<![CDATA[How to make multiple profiles?]]>Please, I need help in making multiple profiles. I found an instruction here, but it just doesn't match. There's no .ini files anywhere.

If that is not possible, what are other ways to make multiple profiles?

Here's my details:
-Platform: Win 7 32bit
-Browser Ver: 27.0.1689.69

I would really appreciate any help. Thanks~

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/8288/how-to-make-multiple-profilesRSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 01:38:30 GMTSat, 21 Feb 2015 04:02:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:48:29 GMT]]>Or right click on the Taskbar > Toolbars > Quick launch

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/116501https://forums.opera.com/post/116501Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:48:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:01:28 GMT]]>@miss-jm
For a second pinned option, try doing a shortcut to a shortcut to the opera launch file.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/116487https://forums.opera.com/post/116487Wed, 08 Mar 2017 05:01:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Tue, 24 Feb 2015 07:36:04 GMT]]>Thanks for being helpful @leocg

Yes, tried that. On first instance, let's call it Opera1, it was successful. Then on Opera2, it isn't, instead it says Unpin from Taskbar. It read the Opera1 as they are both using one .exe

I'll stick to the desktop option, rather than install multiple copies of the program.

Thanks again 🙂

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67863https://forums.opera.com/post/67863Tue, 24 Feb 2015 07:36:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Tue, 24 Feb 2015 02:53:29 GMT]]>

Only one Opera can be put to Quick Launch [either in Start Menu or Task Bar]. How to put those multiple profiles shortcuts to Quick Launch?

Sorry, i don't know. Have you tried right click on the icon and then on "pin to taskbar" (or something like this, my Windows is not in english)?

If it doesn't work, i'm afraid you probably may need to use the desktop for now.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67851https://forums.opera.com/post/67851Tue, 24 Feb 2015 02:53:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:35:02 GMT]]>@leocg one more help, please.

Only one Opera can be put to Quick Launch [either in Start Menu or Task Bar]. How to put those multiple profiles shortcuts to Quick Launch?

Thanks in advance~

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67849https://forums.opera.com/post/67849Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:35:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:28:28 GMT]]>Sweet~ It worked!!!
Many thanks @leocg xD
SO happy!~

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67848https://forums.opera.com/post/67848Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:28:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:51:03 GMT]]>

Where should I put "--user-data-dir" ?

Create a shortcut to launcher.exe and on the target field add --user-data-dir just after the path to the exe file.

It should be sometyhing like "x:\path-to-opera-install-folder\launcher.exe" --user-data-dir="path-to-profile-folder"

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67812https://forums.opera.com/post/67812Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:51:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:46:01 GMT]]>No.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67802https://forums.opera.com/post/67802Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:46:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:56:56 GMT]]>Is there a way to create multiple profiles via its GUI?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67791https://forums.opera.com/post/67791Mon, 23 Feb 2015 08:56:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:19:30 GMT]]>Thanks @leocg

Can you please elaborate. Where should I put "--user-data-dir" ?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67788https://forums.opera.com/post/67788Mon, 23 Feb 2015 07:19:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Sat, 21 Feb 2015 05:25:47 GMT]]>Try using --user-data-dir command line

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67630https://forums.opera.com/post/67630Sat, 21 Feb 2015 05:25:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:13:33 GMT]]>Thanks lando242.

I prefer the first option.

There are already multiple copies of Opera Stable created under
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software

Kinda stuck on launching them. Tried to configure the Target and Start in fields, but it just won't work.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67624https://forums.opera.com/post/67624Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:13:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to make multiple profiles? on Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:07:06 GMT]]>Off the top of my head you need to make a different profile folder for each profile you want and use a command line switch to direct Opera to the proper profile. I don't remember the exact commands but that should get you started.

Or you could make two different stand alone installations of Opera and just use different icons to launch them.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/67620https://forums.opera.com/post/67620Sat, 21 Feb 2015 04:07:06 GMT