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Not sure what your use case is, but Firefox’s containers might solve your problem with the older profile system: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/

by ncw96 5y ago

Not sure what your use case is, but Firefox’s containers might solve your problem with the older profile system: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account...

stuartd 5y ago
Containers are 1000 times better than profiles!
- sdwolfz 5y ago
  I'm afraid you're both wrong, containers are an add-on, profiles are a core functionality. That person does not want something new, they just want to use their existing workflow, which is possible, but inconvenient due to bad UX and ugly UI. These are their words, not mine. As a user of both containers and profiles in Firefox I have to agree with them. The UX needs to improve and the UI needs to be prettyfied.
  - tmottabr 5y ago
    container is a core functionality in Firefox, but it is mostly hidden away. the add-ons are basically just the interfaces for you to access that core functionality. If you don't want to trust the add-on developer just use the official one made by Mozila. It is the one i use. https://addons.mozilla.org/pt-BR/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ https://addons.mozilla.org/pt-BR/firefox/addon/multi-account...
    - sdwolfz 5y ago
      This has nothing to do with trust, a profile gives you a different set of add-ons, bookmarks, search history, saved passwords, cache and cookies, a container only gives you a different set of cookies.
      - tmottabr 5y ago
        This does not change the fact that container is a core functionality in Firefox.. and for some using addon is a matter of trust.. Also does not change the fact that chrome does not have anything like it.. Additionally Firefix also have profiles as a core funtionality, it already had it before chrome even existed so it had it much longer then chrome had.. But again is mostly hidden away.. You can access it with the command below: firefox -ProfileManager But as with containers there are add-ons to make as easy as chrome to switch between profiles.. Although i don't think there is an official one by Mozilla..

by ncw96 5y ago

stuartd 5y ago

Containers are 1000 times better than profiles!

sdwolfz 5y ago
I'm afraid you're both wrong, containers are an add-on, profiles are a core functionality. That person does not want something new, they just want to use their existing workflow, which is possible, but inconvenient due to bad UX and ugly UI. These are their words, not mine. As a user of both containers and profiles in Firefox I have to agree with them. The UX needs to improve and the UI needs to be prettyfied.
- tmottabr 5y ago
  container is a core functionality in Firefox, but it is mostly hidden away. the add-ons are basically just the interfaces for you to access that core functionality. If you don't want to trust the add-on developer just use the official one made by Mozila. It is the one i use. https://addons.mozilla.org/pt-BR/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ https://addons.mozilla.org/pt-BR/firefox/addon/multi-account...
  - sdwolfz 5y ago
    This has nothing to do with trust, a profile gives you a different set of add-ons, bookmarks, search history, saved passwords, cache and cookies, a container only gives you a different set of cookies.
    - tmottabr 5y ago
      This does not change the fact that container is a core functionality in Firefox.. and for some using addon is a matter of trust.. Also does not change the fact that chrome does not have anything like it.. Additionally Firefix also have profiles as a core funtionality, it already had it before chrome even existed so it had it much longer then chrome had.. But again is mostly hidden away.. You can access it with the command below: firefox -ProfileManager But as with containers there are add-ons to make as easy as chrome to switch between profiles.. Although i don't think there is an official one by Mozilla..