How to create a seperate profile in Chrome with same email?

I would like to sign into Chrome at work. The computers don't save information and it's really helpful to have book marks, history and tabs saved. I'm wondering what's the safest way to do this, as to divide my personal email etc. from what I do at work? I think what I want to do is create another profile in Chrome, but when I tried to it said that username (my gmail address) is already used. Is there another way to create a profile without needing new login credentials? I have two factor authentication enabled in my gmail so I would like to login using it (for both profiles). Is this possible?

JohnD

Posted 2017-05-25T21:29:12.127

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Please clarify: are you currently logged in as abc@gmail.com now, and would like another profile with abc@gmail.com ? Why this is needed? – Vylix – 2017-05-25T21:39:52.710

@Vylix I log into both my home computer's Chrome, and work computer's Chrome with my one and only abc@gmail.com – JohnD – 2017-05-26T08:29:02.110

Why don't create work@gmail.com and have two profile work for you? I'm curious as I divide both personal and work email as two separate email address, but I logged in to Chrome as my personal account (so histories of sites I open at work will get saved on my personal account. Though I wonder if this is what you really want) – Vylix – 2017-05-26T09:18:47.450

Answers

I'm assuming you want to do basically a work and personal google chrome setup. With bookmarks / historical information different on each account.

Google doesn't allow this. You would be better off having a work email and a personal email setup. I hope they change this, as I use chrome the same way.

I would put down as a comment, but I don't have the 50 point rep.

JustAGrump

Posted 2017-05-25T21:29:12.127

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1This is actually the answer to the question : no you cannot create two different Chrome profiles using the same gmail account. – George Erhard – 2017-05-25T22:37:55.360

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Using two different profiles is possible now, and explained here quite well.

MeM

Posted 2017-05-25T21:29:12.127

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Thank you for you contribution, but whilst this may potentially answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential information here, and provide the link for reference. Please edit your answer to include that information. Thanks :)

– bertieb – 2018-06-14T11:25:10.103

This doesn't work when using the same email address. – Michael Hays – 2018-11-20T13:07:27.473

Just to save anyone else from reading through that lengthy article, the technique described in it, using Supervised users to have multiple profiles within a single Google Account, is no longer supported by Chrome as of May 2019.

– Steve Kehlet – 2019-08-19T16:45:52.077