.