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--- firefox [2015/08/09 17:51] – [Steps for Using Profiles] mgupton
+++ firefox [2015/08/09 17:54] (current) – [Starting Firefox with a specific profile] mgupton
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 =====Creating Profiles Option 2======
-As an alternative to using the //Profile Manager// the //profiles.ini// can be edited directly with a text editor to create multiple profiles. Simply copy an existing profile in the file and use it for other profiles, modifying the profile location to some other folder.
+As an alternative to using the //Profile Manager// the //profiles.ini// can be edited directly with a text editor to create multiple profiles. Simply copy an existing profile in the file and use it for other profiles. The directory and name of the profile need to be modified to be unique among all the profiles.
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 Start Firefox with a profile by specifying the profile name after the -P option.
-The following command line example starts Firefox with a profile named //Weasel//. Again, a easy way to create a shortcut to this profile is to copy the general, existing, Firefox shortcut and modify the command line property of the shortcut to specify the profile.
+The following command line example starts Firefox with a profile named //Alpha//. Again, a easy way to create a shortcut to this profile is to copy the general, existing, Firefox shortcut and modify the command line property of the shortcut to specify the profile.
 <code>
-"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P "Weasel" -no-remote
+"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -P "Alpha" -no-remote
 </code>