Multiple Firefox Profiles (New Edition)

Got multiple account on websites and you are fed up of logging in and logging out? Firefox presents an alternative, but it requires all sorts of set up.

If you enjoyed this video, please consider watching this one...
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1qkv_Q-Gir4
The techniques described in this video have been tested on Windows XP (SP2) with Firefox 2.0.0.14. Your milage may vary. By watching this video, you agree to absolve and indemnify me from all blame.

Profile manager:
-no-remote -ProfileManager

Second profile:
-no-remote -p "Second"
(Remember to include the space before the first hyphen in each case.)

Shortly after a friend made a second YouTube channel, I made a video to show how to set up a way so that people would not have to log-out and log-in of two different accounts. That throw-away video quickly became my most viewed, until it was recently overtaken by my chilli-con-carne recipe.

Since then, I've discovered that there's an easier way to set this up without cmd, notepad or batch files, so a new edition was in order.

Many thanks to SuchAnUnrulyMind and her delightful voice.

Category:

Science & Technology

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• firefox
• multiple
• profiles
• billpg

[goldenglove25]

so what is the method now sinse they upgraded firefox to 4.0..i can only run 2 at a time now....

[billpg]

@goldenglove25 No idea. I'll try it out when I get the same upgrade.

[jgree009]

I cant get this to work with the latest version of firefox. any suggestions?

[billpg]

3.6? I've not upgraded to that version yet. I'll report back when I get around to it.

[WindowedWorld]

This works man great video. Thanks!

[oldquietman]

Thanks for the instruction. Worked great!

[goldenglove25]

i do this with windows 7 and all my profiles are the same it changes my orginal profile to my second profile....and the create profile box keeps poping up end i have the dont start at stirtup checked...

[davidkeithbecket]

thanks that was helpful

[marchena2010]

Apple has a program to do this. It cost $1,500.

Or just run windows in your mac

;)

Once you go mac you have to come back

[ag01web]

Thanks