From dad7e9abb221ffaba765cffd9d224a57e44a60a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorin-Oakenpants Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2021 09:04:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Destroyed 2.1 Multiple Profiles (markdown) --- 2.1-Multiple-Profiles.md | 66 ---------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 66 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 2.1-Multiple-Profiles.md diff --git a/2.1-Multiple-Profiles.md b/2.1-Multiple-Profiles.md deleted file mode 100644 index 53a0702..0000000 --- a/2.1-Multiple-Profiles.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -How to set up, maintain, rename, delete and run profiles. - -- For Firefox Portable, please refer to [2.2 Multiple Profiles [Firefox Portable]](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/2.2-Multiple-Profiles-%5BFirefox-Portable%5D) -- For more on running concurrent profiles, see [2.3 Concurrent Profiles](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/2.3-Concurrent-Profiles) - -### :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. - -- Windows: Press Windows Key + R, type `firefox.exe -p` into the Run dialog that appears, and press Enter. -- Windows: Or create/edit a shortcut and append `-p` to the `Target` - * eg: `"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -p` -- Mac: Open a Terminal window — press Command+Space, type Terminal, and press Enter to do it from Spotlight. Type `/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -profilemanager` into the Terminal and press Enter. -- Linux: Open a terminal and run the `firefox -profilemanager` command. - -This will bring up the profile manager, where you can create, rename, delete and launch profiles. - -![](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/profiles01.png) - -In this example, the profile `test` was created in the default `\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles` directory. WARNING: If you choose your own folder location for the profile, select a new or empty folder. If you choose a folder that isn't empty and you later remove the profile and choose the "Delete Files" option, everything inside that folder will be deleted. - -![](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/blob/master/wikipiki/profiles02.png) - -Here is a [Mozilla Support](https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles) page, 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, but with lots of pictures. - -### :small_orange_diamond: Firefox [Installed] Method 2 [Manual] - -In Windows, in your `\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox` directory you will find a `profiles.ini`. With Firefox closed, copy a new default profile, or clone your existing one, and put them anywhere you like (e.g: on a secondary drive). Create as many as you like. Then edit the `profiles.ini`. - -Here is an example -```ini -[General] -StartWithLastProfile=1 - -[Profile0] -Name=Default -IsRelative=1 -Path=Profiles/hcac5r43.default - -[Profile1] -Name=test -IsRelative=1 -Path=Profiles/e6xjz6ty.test -Default=1 - -[Profile2] -Name=Hardened -IsRelative=0 -Path=D:\UserData\Firefox Profiles\hardened - -[Profile3] -Name=Relaxed -IsRelative=0 -Path=D:\UserData\Firefox Profiles\relaxed -``` - -### :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 a profile directly - -You can read more about [Concurrent Profiles](https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js/wiki/2.3-Concurrent-Profiles) in the next section. \ No newline at end of file