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How to create shortut to particular firefox profile

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I have set up a new Firefox profile. How do I create shortcuts that will load particular profiles without having to go through the profile manager?

I have set up a new Firefox profile. How do I create shortcuts that will load particular profiles without having to go through the profile manager?

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You have to add the parameter -p "ProfileName".

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You have to add the parameter -p "ProfileName".

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Thanks.

The only thing that was not clear from your solution was whether the parameter should be added to the "Target" field or the "Start In" field. By trial and error I found the right one.

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