Re:Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the way...
by yjftsjthsd-h on Thursday November 06, 2025 @01:55AM
(#45832272)
Some folks under https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45829275 seem to say that there's an about:config to force enable it, or you could wait for it to get rolled out to you.
Re:Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the way...
by carderne on Thursday November 06, 2025 @02:54AM
(#45832625)
Here it is for anyone else who struggled:
Re:Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the way...
by 1718627440 on Thursday November 06, 2025 @04:29AM
(#45833187)
What do you mean? Firefox has had profiles for decades. What is wrong with the Profile Manager?
Re:Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the way...
by lynndotpy on Thursday November 06, 2025 @02:14PM
(#45839075)
The user experience was abysmal, it was practically a non-feature. Can't be invoked quickly using two keyboard shortcuts, does not divide into simple and portable folders, etc.
This update seems to fix those problems, by copying Chromium's UX.
Re:Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the way...
by 1718627440 on Friday November 07, 2025 @01:54AM
(#45844127)
> The user experience was abysmal, it was practically a non-feature.
I disagree. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45844108
> Can't be invoked quickly using two keyboard shortcuts
Yeah true, you have to instead click on the Firefox logo or type Firefox into the application launcher.
> does not divide into simple and portable folders
I have used the same profile folder over SSH across Linux and Windows, so I don't think that's true.
But neither this post, nor the splash screen which links to this, nor any of the menu options, actually say how to use "profiles". I can't find it in an internet search either, instead coming up with Firefox's old about:profiles solution. Nor is it enabled using the little user icon in the browser bar, nor is it activated with the same shortcut as Chromium profiles.
I eventually found it in their knowledge base, and it appears to be locked behind a sign in button under the profile icon? Or my (up to date) browser lacks the button? This is such a confusing experience.