{"id":"cloud-accounts.sign-in-opened-in-the-wrong-browser-profile","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/sign-in-opened-in-the-wrong-browser-profile","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"adding-accounts","title":"Adding an account"},"question":"The sign-in opened in the wrong Chrome profile. Does that matter?","alt_questions":["Google sign-in in wrong browser profile","Chrome profile for Storage Studio sign-in","Sign-in page opened in my work profile","Use a different browser profile to add account"],"short_answer":"Usually not — the account added is the one you choose on the provider's page, not the browser profile. Pick the right account or use Use another account. Otherwise cancel, switch to the profile you want, and start again.","answer_markdown":"Usually not. The account you add is whichever one you choose on the provider's sign-in page, not the browser profile itself. On Google's chooser, pick the account you want or click **Use another account** and sign in there.\n\nIf you'd rather keep that profile untouched, click **Cancel** in Storage Studio, open the profile you want as your browser's active window, and start the sign-in again. The browser used is your Mac's default browser.","answer_html":"

Usually not. The account you add is whichever one you choose on the provider's sign-in page, not the browser profile itself. On Google's chooser, pick the account you want or click Use another account and sign in there.

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If you'd rather keep that profile untouched, click Cancel in Storage Studio, open the profile you want as your browser's active window, and start the sign-in again. The browser used is your Mac's default browser.

","answer_text":"Usually not. The account you add is whichever one you choose on the provider's sign-in page, not the browser profile itself. On Google's chooser, pick the account you want or click Use another account and sign in there.\n\nIf you'd rather keep that profile untouched, click Cancel in Storage Studio, open the profile you want as your browser's active window, and start the sign-in again. The browser used is your Mac's default browser.","tags":["sign in","browser","chrome profile"],"related":[{"id":"cloud-accounts.what-happens-during-browser-sign-in","question":"What happens when Storage Studio opens my browser to sign in?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/what-happens-during-browser-sign-in"},{"id":"cloud-accounts.i-picked-the-wrong-google-account","question":"I signed in with the wrong Google account. How do I fix it?","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/i-picked-the-wrong-google-account"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"The sign-in opened in the wrong Chrome profile. Does that matter? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Usually not — the account added is the one you choose on the provider's page, not the browser profile. Pick the right account or use Use another account. Otherwise cancel, switch to the profile you want, and start again.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Cloud accounts","path":"/faq/cloud-accounts/"},{"name":"The sign-in opened in the wrong Chrome profile. Does that matter?","path":"/faq/cloud-accounts/sign-in-opened-in-the-wrong-browser-profile"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/sign-in-opened-in-the-wrong-browser-profile","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"The sign-in opened in the wrong Chrome profile. Does that matter?","alternateName":["Google sign-in in wrong browser profile","Chrome profile for Storage Studio sign-in","Sign-in page opened in my work profile","Use a different browser profile to add account"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Usually not. The account you add is whichever one you choose on the provider's sign-in page, not the browser profile itself. On Google's chooser, pick the account you want or click Use another account and sign in there.\n\nIf you'd rather keep that profile untouched, click Cancel in Storage Studio, open the profile you want as your browser's active window, and start the sign-in again. The browser used is your Mac's default browser.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/sign-in-opened-in-the-wrong-browser-profile"}}]},"fragment":"
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Cloud accounts · Adding an account

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The sign-in opened in the wrong Chrome profile. Does that matter?

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Short answer: Usually not — the account added is the one you choose on the provider's page, not the browser profile. Pick the right account or use Use another account. Otherwise cancel, switch to the profile you want, and start again.

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Usually not. The account you add is whichever one you choose on the provider's sign-in page, not the browser profile itself. On Google's chooser, pick the account you want or click Use another account and sign in there.

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If you'd rather keep that profile untouched, click Cancel in Storage Studio, open the profile you want as your browser's active window, and start the sign-in again. The browser used is your Mac's default browser.

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