How to create a new profile in Mozilla? Using the Profile Manager to create and delete Firefox profiles Firefox delete a profile.
Hello everyone who has visited our website. In one of the previous articles, we examined in detail what a browser is Mozilla Firefox. This is the folder where all our Firefox settings are stored. It is created by default when you first install the browser. But sometimes a situation arises when several profiles are needed for this browser (for example, for other family members or just a separate one for work). How to do it? The Profile Manager will help us with this. With it, you can add, rename, delete a profile, and also set some settings.
Launch the profile manager.
Before starting the manager, check whether it is closed Mozilla browser Firefox. If you have it open, then you need to close it. Then we will use . Press it and, without releasing it, press R (Win + R). A “window” will open in front of us, enter in the field firefox.exe -P
And click " OK» You will see the profile manager in front of you.
Here you will see your default profile, which stores all your data. To perform all further actions that we will describe below, return to this screenshot.
Let's say we want to create new profile, which would store bookmarks, history for work or another family member.
Create a new Firefox profile
To do this, we just need to click on the button “ Create…"(number 1). The Create Profile Wizard will open.
Now we need to come up with a name for our new profile. Since we are planning to use it for production purposes, let's give it a suitable name, for example - For work. Or something else, at your discretion.
Next, you need to specify the folder where the created profile will be stored. By default, a folder with the profile name is created. You can use this option. If you want to set your own, then click " Select folder..." And in the explorer indicate the desired folder. We recommend creating a clean, empty folder for the profile; if you install it in a directory that contains some files, you risk losing them when you delete the profile.
Now that we have set a name and indicated a location, click “ Ready" A new profile will be created and will appear in the profile manager.
Select the created profile and launch the browser. It will open in the same form as it was after the first installation: there will be no bookmarks, the history will be empty, and you will not find any extensions or applications.
How to rename a profile
If, when creating a new profile, you made a mistake in its name or simply decided to change it, then this can be easily corrected. To do this, select the desired profile and select the button under number 2 - “ Rename».
Then we give a new name or correct the error and click “ OK" The profile will be renamed.
Delete Firefox profile
If you stop using a profile, you can safely delete it. To do this, select the appropriate button in the manager - under the number 3.
We will be offered 2 removal options.
Don't delete files. Selecting this option will remove the profile from the manager, but all your data files will be saved on your hard drive, which can be used for a new profile in the future.
Delete files. In this case, deletion occurs not only from the manager, but also all files with your data and settings. The profile folder is completely removed from the computer. You will not be able to restore anything after this. Therefore, take this fact into account when choosing this option.
Profile manager settings.
Work autonomously. If you set this parameter for a specific profile, Firefox will start in offline mode, without an Internet connection. In this case, you can view sites that you have visited previously and conduct experiments with your profile.
Launch the selected profile without prompting. If this checkbox is checked for a specific profile, then this profile will be loaded automatically when launching Firefox.
If you need to switch between profiles, then uncheck this option. Now, every time you start the browser, you will choose the profile you need.
Let me finish here, perhaps. Today we looked at how to create, rename, delete a Firefox profile. Share in the comments if you use your profiles in this browser.
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Firefox has its own profile system that works like a Chrome user account switcher. Each profile has its own bookmarks, settings, extensions, browser history, cookies and other data. For example, you can create a profile for work and a separate profile for personal use.
Mozilla hides manager Firefox profiles, without making it a noticeable part of the interface, as in Chrome, for example. But, if you want to use different browser profiles with your own settings and data, Firefox allows this.
Containers with multiple accounts in Firefox
Mozilla has another, more streamlined solution if you just want to keep parts of your browser separate from each other. The extension is called "Firefox Multi-Account Containers" and it is made by Mozilla themselves. This extension allows you to select a "Container" for each open tab. For example, you can launch tabs in the "Work" container when you are working, and the "Personal" container when you are not working. So, if you have a separate set of work accounts and personal accounts, then you can simply switch between containers without logging in and out of each website.
While this doesn't completely replace the need for profiles (bookmarks, browser history, and extensions are shared between containers), it does allow you to have a separate login state and cookies for each container.
How to create profiles and switch between them
Mozilla Firefox now allows you to manage profiles while running, without the need to use the Profile Manager available in older versions. To access this feature, enter " about:profiles" in the Firefox address bar, and then press Enter. You can bookmark this page for easier access in the future if you wish.
If you haven't looked at Firefox profiles before, you'll probably be using the "default" profile.
To create a new profile, click the “Create New Profile” button.
