Opens a specific Microsoft Edge profile by name on macOS
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| # Navigate to the profiles directory | |
| cd ~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft\ Edge | |
| # List out the profile directories. Note that the directory name is what is used in the launch command, *not* necessarily the friendly name of the profile you see in Microsoft Edge.app | |
| find ./ -type f -name Preferences | |
| # Let's say "Profile 1" is one of our directories | |
| "/Applications/Microsoft Edge.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Edge" --profile-directory="Profile 1" |
Unfortunatly, this only works when Edge is closed.
Not sure what's not working for you. Calling "/Applications/Microsoft Edge.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Edge" --profile-directory="Profile 1" from terminal opens my secondary profile when Edge is already open and running the primary.
My bad, IT WORKS
But it opens a whole new window
But it opens a whole new window
This is a Chromium/Edge behavior. Not the script. :)
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Unfortunatly, this only works when Edge is closed.