Can you have multiple profiles on Firefox?
Built-in Profile Manager Inside Firefox, type or paste about:profiles in the address bar and press Enter/Return to load it. Click the “Create a New Profile” button, then click Next. Assign a name like Work, ignore the option to relocate the profile folder, and click the Finish button.
How do I use Firefox without profile?
ini file, using these steps:
- Click on the Windows Start button and click on Run…
- Type %appdata% in the Run box and click OK. The hidden Application Data folder will open.
- Double-click the Mozilla folder.
- Double-click the Firefox folder.
- Delete (or rename, for example, to profiles. iniOLD) the profiles. ini file.
Can you force a link to open in a specific browser?
Right-click the link (on mac, use control+click), and select the option to copy the link. Open up a different web browser (Internet Explorer, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari), and paste the copied link into the address bar of the alternative browser. Press Enter to go to the site.
Why does Firefox ask me to create a new profile?
If you use a profile on a newer version of Firefox, it’s locked to that version or higher. If you then try to update that profile with an older version of Firefox, it will not allow you to and will force you to make a new profile. The reason it does this is in case something changes about how your data is stored.
How do I reset my Firefox profile?
- Click the menu button. , click Help and select Troubleshooting InformationMore Troubleshooting Information.
- Click Refresh Firefox… then Refresh Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. Firefox will close to refresh itself.
- When finished, a window will list your imported information. Click the Finish button.
How do I get my Firefox profile back?
Restoring a profile backup
- Click the Firefox menu and select Exit. Click the Firefox menu at the top of the screen and select Quit Firefox.
- If your existing profile folder and profile backup folder have the same name, simply replace the existing profile folder with the profile backup, then start Firefox.
How do I start Firefox with a specific profile?
By default, they’re placed under your user account’s Firefox profiles folder, prefixed with eight random letters and numbers. Advertisement Select a profile, and then click “Start Firefox” to start Firefox with that selected profile.
Can Firefox run multiple profiles at the same time?
However, this button does nothing when using Firefox’s default configuration for handling profiles. By default, Firefox only runs a single profile at once. You have to close and relaunch your browser to switch between profiles. But, with a little modification to the shortcut you use to launch it, Firefox can run multiple profiles at the same time.
What happens if I delete a Firefox profile?
Each profile has its own settings, extensions, bookmarks, history, cookies, and everything else. Bear that in mind. If you delete the “default” profile, you’ll lose all your Firefox browser data (unless you’re using Firefox Syncand can get it back from there.) When you create a new profile, you can give it any name you want.