Multiple Profiles (Google Chrome): Setting Up, Using, and Managing

Introduction

Setting up and using multiple browser proﬁles can be very helpful for keeping settings, favorites, and logins organized, especially if you have multiple accounts. Here are a few examples:

You have a work account and a personal account.
You work for two different institutions and have an account for each.

You have one account for general access to most systems and another account for specialized access and permissions.

In this guide, we’ll demonstrate the ﬁrst scenario. We’ll set up a separate proﬁle so that we can access Outlook using both a Pomona College account and a personal account. In the screenshot below, we’re already logged into Outlook using a Pomona College account.

Setting Up an Additional Proﬁle

To set up a new proﬁle,

Click on the proﬁle button in the upper-right.
Click “+ Add”.

Chrome browser with a highlight on the top right corner profile icon labeled 1 and on the "+ Add" option under the Profile menu labeled 2.

A new page will appear to set up your new Chrome proﬁle.

If you’re setting up a proﬁle for work, click Continue without an account.
If you want to set up a personal proﬁle using a Google account, click Sign in.

Chrome browser sign-in page for account with an arrow showing you can click the button to either Sign-in or Continue without an account.