Create new profile for firefox web browser

This section will explain you how to create and manage profile in Firefox web browser.

Go to Windows Run prompt (use the search box on Vista) and type:

“C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe” -ProfileManager and press enter.

If you are in Linux go to command prompt and type firefox -ProfileManager

You will be prompted with a window to manage your profile. as shown below. Here you can go for “Create Profile” section.


Once you press “Create Profile” button you will be provided with a wizard for creating a new profile.


Type the name of your new profile and press “Finish“. This will create a new profile for your Firefox.


Remember to un-check the option “Don’t ask at startup”

Now you can decide which profile to use while starting up your Firefox web browser. Usually people install all the required add-ons in one profile and another profile will be kept without installing unnecessary add-ons. It is true that installing unknown and untrusted Firefox add-ons may slow down Firefox performance.

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  1. Shawn Lim November 25, 2007

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