In the New Profile Wizard window that appears, provide a descriptive name for the new profile so you can remember what it is for. For example, you can name it "Work Profile" if it is for work.
To launch Firefox with a new profile, first click the "Set as default profile" button in the profile. Once it becomes your default profile, close all open windows Firefox browser and restart Firefox. It will launch with the default profile selected.
To switch back to a different profile, go to Profiles again: click "Set as Default Profile" for the profile you want to use, and then restart Firefox.
If you no longer need a profile, you can click the "Delete" button to remove it from your system. Please note that this will delete all data stored in your profile, including its bookmarks, saved passwords and extensions.
How to use multiple profiles at once
You may have noticed that on the “About Profiles” page there is a button “Launch another browser with this profile.” However, this button does nothing when using the default Firefox configuration for handling profiles. By default Firefox runs only one profile at a time. You need to close and restart your browser to switch between profiles. But by slightly changing the shortcut you use to launch it, Firefox can launch multiple profiles at the same time.
To enable multiple Firefox profiles at once, you must launch Firefox with the option -no-remote. To do this, you need to edit the shortcut in the Taskbar, Desktop, or Start menu, which is usually used to launch Firefox.
For example, if you use the taskbar shortcut to launch Firefox, right-click the Firefox icon on the taskbar, right-click "Mozilla Firefox" in the pop-up menu, and select Properties.
In the Properties window, on the Shortcut tab, place the cursor at the very end of the text in the Object field, and then add -no-remote to the end of the text. The Object field should look something like this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -no-remote
Close any open Firefox browser windows, and then relaunch Firefox using the shortcut you just changed. When you do this, you can return to the page about:profiles and click the “Launch another browser with this profile” button. Firefox will open a new browser window with the selected profile.
Using the old profile manager
You can also do everything we talked about with the old Firefox Profile Manager if you want. It also allows you to create custom shortcuts that open the Firefox Profile Manager and launch Firefox with specific profiles if you want.
First, you need to close Firefox completely. Then you need to launch Firefox with the key -p.
- On Windows: Press Windows + R, type firefox.exe -p in the Run window that appears, and then press Enter.
- On Mac: open a terminal window - press Command + Space, type Terminal and press Enter to do this from Spotlight. IN command line enter /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -profilemanage r and press Enter.
- On Linux: open a terminal and run firefox -profilemanager command.
You will see the Select User Profile dialog box. By default, one user profile named “default” will be created. You can use this window to create additional profiles, rename existing ones, and delete them.
If you want to always see a profile selection when you launch Firefox, allowing you to select a profile every time you click on the Firefox shortcut without using a special command, you can disable "Launch selected profile without prompting." This will cause Firefox to ask which profile you want to use until you enable this option.
For using Firefox At least one profile is required. Each profile has its own settings, extensions, bookmarks, history, cookies and everything else. Keep this in mind. If you delete the default profile, you will lose all Firefox browser data (unless you use Firefox Sync).
When you create a new profile, you can give it any name you want. The wizard will show you where the profile will be stored. By default, they are placed in your user account's Firefox profiles folder, prefixed with eight random letters and numbers.
Select a profile and click Launch Firefox to launch Firefox with the selected profile. When you first launch Firefox with a new profile, you will see a welcome message.
Close Firefox and open it again to switch between profiles. If you have disabled the "Launch selected profile without prompting" option, Firefox will ask which profile you want to use before launching. You can also leave this checked and launch Firefox using the switch -p or -profilemanager to access the hidden profile manager whenever you want.
For ease of use, you can create a shortcut that will also open Firefox using the profile manager. For example, on Windows, you can create a copy of the Mozilla Firefox shortcut on your desktop, rename it "Mozilla Firefox - Profile Manager" and then add a space and -p to the end of the text in “Object”. This shortcut will now open Firefox using Profile Manager, assuming Firefox is completely closed when the shortcut is launched.
By default, Firefox doesn't work like Chrome. He wants you to use one profile at a time. However, if you want, you can use several profiles at once.
To do this you just need to launch Firefox using the key -no-remote. You can do this in the Run dialog or terminal, or simply modify an existing Firefox shortcut. For example, if you created a profile manager shortcut, you could simply add -no-remote to make it work -p -no-remote at the end of the Object field.
Launch Firefox using this switch, in other words, double-click the shortcut you just created, and it won't check to see if Firefox is already running. Instead, it will ask which profile you want to use, and create a new Firefox process with that profile.
You can use this process to open Firefox with any number of different profiles, although each profile can only be used by one copy of Firefox at a time. If you try to open the same profile a second time while it is already running, you will see an error that the profile is already in use.
