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Safari Profiles

Hi,


The new Safari profiles is little confusing, what I understand is that when I create a book mark folder in one profile it shouldn't appear in the second profile, but now they all appear so what's the use of profiling ?


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Posted on Sep 28, 2023 8:38 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2023 9:05 AM

Hello ammarfromdoha,  

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.  


It is expected for each Safari profile should have its own set of favorites as well as separate browsing history, cookies, website data, extensions and Tab Groups.


Please follow the article for your device to be sure you have separate profiles enabled as suggested:



If you continue to notice that all profiles have the same favorites, please contact Apple Support for additional help: Apple Support.


All the best!

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Oct 1, 2023 9:05 AM in response to ammarfromdoha

Hello ammarfromdoha,  

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.  


It is expected for each Safari profile should have its own set of favorites as well as separate browsing history, cookies, website data, extensions and Tab Groups.


Please follow the article for your device to be sure you have separate profiles enabled as suggested:



If you continue to notice that all profiles have the same favorites, please contact Apple Support for additional help: Apple Support.


All the best!

Oct 3, 2023 8:22 AM in response to ammarfromdoha

Hi ammarfromdoha,


Looking back at the first page we shared, we see that Bookmarks will be shared between Safari profiles:

Use profiles in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

Bookmarks
Bookmarks, including favorites, are available to all profiles via the Bookmarks menu or sidebar . But the Favorites bar, which you can show or hide from the View menu, is shared differently:
• The Favorites bar is shared only between profiles that are set up to use the same favorites folder.
Private browsing windows use the Favorites bar of the default profile only.

If you're still not seeing your bookmarks, we'd advise to contact Apple Support, so they can take look.

Get Support


Take care!

Oct 1, 2023 2:15 PM in response to ammarfromdoha


Hello ammarfromdoha,


Please check the section: "Open links with profiles

By default, links from outside of Safari open in the profile used most recently. But you can make links to specific websites open in a specific profile. For example, you might want to open links to your company's website in your Work profile, or open links to your school's website in your School profile.

  1. Go to the website that you want to set up for this feature.
  2. From the menu bar in Safari, choose Safari > Settings, then click Websites.
  3. From the sidebar, select Open Links With Profiles. A list of open websites appears on the right.
  4. From the pop-up menu next to a website, choose the profile that you want to use for that website.

This feature works only with links opened from outside of Safari, such as links in Mail, Messages, the Finder, or other apps. The link opens in the profile you chose for that website, unless the website is already open in another profile.

The Websites tab in Safari settings, showing the Open Links With Profile section"


If you still need help, please contact Apple Support: Get Support


Cheers.

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