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Although I have disabled all relevant "sync" settings in Firefox, the browser is still syncing tabs across my MacBookAir and my iMac.

To make matters worse, tabs in Chrome and Safari sync to Firefox tabs across devices as well. The sync occurs in both directions.

I am not logged into Chrome or my gmail account.

Specs: MacBookAir: early 2015/ OS v. 12.7 (Monterey) iMac: Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017 / OS 12.6.8 (Monterey)

Things I've tried:

• Turning off syncing in Firefox on both devices.
• Signing out of Firefox from both devices.
• Disabling "sync open tabs" via Firefox preferences
• Renaming devices from within Firefox Sync. (The name always reverts to the previous one.)
• Reinstalling Firefox
• Deleting cache from both Firefox and Chrome.
• Restarting

Images are from toolbar on iMac when Firefox is open on both computers. Any help would be most appreciated! Thanks!

I have two notebooks with Firefox (NB1 and NB2). NB2 rebooted and Firefox restarted losing all open tabs; now I would like to bring the tabs from NB1 to NB2; both have synchronisation enabled, but when I go to ‘Settings, synchronisation’ on NB2 it says ‘Synchronising in progress’ and nothing happens. I've also tried going to NB1 and sending a tab to NB2; I select NB2 and nothing happens.

Trying to sync between my PC and my iphone. Every time I've attempted it I've gotten this type of error report. And when I press sync on my iphone it tells me that sync is offline. I've logged out and back in a few times on both devices and I've also tried turning sync on and off again and it's not working. Tried syncing again and it didn't show up on my other pc either.

1705467584142 Sync.LogManager DEBUG Flushing file log 1705467584145 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1705467584145 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1705467584145 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1705467584145 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1705467584148 Sync.LogManager DEBUG Log cleanup threshold time: 1704603584148 1705467584158 Sync.LogManager DEBUG Done deleting files. 1705467586817 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write or a score bump 1705467587873 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write or a score bump 1705467588918 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write or a score bump 1705467588923 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write - bumping score 1705468406145 FirefoxAccounts TRACE observed topic=push-message, data=chrome://fxa-device-update, subject=[xpconnect wrapped nsISupports] 1705468406145 FirefoxAccounts TRACE FxAccountsPushService _onPushMessage 1705468406145 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG push command: fxaccounts:device_connected 1705468406145 FirefoxAccounts INFO fetching updated device list 1705468406145 FirefoxAccounts INFO Already fetching device list, return existing promise 1705468406164 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/devices?filterIdleDevicesTimestamp=1703654006162 1705468408408 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/devices?filterIdleDevicesTimestamp=1703654006162 200 1705468408409 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/devices?filterIdleDevicesTimestamp=1703654006162: code: 200 - Status text: 1705468408409 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -409 1705468408409 FirefoxAccounts INFO Got new device list: 0114f71fc43f1c0abec31f11ea4c4f8c, 21486e339a18328ea65760b3cfdc661e, 73c3e7eb9def85f369143f46fe5ad619, c7ab28df9f8b9556bcb602d268c3282e 1705468408410 FirefoxAccounts TRACE Our push subscription looks OK 1705468408410 FirefoxAccounts INFO updating the cache 1705468448524 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write - bumping score 1705468448533 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write or a score bump 1705468450556 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write or a score bump 1705468450676 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write or a score bump 1705468451026 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsProfileClient: Requested profile 1705468451026 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG getOAuthToken enter 1705468451026 FirefoxAccounts TRACE getCachedToken returning cached token 1705468451026 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG getOAuthToken returning a cached token 1705468451026 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://profile.accounts.firefox.com/v1/profile 1705468451226 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://profile.accounts.firefox.com/v1/profile 304 1705468453581 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write or a score bump 1705468453583 Sync.Engine.Tabs.Tracker DEBUG Detected a tab change, but conditions aren't met for a quick write or a score bump 1705468454872 Sync.Service DEBUG User-Agent: Firefox/121.0.1 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) FxSync/1.123.0.20240108143603.desktop 1705468454872 Sync.Service INFO Starting sync at 2024-01-16 23:14:14 in browser session 8sHSUqIJcFhS 1705468454872 Sync.Service DEBUG In sync: should login. 1705468454872 Sync.Service INFO User logged in successfully - verifying login. 1705468454872 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1705468454873 Sync.SyncAuthManager DEBUG unlockAndVerifyAuthState already has (or can fetch) sync keys 1705468454873 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: error.login.reason.network => success.status_ok 1705468454873 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: error.login.failed => error.login.failed 1705468454873 Sync.Service DEBUG Fetching unlocked auth state returned success.status_ok 1705468454873 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1705468454873 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Getting sync key 1705468454873 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Getting a sync token from: https://token.services.mozilla.com/1.0/sync/1.5 1705468454873 Sync.SyncAuthManager DEBUG Getting a token using OAuth 1705468454873 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG getOAuthToken enter 1705468454873 FirefoxAccounts TRACE getCachedToken returning cached token 1705468454873 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG getOAuthToken returning a cached token 1705468454873 Services.Common.TokenServerClient DEBUG Beginning OAuth token exchange: https://token.services.mozilla.com/1.0/sync/1.5 1705468454873 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://token.services.mozilla.com/1.0/sync/1.5 1705468507773 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://token.services.mozilla.com/1.0/sync/1.5 failed: 2152398862 - NS_ERROR_NET_TIMEOUT 1705468507773 Sync.SyncAuthManager ERROR Non-authentication error in _fetchTokenForUser: TokenServerClientNetworkError({"error":{}})(resource://services-common/tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:28:36) JS Stack trace: TokenServerClientNetworkError@tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:51:16 _tokenServerExchangeRequest@tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:235:13 1705468507773 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: success.status_ok => error.login.reason.network 1705468507773 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: error.login.failed => error.login.failed 1705468507773 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Failed to fetch the cluster URL: TokenServerClientNetworkError({"error":{}})(resource://services-common/tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:28:36) JS Stack trace: TokenServerClientNetworkError@tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:51:16 _tokenServerExchangeRequest@tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:235:13 1705468507774 Sync.Service DEBUG verifyLogin failed: TokenServerClientNetworkError({"error":{}})(resource://services-common/tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:28:36) JS Stack trace: TokenServerClientNetworkError@tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:51:16 _tokenServerExchangeRequest@tokenserverclient.sys.mjs:235:13 1705468507774 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: error.login.reason.network => error.login.reason.network 1705468507774 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: error.login.failed => error.login.failed 1705468507774 Sync.ErrorHandler ERROR Sync encountered a login error 1705468507774 Sync.SyncScheduler DEBUG Clearing sync triggers and the global score. 1705468507775 Sync.SyncScheduler DEBUG Next sync in 3600000 ms. (why=schedule) 1705468507776 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1705468507776 Sync.Service DEBUG Exception calling WrappedLock: Error: Login failed: error.login.reason.network(resource://services-sync/service.sys.mjs:1038:15) JS Stack trace: onNotify@service.sys.mjs:1038:15 1705468507776 Sync.Service DEBUG Not syncing: login returned false. 1705468507776 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent

