Click on File and simply choose New Session. Press on the Alt key to show the hidden menu bar in order to use this feature.
However, there is a feature which can be used for creating browser windows in which they have their own separate cookies. Separate browser profiles are not allowed to be used on Internet Explorer. Furthermore, a Profile Switcher extension can be installed so as to easily switch between multiple Firefox profiles at a time. This option can be added to the Firefox shortcuts in order to make it easy to do so. In case, Firefox is already running then you would need to completely close it and have it launched using the –no-remote option. The –no-remote option is used every time you launch Firefox. For instance, in order to launch the Profile Manager for Firefox using the –no-remote switch, the following command would need to be used. However, if you want to use multiple Firefox profiles to be run at the same time, the Firefox with the –no-remote switch would need to be launched. Uncheck the "don’t ask at startup option" if you want to be prompted to choose a profile each time you use Firefox.Ī single browser profile is only allowed to be run by Firefox at a time by default. Click on the Create Profile button in order to create a new browser profile. "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -pĪfter this, the Profile Manager should open up. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" –pĪs for a 32-bit Windows system, the following line would need to be entered instead. For a 64-bit Windows system, the following line will need to be entered.
In case this does not work, the full path to Firefox will need to be entered instead. Once, Firefox has been closed, hold on the Windows key so as to open the Start menu, then type the following line after which Enter will need to be pressed. In order to access the Profile Manager for Firefox, one will have to first need all of the Firefox windows to be closed. However, the feature is somewhat hidden, unlike Google Chrome which has easy access to the multiple profiles options. Mozilla Firefox comes with built-in support for multiple profiles. One can switch between profiles by clicking on the icon that is at the top-left corner of the browser window. In addition to their history, bookmarks and other settings, each of the users even has its own Google Sync settings and these can be logged into whenever using the Google account. Now, all one has to do is select a user icon and enter a name for it. In the newer version of Google Chrome, each profile has an icon in the toolbar area, and profile manager can be easily accessed from the button. Then, click on "Add new user" that would appear under Users. Click on the menu button and choose Settings. Additional browser profiles can be created by opening the Settings page. The process for using multiple browser profiles is fairly simple. Using multiple browser profiles for Chrome is easy. Multiple profiles can even be used at the same time by simply being logged into different accounts for each of them. However, the majority of web browsers allow you to create multiple profiles. Normally, every user account has a single profile for each of the browser. For instance, one profile could be for work and the other for play. Separate profiles can be created to split things up to enhance privacy and management. It could be extensions, settings, history, bookmarks, credit card information, personal emails and more in a profile. Web browsers store all types of personal data.