how can I switch profile still using one window? can we do that?

so I understand you can only switch profile on start or empty page in one window. but, I would like to know if I can just keep switch profile in one window, not creating new window. and is there a way I can do that, could you tell me if all the tabs are saved too or not?


thank you

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.6

Posted on Oct 5, 2023 9:48 PM

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Oct 11, 2023 9:23 AM in response to madgriffith

I think I didn't quite understand what you were asking in your other thread. It seems to me that the assumption, which makes perfect sense to me, is that profiles allow you to have different sets of preferences (bookmarks, etc) for different profiles. This allows you to have windows open for work, for personal. It's doesn't appear to be designed to be like user switching where the other user becomes unavailable when you switch.


But, you can certainly let Apple know what you'd like to see here:


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Oct 6, 2023 7:43 AM in response to chaelin117

chaelin117 wrote:

so I understand you can only switch profile on start or empty page in one window. but, I would like to know if I can just keep switch profile in one window, not creating new window. and is there a way I can do that, could you tell me if all the tabs are saved too or not?

thank you


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Oct 11, 2023 9:31 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

That assumption is perfectly valid for me too. It's the part that follows that doesn't make much sense : how can it be logical to have profiles work only if they are open in different windows at the same time? No wonder this topic is discussed in multiple threads here and on fan Apple magazines already: Apple didn't seem to have involved actual users much when developing profiles. Thanks for the link, I'll certainly let them know.

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