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Create users with separate history/cookies/logins etc. and access them easily

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Hi there,

I'm migrating from Arc Browser and I was looking for a way to have two profiles, one for personal and one for work; for each have separate browsing history, cookies etc. and be able to switch between them either with a keyboard shortcut or in two clicks like in Arc.

If I understand correctly I can separate the users by going to about:profiles and creating such profiles, however the switch between them doesn't seem as seamless. I guess I'd like to create two separate workspaces rather than profiles, with complete separation of everything I do within each.

I tried the Multi-Account Containers extension but it doesn't seem to be this its purpose.

Hope I was clear in the explanation, apologies for the newbness.

Thank you!

Hi there, I'm migrating from Arc Browser and I was looking for a way to have two profiles, one for personal and one for work; for each have separate browsing history, cookies etc. and be able to switch between them either with a keyboard shortcut or in two clicks like in Arc. If I understand correctly I can separate the users by going to about:profiles and creating such profiles, however the switch between them doesn't seem as seamless. I guess I'd like to create two separate workspaces rather than profiles, with complete separation of everything I do within each. I tried the Multi-Account Containers extension but it doesn't seem to be this its purpose. Hope I was clear in the explanation, apologies for the newbness. Thank you!

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Try to create separate shortcuts directly opening specific profiles. On Mac it can be more difficult, but here's the info: http://web.archive.org/web/20140910053922/http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2008/08/shortcut_to_lau.html