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How to switch between profiles?

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I have two profiles - one for me and one for my wife. Each has different address books, passwords, bookmarks. When initiation a Firefox session, why doesn't the Profile Manager come up, allowing a selection?

I have two profiles - one for me and one for my wife. Each has different address books, passwords, bookmarks. When initiation a Firefox session, why doesn't the Profile Manager come up, allowing a selection?

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cor-el
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It is best to create two desktop shortcuts, one for each of you that start Firefox with its own profile folder.

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