Profile for settings and data storing

What is a personal profile?

Your profile is your personal set of Yandex Browser settings and data. Your profile is created automatically when Yandex Browser is installed. It stores the following information:

If you share your computer with someone else, we recommend that you create a separate personal profile for each user in Yandex Browser. This way, your information and Yandex Browser settings will not get mixed up with someone else's. You can also use an additional profile if you have multiple Yandex IDs (for example, a personal and work ID) to store their data separately.

Creating a profile

  1. Нажмите  → Настройки → Общие настройки.

  2. In the Users section, click Add user.

  3. Set a profile name.

  4. Choose a profile picture.

  5. Enable the Show a desktop icon for this profile option to launch the browser with the new profile in a single click.

  6. Click Add.

A new Yandex Browser window will be created with the selected profile picture. You can view all your Yandex Browser profiles in the settings:

Switching between profiles

  1. Click the profile picture in the upper-right corner of Yandex Browser.

  2. Select the desired profile in the menu that appears.

The profile you select will open in a new Yandex Browser window.

Changing the profile name

  1. Switch to the desired profile.

  2. Нажмите  → Настройки → Общие настройки.

  3. In the Users section, click Settings to the right of the desired name.

  4. In the window that opens, enter a new name.

  5. Click Save.

Deleting a profile

  1. Нажмите  → Настройки → Общие настройки.

  2. In the Users section, click Delete to the right of the desired name.

  3. In the window that opens, confirm that you want to delete the profile and all related data.

If you want to be able to restore the profile data, sync Yandex Browser. Or copy the contents of the folder containing your profile to a convenient location:

Operating system

Profile address

Windows

C:\Users\Your account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default

Note

The AppData folder is hidden. To see it, enable hidden folder display.

macOS

~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Default

Linux

~/.config/yandex-browser/

If you synced your profile, your data will be saved on the server even after you delete it from your local computer.

Sync profiles

Syncing lets you save most of your profile information on a server. That way you can access it from other devices and restore it if your computer crashes.

Save your profile on your computer if you want to save all your Yandex Browser settings and information. For example, if you need site permissions or want to save open tabs.

Save profile information

Alert

You can't use saved profile data to migrate passwords, extensions, and settings. For this reason, we recommend using syncing to move your data. If you need only bookmarks from your current profile, you can export them in an HTML file and then import them into your new profile.

You may need to save your profile data if you plan to restore it after reinstalling your operating system or move your profile information to another computer.

Copy your profile to a convenient location. How to open the profile folder:

In Explorer, open the C:\Users\Your account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default folder (to see the AppData folder, enable the hidden folder display).

Note

Support for Microsoft Windows XP and Vista operating systems endedended on April 2017.

Open the ~/.config/yandex-browser/ folder.

  1. Open Finder.

  2. Go to ~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Default.

Import information from your old profile to your new one

You may need to import data from an old profile to a new one if you want to sync data from your current profile under a different username. If you need to import data to another device or restore it after reinstalling the OS, use syncing:

  1. Create a new profile.

  2. Import data from your old profile to your new one.

  3. Log in to your new profile and sync it under a different username.

To import information from your old profile to your new one:

  1. Close Yandex Browser.

  2. In Explorer, open the folder with your old profile: C:\Users\Your account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default.

    Note

    The AppData folder is hidden. To see it, enable hidden folder display.

  3. Copy the following files to the folder with your new profile C:\Users\Your account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Profile <number>:

    • Ya Login Data (or Login Data)

    • Ya Login Data-journal (or Login Data-journal)

    • Ya Passman Data

    • History

    • Tablo

    • Bookmarks

    • Favicons

    • All files in the Extensions folder.

  4. Run Yandex Browser, sign in to your new profile, and make sure that your data and settings were restored.

  1. Close Yandex Browser.

  2. Open Finder.

  3. Go to ~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Default. Information from your old profile is stored here.

  4. Copy the following files to the folder with your new profile ~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Profile <number>:

    • Ya Login Data (or Login Data)

    • Ya Login Data-journal (or Login Data-journal)

    • Ya Passman Data

    • History

    • Tablo

    • Bookmarks

    • Favicons

    • All files in the Extensions folder.

  5. Run Yandex Browser, sign in to your new profile, and make sure that your data and settings were restored.

Keyboard shortcuts for managing your profile

Keyboard shortcuts

Switch to another profile.

Ctrl + Shift + M

Keyboard shortcuts

Switch to another profile.

⌘ + Shift + M

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