ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoFirefox is adding profiles to separate your browsing sessionswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down15
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minus-squareslacktoid@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·5 hours agoWhy would I use this when I have Firefox containers?
minus-squareWhyJiffie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 hours agoseparate settings, separate addons, separate about prefs. also for when the PC is used by more than one person but there is only one user account
minus-squareAdrianTheFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoIt’s the same as about:profiles Just an easy way to separate people’s browsing histories, cookes, bookmarks, etc I guess. And you can have them sync independently as well. For if other people want to use the same computer
minus-squarePriorityMotif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 hours agoMultiple accounts on the same websites with different cookies for each one.
Why would I use this when I have Firefox containers?
separate settings, separate addons, separate about prefs. also for when the PC is used by more than one person but there is only one user account
It’s the same as about:profiles
Just an easy way to separate people’s browsing histories, cookes, bookmarks, etc I guess. And you can have them sync independently as well. For if other people want to use the same computer
Multiple accounts on the same websites with different cookies for each one.
That’s what containers do.