Installing multiple Opera instances with separate profiles on Mac
By Andreas Bovens. Wednesday, 10. June 2009, 17:53:54
If you're an avid Opera snapshot downloader, you've probably bumped into a situation where you want to install an Opera build with a clean profile, rather than having it reuse an already existing profile.
At first sight, there's no easy way to do so, but luckily enough, there's a handy command line hook that helps you out. A quick step-by-step guide to explain how you can install 2 Opera instances with separate profiles:
- Install the first Opera instance in the Applications folder
- Rename it to
Opera_xxx - Install the second Opera instance in the Applications folder
- Rename it to
Opera_yyy - Open up Terminal (can be found in the Utilities folder)
- Type
cd /Applications/Opera_yyy.app/Contents/Resources/and hit enter - Then type
echo "Opera_yyy" >> PrefsSuffixand close the terminal - Done!
If you launch Opera_xxx and Opera_yyy now, they will each run with their own profile. Of course, you can adjust the file name and profile strings to your liking :-)
WIDGETIZE
Chas4 # 12. June 2009, 16:42
zibin # 30. June 2009, 13:31
FWIW, the specific profiles are later stored in
/Users/"username"/Library/Caches/"Profile Name"
non-troppo # 4. July 2009, 14:06
http://my.opera.com/non-troppo/blog/2009/06/13/multiplying-mac-opera-operiply-the-automated-profile-maker