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Reset Firefox sync password without losing everything
I have lost the password to my Firefox/Mozilla account. I'm currently logged in with it on several devices.
When I go to "reset password", Mozilla says:
When you reset your password, you ...
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Sync doesn't appear to be working on Firefox
Asked on the Mozilla forum about a week ago and no response there. So I'll try here:
I just made the switch from Chrome to Firefox on desktop and mobile. But either Firefox syncing isn’t working or I ...
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Optimizing Firefox I/O regarding storage-sync-v2.sqlite-wal file (storage-sync-v2.sqlite database write ahead log file)
In my experience, Firefox creates a storage-sync-v2.sqlite database in each of its profile folders. This appears to happen even if profile syncing is disabled (and has never been enabled).
What's odd ...
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Where does FireFox store extension's data on macOS?
I've seen a couple related questions, but they're either Windows-specific, or out-of-date — my FireFox profiles/BLAH.a2rad folder doesn't include a browser-extension-data subfolder.
A couple specific ...
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Firefox won't sync when SmartProxy (or FoxyProxy) is enabled
I'm behind a corporate proxy server and I had no issues with this until a couple of months ago. First I was using FoxyProxy, and one day I realized that Firefox wasn't syncing so I started ...
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Firefox Sync's history limit
I just performed a clean install of my Linux distribution's upgraded version. I signed in to Firefox account and started sync. While browsing my library, I found history items from my old Firefox ...
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Firefox bookmarks sync - one way, merged, or compartmentalized?
As of 2021 January, how does Firefox sync behave?
I'm in a predicament trying to not lose all my bookmarks
I couldn't log into firefox on desktop, so I reset the password.
When you reset the password, ...
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Firefox 80. No persistend login, not syncing with own sync server
After upgrading to FF 80 (on Linux Mint 20.04 (Ulyana) and Windows 10), syncing bookmarks via my own sync server doesn't work any more. It seems that FF doesn't store my login into my ff account. ...
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Sign in to Firefox Sync, but don't sync bookmarks?
I want to use Firefox Sync to enable the "Send to Device" feature, but I don't want my personal bookmarks on my work PC, or my work bookmarks on my private PC.
When I sign in to Firefox Sync ...
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Does Firefox sync browsing history?
In the preferences in Firefox there is an option to sync the browsing history (and bookmarks, addons, prefs and so on) but how does it work?
I have three devices that are setup to sync and bookmarks ...
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Creating multiple sync profiles in Firefox
I have multiple devices, each of which has Firefox with multiple profiles. Each profile is role independent, and therefore has very different layouts and links, but I move between roles on each of the ...
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Is there a maximum number of bookmarks or history for Firefox Sync?
This is a follow-up of this question. So there is no limit for saving bookmarks in Firefox, but is there actually a limit in Firefox Sync?
I have heard something like this.
And if so, does it mean I ...
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Sync browsing history and bookmarks with Firefox and Brave
I just recently switched from Firefox to Brave. I managed to import all my bookmarks to Brave but still couldn't find a way to import all the histories. Also, brave sync is still in beta. So, I am ...
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Synchronize Firefox bookmarks but use different "views"
My aim is to synchronize Firefox bookmarks on different devices but without merging them simplistically; instead, I would like the bookmarks from each device, although accessible by all devices, to be ...
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Disable Firefox synchronisation for a single addon
I use Firefox sync on different PCs, and have an addon that should only be synced/enabled on one of them. How can this be realized?
Background: Zoom
One of my PCs is connected to my TV. It's used to ...
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