Note. If you see a profile usage error while Firefox is closed, you may need to visit the task manager and kill the firefox.exe process from there, force closing it if it is running in the background.
Everything should work as you expected. However, while Chrome does make it easy to see the profile you're using in its interface, Firefox doesn't make this information very visible. To do this, you can set a different theme for each profile to visually differentiate them.
If you ever need to figure out which profile you're using, you can find that information on the " about:profiles».
You don't need to use Profile Manager to troubleshoot problems with your Firefox profile. Instead, you can use the "Reset Firefox" feature to get Firefox browser with the original settings without losing important things.
Firefox stores your personal information such as bookmarks, passwords and Personal settings in a set of files called a profile, which is stored separately from software Firefox files. You can have multiple profiles, each containing its own set of data. Using the profile manager, you can create, delete, rename profiles, and also switch between them.
- If you have (or are planning on) multiple installations of Firefox on the same computer, read the article Custom profiles for each Firefox installation.
- If you are solving a Firefox related issue: The Firefox Cleanup feature can solve many problems by resetting Firefox to its original state. In this case, the information you need will be saved. Try using this feature before starting a lengthy troubleshooting process.
Launching the Profile Manager
Managing profiles while Firefox is open
Enter about:profiles into the Firefox address bar and click EnterReturn. As a result, the page will open About profiles.
The following options are available:
To manage profiles, find the profile you want to edit and select the desired button under this profile:
- Rename Click this button to change the profile name in the Profile Manager. Note: The folder that contains the files for the profile is not renamed.
- Set as default profile This option allows you to switch profiles. Click this button to make Firefox use this profile as default when starting up.
- Launch another browser with this profile If you click this button, another Firefox window will open using this profile.
Launching Profile Manager with Firefox closed
Note: Another way to launch the profile manager from the search field in the menu Windows Start. Close Firefox (if it's running), click , type firefox.exe -P and press enter.
If the instructions above don't work, or if you have multiple installations of Firefox, use the following instructions.
Multiple Firefox installations
You can install multiple Firefox programs in different locations. To launch the profile manager for a specific Firefox installations, replace firefox.exe in the instructions above with the full path to Firefox program, enclose this string in quotes, and then add a space and -P.
Examples:
"Firefox (32-bit) on 64-bit Windows"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P
"Firefox (32-bit) on 32-bit Windows" (or "64-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows")
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P
The Firefox Profile Manager (select user profile) window should open.
Note: You may need to customize these instructions if Firefox is not installed in the default path (for example, if there are multiple installations).
If Firefox is already included in your Linux distribution or you installed Firefox using the package manager on your Linux distribution:
The startup parameter is written with a capital letter P. Additionally, you can use the -ProfileManager option instead of the -P option.
The Firefox Profile Manager (select user profile) window should open.
If the Profile Manager window still does not appear, then Firefox may already be running in the background, even if it is not visible. Close any running copies of Firefox or restart your computer and try again.
Creating a Profile
After running the Profile Manager as described above, you can create a new, additional profile as follows:
You will be returned to the Profile Manager window, where the new profile will be displayed in the list. When you first launch Firefox with a new profile, you will be asked to sign in to your Firefox account so you can (see below).
Deleting a profile
After launching the Profile Manager as described above, you can delete an existing profile as follows:
Renaming a profile
After launching the Profile Manager as described above, you can rename the profile as follows:
- In the profile manager, select the profile to rename and click the Rename... button.
- Enter a new name for your profile. Type your new profile name and click OK.
- Note: The folder containing the profile files will not be renamed.
Options
These options are only available when you .
Work autonomously
Selecting this option loads the selected profile and launches Firefox without an Internet connection. You can view previously visited web pages and experiment with your profile.
Use the selected profile without asking at startup
If you have multiple profiles, this option tells Firefox what to do when launched:
- If you check this option, Firefox will automatically load the selected profile on startup. To access other profiles, you must first launch the Profile Manager.
- If you uncheck this option, Firefox will show you the Profile Manager every time you start Firefox so you can choose the profile to use.
Use Sync with new profile
When you first open Firefox in a new profile, a "Welcome to Firefox" page will open with space for you to enter your address Email.
Enter your email address and click Continue to create or sign in to a Firefox account. You can then set up "sync" for the new profile so you can share bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, and other user data with other Firefox profiles or devices.
- If you're already using syncing on another profile or device, enter the email address and password for your Firefox account so that your new profile can use these settings.
