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Re:PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to... by Dudemeister_ on Saturday December 11, 2021 @11:15AM (#29521940)
You can run the profile manager from the terminal with `firefox --profilemanager` and manage the profiles from there Then you can create separate 'shortcuts' for each profile with this `firefox --profile [path to the profile]`
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Re:PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to... by foepys on Saturday December 11, 2021 @11:29AM (#29522055)
I have been using this workflow for years now. It separates literally everything: cookies, site settings, window size and position, configuration, add-on settings, etc.

This way I can emulate a fresh profile, a restricted profile with tracking protection, and a completely locked down profile with more or less everything disabled. My private Firefox in completely unaffected by my development profiles and I can open multiple profiles at once, theme them differently, and I know exactly which kind of instance I'm using.

It's excellent and works flawlessly for over a decade now.

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Re:PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to... by forty on Saturday December 11, 2021 @12:05PM (#29522389)
How do you choose in which profile links from outside of the browser should open?
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Re:PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to... by Dudemeister_ on Saturday December 11, 2021 @12:08PM (#29522415)
This depends on what profile you make the the default startup profile in the profile manager
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Re:PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to... by forty on Saturday December 11, 2021 @12:33PM (#29522636)
Do you know if there is a way to be prompted each time?
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Re:PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to... by sp332 on Saturday December 11, 2021 @03:06PM (#29523812)
You could find where in your desktop environment it decides which app to open, and replace "firefox" with "firefox --profilemanager".
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Re:PSA: uBlock/AdBlocks on Chrome to lose function thanks to... by ebcase on Saturday December 11, 2021 @12:58PM (#29522842)
If you’re on a Mac, Choosy is a great app for this:

https://www.choosyosx.com/

I have no affiliation with them, just a long-time happy user.

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