Personal user profile
What is a personal profile?
Profile — your personal set of Yandex.Browser settings and information. Your profile is created automatically when you install and save the following information:
- bookmarks
- history
- open tabs
- passwords
- autofill data
- extensions and plug-ins you installed
- backgrounds you selected
- certain settings, such as your browser language or site extensions
If several users work on your computer, we recommend creating a personal profile for each user in Yandex.Browser. That way your information and browser settings will not get mixed up with someone else's.
Creating a profile
To create a profile:
- Tap .
- In the Profiles section, click Add a profile.
- Choose a profile icon.
- Set a profile name.
- If necessary, turn off the option Create a desktop shortcut for this user.
- Click Add.
A new window with the selected profile icon will be created in Yandex.Browser. You can view all your browser profiles in the settings:

Switching between profiles
- Click the profile icon in the upper-right corner of the browser.
- Select the desired profile in the menu that appears.
The profile you select will open in a new browser window.

Changing the profile name
To change the profile name:
- Switch to the desired profile.
- Tap .
- Select a profile from the Profiles block.
- Click the Change button.
- In the Edit window, enter a new name.
- Tap Save.

Deleting a profile
To delete a profile from your computer:
- Tap .
- Click on the profile name in the Profiles block.
- Tap the
icon.
- In the window that opens, confirm that you want to delete the profile and all related data.
Operating system | Profile address |
---|---|
Windows | C:\Users\Account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default |
macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Default |
Operating system | Profile address |
---|---|
Windows | C:\Users\Account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default |
macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Default |
If you synced your profile, then 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 browser settings and information (for example, if you need site permissions or want to save open tabs).
Save profile information
This may be necessary if, for example, you need to restore all your data after you reinstall your computer's OS or move all your profile information to another computer.
Copy your profile to a convenient location. To open your profile directory:
Open the following folder in Explorer C:\Users\Your account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default.
- Open Finder.
- 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, for example, you want to sync data from your current profile under a different username. To do this:
- Create a new profile.
- Import data from your old profile to your new one.
- Log in to your new profile and sync it under a different username.
To import information from your old profile to your new one:
- Close the browser.
- Open the folder containing your old profile in Explorer C:\Users\Your account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default.
- Copy the following files to the directory containing your new profile C:\Users\Your account name\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Profile <number>:
- Login Data
- Passwords
- History
- Tableau
- Bookmarks
- Favicons
- All files in the Extensions folder.
- Launch the browser, sign in to your new profile, and make sure that your data and settings were restored.
- Close the browser.
- Open Finder.
- Go to ~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Default. Information from your old profile is saved here.
- Copy the following files to the directory with your new password ~/Library/Application Support/Yandex/YandexBrowser/Profile <number>:
- Login Data
- Passwords
- History
- Tableau
- Bookmarks
- Favicons
- All files in the Extensions folder.
- Launch the browser, sign in to your new profile, and make sure that your data and settings were restored.
“Your profile is faulty” error
If an error occurs with your profile, Yandex.Browser will launch in recovery mode with a clean profile. In this case, you will see this message:
To restore data from your old profile:
- If you have synced data at least once
-
- Click .
- Enter the name of your new profile and click Add.
- Click .
- Enter your Yandex username and password.
That way all your data will be transferred to your new profile from the Yandex server. To find out more about syncing, see Browser Syncing.
- If you have never synced your profile
-
- Click .
- Enter the name of your new profile and click Add.
- Import data from your old profile to your new one.
If you were not able to transfer data from your old profile to your new one, report the issue to Tech Support using the Feedback form.