So I'm using firefox on my old PC and want to export the login data to my new PC. Firefox has export passwords to CSV but there is no import CSV in firefox on the new PC. There's import HTML but... firefox exported to CSV not HTML so I'm really confused, why would it export to a format that cannot be import?

I can sync my home desktop (Windows 10), home tablet (Windows 11), and phone (Android) just fine, but I am having trouble syncing with my work desktop (Windows 10). As I can work from home, I would like to keep my bookmarks, history, etc. synced.

While at work, when I start Firefox, it says that I am running an older version of Firefox and either need to create a new profile or exit to avoid problems. So I create a new profile, then update to 117, then restart Firefox, and things are fine for a bit. Eventually though, if I exit Firefox, it will go through this cycle again the next time I start Firefox. When I check the version after starting, it says that I am on version 115, even though I already updated to 117. I went into about:profiles I saw that there were several profiles there: default, default-release, then default-release-1, 2, etc., with the most recent number being the one currently in use.

Could this be some sort of organizational setting that is preventing the update from sticking? Is 117 not 'backwards compatible' with 115, so to speak, with regards to syncing? Any way to work around this? Any insights here would be appreciated.

From the subject line - I keep getting this error when trying to use Firefox Sync on my Windows 10 desktop. Sync already works on Mac and Android, and I've already verified that I'm using my primary email to login.

My NEW M2, Windows 10 drive failed catastrophically. Am having to rebuild my system pretty much from scratch. I have the old failed, Windows 7 SATA drive. It will not boot, but the data is mostly intact and accessable. I want to sync my new Firefox install from the old, but I need help.

When I scan the QR code shown on my computer with my phone and press the sync buttons, I get a message on my phone to; "Open the authentication app and enter the security code it provides."

I have no idea what this app is or where to find it to open it. Is it on my phone or my computer? Why can't you just show the code on my computer sync screen?

And, your help pages just repeat the same instruction verbiage as the sync app on my phone. No additional help at all!

Hi,

I want to transfer my bookmarks from Firefox on my old Windows laptop to a new MacBook. I have followed the instruction and signed into Firefox on both devices and click 'synchronise now' on my Macbook.

Nothing has happened.

I would be grateful if you could tell me whether I am doing things incorrectly and if you could tell me how to have my numerous Firefox bookmarks from Windows appear on the new Macbook.

Thank you!