- If you don't use synchronization, don't want to sync data to a new profile, or if you want to decide this later, you can log into your Firefox account and select "Don't sync this device" (see Turn off Firefox sync) or skip this step.
For getting additional information, read the articles How do I set up Synchronization on my computer? and How do I choose what types of information Firefox syncs? .
Moving a profile
Recovering information from an old profile
If you have important information in the old Firefox profile, such as bookmarks, passwords or user settings, you can transfer this information to the new Firefox profile by copying the corresponding files. For more information, read the article Recovering important data from an old profile. You can also switch to a previous profile to restore your old profile data. Read the article How to recover user data that was lost after updating Firefox for more information.
// The following good people helped write this article:Unghost, Harry, Anticisco Freeman, Valery Ledovskoy, SwanMr.pound, Nikita Gutsenkov. You can help too - .Today, dear readers, I will tell you how to create a new profile in Mozilla Firefox. Why might you need this? The reasons may be different, I will give a few examples. For example, one computer and one account used by different users. They can use two profiles in Mozilla Firefox to avoid confusion. Another example: you need to completely clear your browser. This can be done using settings or third-party utilities, or it can be done simply, which will not contain any information at all. In general, be that as it may, let's start creating a new profile in Mozilla Firefox.
Instructions for creating a profile
The example will be shown based on Windows 7, but it can be safely used on Windows 8 (8.1).
After you have closed your Internet browser, press the WIN+R key combination to display the “Run” window.
Enter the command in the window firefox.exe -ProfileManager, then press the OK button or the Enter key on your keyboard.
This must be done in order to launch the profile manager. It can be launched in another way. For example, instead of the command firefox.exe -ProfileManager enter "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -ProfileManager or "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -ProfileManager depending on the bit size of your system.
So, the profile manager is launched. This is what he looks like.
Click on the “Create” button, after which the profile creation wizard window will appear. Click "Next".
Here you will need to enter a name for the new profile and, if desired, choose where the data for the specified profile will be stored. If you do not want to change the location of the directory, simply click the "Done" button after entering the name.
A new profile has been created, as reported by the profile manager. Click on the new profile, then click on the “Launch Firefox” button.
A new profile has been launched. However, every time you launch the browser will ask you which of the current profiles to load. In order to always load the same profile, you need to check the box next to the item “Launch the selected profile without prompting”.
Now the selected profile will always be launched. You can change it if you launch the Mozilla managers profile using the command firefox.exe -ProfileManager.
Let's imagine the situation. To work in the browser, you have configured panels and bookmarks for quick access to the necessary sites. For personal needs, this information is different. Is it possible to separate individual browser instances to separate personal from work activities? It turns out there is a way out. Let's look at how to create multiple Firefox profiles.
What it is
Profile is a collection of settings and personal information. These are logins, passwords from social networks, design themes, start page. They are recorded in files and stored in a special folder.
What is it for?
Several profiles are needed for the following reasons:
- Problems with workers. Then creating another profile is a way to solve the problem. Also, in case of malfunctions, I recommend looking at the article: “”;
- Several people have access to the browser with different preferences regarding settings.
How to create multiple profiles in Firefox
Let's edit the browser shortcut. Right-click on it, then “Properties”.
On the “Shortcut” tab, add the value “-p” separated by a space in the “Object” line.
Switch the keyboard layout to English.
By default, the suggested name is "Default User". I recommend changing it for convenience and increased security. You can write the name in Russian, but it is better to write it in Latin, so that there are no malfunctions in the future. Specify the storage folder yourself, but this is not necessary, you can leave it as default.
Shortcut for new profile
If you leave everything else unchanged, when you start the browser, a manager will open in which you will have to select a profile and click on the “Launch” button. To prevent it from opening every time you start it, uncheck the box next to “Without prompting.” 
Now the browser will not ask, but will open the selected profile.
Create separate shortcuts for different settings
Perform the following sequence of actions:
As a result, icons will be created for each profile, with saved bookmarks, passwords, and history of visited sites.
The described method increases the security of storing personal information.
Running a browser with different profiles at the same time
Disable the browser, right-click on the icon, then in the “Properties” window in the “Object” tab, enter the parameter as in the screenshot: 
Place a space after the "p".
Instead of
Click on the shortcut to open the browser. A selection window will appear. Select the desired option and click “Launch”. 
A window with this profile will open. Minimize your browser. Click on the shortcut. In the manager, select another profile, click the “Launch” button. The browser will load with different settings.
Look at the screenshot. Two browsers are open at the same time. Working and just created with new settings. It can be seen that their settings are different. 
