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Create Opera profiles with -pd (personal directory) switch

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 8:14:58 AM

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Instead of installing multiple copies of Opera, you can create multiple profiles with single installation.

You can use another profile to

  • login to another accounts of a site simultaneously. (Another way is using private tab.)
  • load a site that crashes Opera frequently.
  • play with settings without affecting existing profile.
  • check whether there is a problem in existing profile.
  • separate work from personal browsing.

Before Opera version 12, you have to create another profile manually in Windows OS, but now you can create another profile on the fly with the -pd switch similar to Linux OS.

You can create a shortcut with the following code or copy & paste it in run dialog box, Win+R to create new profile and/or run Opera.

The following will create opera-profile settings directory inside Temp directory. 

"%PROGRAMFILES%\Opera\opera.exe" -pd %TMP%\opera-profile

If you specify profile directory name without path, Opera will create that directory inside Opera installation directory. This will be useful with single user profile or stand-alone installation (USB).

The following will create profile-2 settings directory inside Opera installation directory. 

"%PROGRAMFILES%\Opera\opera.exe" -pd profile-2

You can add the following menu items under [Document Popup Menu] section of existing profile menu setup file to run or open current tab in profile-2. 

Item, Run Opera with Profile-2 = Execute program, "C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe", "-pd profile-2"
Item, Open Current Tab in Profile-2 = Execute program, "C:\Program Files\Opera\opera.exe", "-pd profile-2 %u"

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Comments

Mağruf ÇolakoğluZAHEK Tuesday, June 26, 2012 8:41:04 AM

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Mimis Mum (MM)mimi_s_mum Tuesday, June 26, 2012 9:18:02 AM

XAntares method modified by MM wink:
  1. Create a new shortcut to the default desktop "Opera" icon
  2. Right click on the shortcut file and select "Properties"
  3. In the "Properties" dialogue, select the tab, called "Shortcut" in XP
  4. In the "Shortcut" tab, add the following in "Target" field after "..\Opera\opera.exe". (Note there's a space before -pd)
     -pd "%AppData%\Opera\Opera-2"
    You can also rename this second shortcut eg "Second Opera"
  5. Save
  6. Click the saved shortcut to create a new user profile alongside the default profile location for multi-user installation.

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d4rkn1ght Tuesday, June 26, 2012 12:55:03 PM

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Alexodius PrimeAleksOD Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:28:14 PM

Originally posted by mimi_s_mum:

XAntares method modified by MM


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Abdulaziz Noratabdulaziznorat Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3:47:47 PM

Good Evening Tamil smile

Charles SchlossChas4 Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:21:43 PM

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Arpit Kumararpitnext Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:55:19 AM

Thanks for the tip smile

Jimtoyotabedzrock Sunday, July 1, 2012 3:47:52 AM

I think someone should make a nice profile selector with AutoIT

Mimis Mum (MM)mimi_s_mum Sunday, July 1, 2012 5:19:49 AM

Originally posted by toyotabedzrock:

a nice profile selector

No need for selecting. You can run these secondary profiles alongside the default. I have 6 of those on this Windows user account and I can run all of them at once without a conflict.

Jimtoyotabedzrock Monday, July 2, 2012 5:39:17 PM

Originally posted by mimi_s_mum:

No need for selecting. You can run these secondary profiles alongside the default. I have 6 of those on this Windows user account and I can run all of them at once without a conflict.



Yes but you have to manage all those icons and create new ones manually. A simple profile selector and creator would be easier.

Mimis Mum (MM)mimi_s_mum Monday, July 2, 2012 9:02:55 PM

Originally posted by toyotabedzrock:

A simple profile selector and creator would be easier.

Tamil's next version of Opera Profile Creator may well have everything you want. Eh, Tamil? wink

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Thnks 4 the info...:-)

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