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July 13, 2022 18:42
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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" |
This is almost perfect. Unfortunately, it will keep on launching a new Window for the 2nd profile that you open.
Let's say you have "Default" and "Profile 1".
- Initially, there's no instance of Edge running and you open it with "Profile 1" using the script. --> OK. It opens the correct profile.
- You run the "Profile 1" script again. --> OK. It does not open a new "Profile 1" window.
- You run the "Profile 1" script again. --> OK. It does not open a new "Profile 1" window.
- You run the "Default" script. --> OK. It opens a new Edge instance with the "Default" profile.
- You run the "Default" script again. --> NOK. It opens a new Edge instance with the "Default" profile.
- You run the "Default" script again. --> NOK. It opens yet another Edge instance with the "Default" profile.
So you end up with multiple "Default" instances.
I think this is a stupid/weird behavior of Edge/Chromium though and not a script issue.
But I think macOS is even more stupid for not allowing us to simply create shortcuts on the dock like how we do it in Windows/Linux.
@ciphertxt awesome contribution!
One question: is it possible to use this to somehow ensure that when running a PowerShell script on MacOS, the interactive session prompting for authentication is opened on Edge rather than on the default browser?
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This is a Chromium/Edge behavior. Not the script. :)