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Re: Multi-Account Containers

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Post by rraghur »

thomastjeffery wrote: post #23

I've been using this since it was new. I'm very frustrated to say the UI/UX hasn't seen any significant update. Containers are still synced separately, so any fresh install of Firefox will have the tutorial UX and the default 4 containers, even after syncing. Also, address bar completion is still monolithic, making it very easy to accidentally open a site in an undesired container. That can be worked around by adding…

Is there a good native way now to set up url patterns (domain, sub domain, regex etc) to open in a specified container?

I've been using a non add-on store addon for this.. and no idea why something basic like that would not be in the core or this add-on

Re: Multi-Account Containers

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Post by Zecc »

skybrian wrote: post #105

Why should I use this instead of multiple profiles?

- You can have multiples tabs in different containers in a single window. - You can tell your browser you always want to open a given site in a given container, so if you forget and try to open in the wrong one, it will remind you and give you the option to use the right one. - The name of the container you're in is shown at the end of the address bar, in the unlikely case you forget. Every tab has a thin line of a different color per containers as well, so it's easier to tell them apart.

None of these things offers a big advantage over using virtual desktops, for example, but it's good to have choices.

Re: Multi-Account Containers

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Post by slickdork »

mozillamaxx wrote: post #115
slickdork wrote: post #27

I've been using this for a few years now and love it. I wish for two things. 1) i wish there was a way to automatically delete cookies/cache/history from specific containers every time. My personal container needs cookies and logins saved. My other containers don't need persistent cookies. 2) I've always wished for protonvpn to apply to only specific containers. Reading this now though, I see firefox's VPN does that…

In regards to #1 - we have a feature (WIP right now) that adds the ability to delete data (cache, cookies and local storage) per container. Look for that in a future release. https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers/pull/249...

Oh wonderful, this will be a very welcome feature for me. :) thanks!

Re: Multi-Account Containers

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Post by albert_e »

ryan-duve wrote: post #2

We use different AWS accounts for different purposes at work. It would be an extreme productivity loss if I had to go back to using something other than Firefox's containers.

Other than separate windows... is it very different if we use different Chrome user profiles to keep the saved logins, sessions, and cookies separate?

Re: Multi-Account Containers

#126

Post by j16sdiz »

herklwlkjwher wrote: post #65
fooqux wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where do you find that at? I just looked in both the Sync settings and Container settings and I do not see that setting.

https://i.imgur.com/hMmnlB7.png

This is a setting under the extension page and is not searchable from firefox settings.

Was expecting it under the standard account sync setting page.

Re: Multi-Account Containers

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Post by WirelessGigabit »

nuker wrote: post #124

Do we need Containers if using Private browsing for everything? Just curious. With saved passswords it is just one or 2 clicks to login when needed.

With containers you can retain the info. InPrivate stuff is gone once you close the browser (bar any nationstate spy).

It's also useful because InPrivate windows share a cookie jar in Firefox.

Re: Multi-Account Containers

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Post by nuker »

WirelessGigabit wrote: post #127
nuker wrote: post #124

Do we need Containers if using Private browsing for everything? Just curious. With saved passswords it is just one or 2 clicks to login when needed.

With containers you can retain the info. InPrivate stuff is gone once you close the browser (bar any nationstate spy). It's also useful because InPrivate windows share a cookie jar in Firefox.

> InPrivate windows share a cookie jar in Firefox

Wow, should it be a bug? Im Safari user, have little FF experience.

Re: Multi-Account Containers

#129

Post by Renaud »

Why don't we have complete main domain isolation as an option? It would work like containers, but they would be automatically created for each domain you visit.

Go visit youtube.com and anything loaded from that page is in the same container.

You'd have to log into each google property as the sites would be separated from one another, and there would probably be a need to merge these containers if say www.example.com and example.com are the same site (or automerge if there is a 302 redirect).

Re: Multi-Account Containers

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Post by hardwaresofton »

I use multi-account containers and they are wonderful. Combined with Simple Tab Groups[0] I have different workspaces set up, all with different creds and different auto-logins.

Chrome has a version of this that doesn't work properly (much like "Incognito" mode doesn't work properly). This should be one of the biggest selling points of FF.

[0]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/simple-tab-gr...

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