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is it possible to switch profiles without closing Firefox?

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Do I need to close Firefox in order to switch to another user profile? thanks

Do I need to close Firefox in order to switch to another user profile? thanks

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cor-el
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Yes, that is necessary if you want to switch to another profile with the current Firefox process.

It is however possible to open another Firefox instance that uses another profile by using the -no-remote switch appended to the command line to start Firefox.