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Kalia222
Copper Contributor
Apr 19, 2020

Creating Multiple Synced Profiles (Personal, Work, School)?

Hi.    So I am trying to figure this one out.    I have 3 accounts:    1 - Personal 2 - Work 3 - School   I really like to separate these.    The problem I find in Edge is that I need to ...
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HotCakeX
MVP
Apr 19, 2020

Kalia222 

Hi,
No, you don't have to create online accounts.

from the toolbar, at top right, click on your profile picture

 

 

then select "add a profile"

you can do the same from here: edge://settings/profiles

 

and that's it, Edge creates a new offline profile for you. you're free to connect it to your Microsoft account or keep using it offline, but using it offline has no sync obviously so that's something to keep in mind. sync is always done through Internet and a user account is always required in all browsers, not just Edge.

 

there is no sub-accounts.

if you have multiple Email aliases in your Microsoft account, they are all considered as 1 account because they are.

 

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Kalia222
Copper Contributor
Apr 21, 2020
Thanks. Appreciate that.

So no way that U can think of to SYNC all of these profiles?

I am a heavy Bookmarks/Favorites user. This is how I organize my life!

So I need a way to SYNC all 3 profiles. Each has it's own bookmarks.

Let me know if this is possible.

Thx!
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    HotCakeX
    MVP
    Apr 21, 2020
    Sync between different Microsoft accounts? no. as far as I know it's Not possible with google too.
    why not use 1 profile on 3 devices instead?
    put work favorites in work folder, put school favorites in school folder and so on.
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      Kalia222
      Copper Contributor
      Apr 22, 2020

      HotCakeX 

       

      Thx. Your advice makes sense, and indeed I have tried it. The problem stems from Google Drive. I do not want to share the same drive (especially between work and private). 

       

      Since i am a heavy google drive + docs user, I need these two separated. 

       

      I do understand that not every whim justifies a solution.

       

      Thx for the help

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        HotCakeX
        MVP
        Apr 22, 2020
        Anytime,
        Microsoft Word, Excel online etc are also available as a better replacement for googel docs and OneDrive for Google drive if you need, they're free 🙂

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