• daq@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 hours ago

    I think containers (that Firefox already has) are a much better way to handle this. Profiles, art least the way they are implemented on chrome, feels like a massive downgrade.

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      8 hours ago

      It depends on how much separation you need. If you want different bookmarks, history, or settings per, then I believe you need profiles to make that happen.

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      9 hours ago

      You can use containers all you want, just don’t create another profile and you’re golden.

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        9 hours ago

        This is what I do now, just trying to figure out why ff keeps spending time on profiles. Do they have any advantages over containers?

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          8 hours ago

          For highly technical users containers are going to do everything we need.

          For non technical users who need separation, profiles are a standard known framework.

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            7 hours ago

            My non technical spouse prefers profile to separate work and personal. She uses different themes for each profile so it is very obvious which is which.

            Also one of the extensions she likes interferes with a work site she is required to use. She has that extension installed in the personal profile but not work profile.