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Assign websites to containers macOS

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hansgans
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I'm absolutely excited about the container feature. Now I'm trying to assign specific websites (e.g. google) to containers. I found quite some posts about that but in all of them a specific button on the toolbar is mentioned which does not exist in my case. Also in the context menu I don't find an entry like "Always open in this container".

I'm running Firefox 60.0.2 (64-bit) on macOS 10.13.

I'm absolutely excited about the container feature. Now I'm trying to assign specific websites (e.g. google) to containers. I found quite some posts about that but in all of them a specific button on the toolbar is mentioned which does not exist in my case. Also in the context menu I don't find an entry like "Always open in this container". I'm running Firefox 60.0.2 (64-bit) on macOS 10.13.

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Ok I found out that I have to install the "Firefox Multi-Account Containers" to get the button I wanted. I thought this is part of the core functionality of Firefox. Thanks anyway for your help.

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Shadow110
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Hi, if button not there then can not do it at this time. But you can put it in yourself by about:config or wait to see if it turns up as part of the update to version 61 tomorrow. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers

There tons made already as extensions : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/google-container/ But there are a bunch of them here, facebook somewhere : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/search/?platform=windows&q=containers

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

hansgans
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Can you name the option in about:config that enables the button? I didn't find it.

Shadow110
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Copy/Paste about:preferences#containers to the Address Bar and Enter

Bottom of the URL in dark colour : For advanced users https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers Copy/Paste about:config to the Address Bar and Enter then paste into Search at top of open window Copy/Paste 1 at a time and change by double click to true, last one will right click : privacy.userContext.enabled set to true privacy.userContext.ui.enabled to true privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior to 2

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

hansgans
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Those settings in about:config were already in place in my case.

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Ok I found out that I have to install the "Firefox Multi-Account Containers" to get the button I wanted. I thought this is part of the core functionality of Firefox. Thanks anyway for your help.

Rob
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Upgrade to 61.0.1 required reinstallation of Multi Account Containers. Fine. But where did the Switch Containers icon and function go ? I miss that terribly.

Received "Switch Containers" download link via email. Back to easy surfing ! Thanks !

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cor-el
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Do you still have the extension installed and enabled?