user_data_dir param to save browser profile not working

[caffenie]

sorry if this is a newbie question, but I have been trying for hours to get browser profiles working to no avail. every time I add the user_data_dir parameter to SB (path points to an empty folder) and launch SB, it opens my default personal chrome (which SB can't control) instead of the chromedriver controlled one. how do I save and run a browser profile?

How can I get browser profiles working? I want to be able to save cookies. As an alternative if this doesn't work, what is the most "stealthy" way to add cookies? I have been told loading the url then adding them is less preferable over adding them to the browser first then loading the url but I am not sure

user_data_dir = "../../data/browser_profiles/prof1"
with SB (user_data_dir =user_data_dir)as sb:
login()
sb.driver.quit()

[mdmintz]

Duplicate of #2331 (comment)

If you need multiple profiles, set a different user_data_dir for each one that you want. Only the Default profile is supported.

If you're setting the user_data_dir while using UC Mode, then make sure you read #2118 (comment) first. (Don't mix a regular user_data_dir with one that is used by UC Mode Chrome, as the two formats are not compatible.)

[caffenie]

Thank you for the reply!
How can I save a UC mode browser profile?

in selenium user_data_dir = empty folder creates a new one, but this isn't an option as default chrome is launched with an empty folder set to user_data_dir

[mdmintz]

Unless manually deleted, any custom user_data_dir created will still be there after the UC Mode test completes. Then be sure to specify the same user_data_dir again.

(Note that you can configure the user_data_dir, but not the Profile directory inside that, which is separate. Only the Default profile is used, and that is automatically selected when specifying the user_data_dir.)