Hello,

I'm having trouble importing data I had on my account into the browser I'm currently installing on a new HP laptop. I logged in, but I can't see any of the bookmarks. I tried reopening the browser, hitting the sync button, reinstalling... Sync was working perfectly fine before, it was also transferring my config and extensions, maybe it has something to do with HP, as it automatically installed HP Wolf Security Extension. Would there be a way to restore all the settings I had before, taking in consideration that I logged out from previous laptop and I don't have access to it anymore, thinking it was all synced on the cloud?

I have Firefox on 3 devices, I deleted several passwords from 1 device expecting this change to sync to the other 2 devices. Instead for several days the 2 devices showed the original number of passwords whilst the device I made the changes on showed the new amount. Now that device appears to have resynced the passwords I deleted. Am I supposed to delete them on each device?

I have the latest version of FF on all devices.

I know the answer to this is probably going to be along the lines of this is not possible, but I thought I'd ask anyway since none of the information is entirely clear. Or answers my exact question.

I have one desktop install of firefox and I have two android ones. I have all three synced to one firefox account, so it's easy to grab links I saved while wiki diving on something. While this works perfectly for the desktop side of things, the mobile side is where the issue arises.

Currently all my bookmarks from both mobile firefox accounts are merged into one long set, regardless of device. While the desktop ones have their own folder. Is there a way to keep the bookmarks from each device in their own separate folder? Like say instead of having one big mobile bookmarks folder, having one named DeviceX, and the other DeviceY?

It's still semi functional on desktop where I have more screen real estate and have to deliberately go to the mobile bookmarks folder, but on the phones it can be confusing when a set of bookmarks from device 1 mixes randomly into those of device 2. As it can become a lot harder to keep track of things.

Now I know one can turn off syncing of bookmarks. This is not what I'm looking for as I do still want to be able to share them between all three devices. Just have them more organised.

I also know one can make different accounts for say work or personal, but again I want them all to sync, just not mix them into one list.

So in short is there a way to be able to have two android devices into a threeway sync and keep the bookmarks separate? Or is my only option the round abound way of making subfolders and hope I remember to save in those?

Thanks either way.

Hi. I want to sync with my work pc (it used to work just fine but when I synced to a newer third pc- successfully- it just stopped). When i try to sign in on the work pc it asks me for the primary password which it then FAILS to recognise to allow me to proceed! What's going on? I can't even log onto sites with saved passwords anymore. Any help appreciated.

I currently use Chrome on Android & Chromebook as my main browser, but I would like to switch to using Firefox now across all my devices (linux, android, chromebook). To do this, I need to import my passwords from Chrome to Firefox, and have them sync between the Firefoxes on all of my devices, but it's not working. I have tried the following:

Method 1: I installed Chrome on my new Linux machine. Checked and made sure it had synced my passwords by logging into a website using Chrome. Then, on Firefox, I pressed alt to enable the toolbar, then File->Import from another browser. The pop-up says "No programs that contain bookmarks, history, or password data could be found."

Method 2: Chrome seems to have a feature to export the passwords to csv. So I exported the passwords from Chrome to a csv on Linux. To be thorough (because I am having trouble getting this to work), I used accounts.firefox.com to sign out the Firefox on my android phone and chromebook, then (on the phone) I deleted my browsing data, uninstalled firefox, and rebooted the phone. Back on Linux, I did about:config, then set signon.management.page.fileImport.enabled to true, then did about:logins then menu->"import from a file", selected the csv that I just exported from Chrome, and clicked Import. Import Complete, 332 logins added, 1 not added because it was missing a password. Logins successfully imported, hooray! For testing purposes, I create a unique new password entry, http://foo.com username "a" password "b". Then I go to about:preferences, make sure that syncing is on and I'm currently syncing logins and passwords, and press "sync now". Log in to my phone, install Firefox from the play store, start it up, sign in using my email and password (it says "syncing"), go to logins and passwords, click "saved logins". The only one listed is for foo.com, the fake one I created to test the syncing, but I expected to see all 333 there.

How do I get this to work?

Both devices are recognized in my account. After running Sync, the history from the desktop is on the mobile but the bookmarks are not. Desktop is running Firefox snap v. 121 on Ubuntu 22.04. Mobile is running Firefox app v. 121 on Android 10. I have a copy of the sync.log but it's really long. Can attach if needed.

Hiya good citizens of the internet 👋

Please help me recover my bookmarks 🥺

I've gone through every single support article on this topic and tried everything suggested and still no luck. This is my hail mary.

How I got here I needed to do a full wipe and reinstal of my macOS; this was conducted with the help of the Genuis bar. Upon reinstalling Firefox, I signed into my account and my bookmarks are all gone, records of them empty.

I should also note that nothing else ported over. No passwords, no browser extensions. Nada. The passowrds and extensions aren't a big deal. I use a 3rd-party password manager and can easily re-download the handful of extensions/widgets. But I heavily relied on bookmarks for both frequently visited sites and ones rarely-used which I knew were important for future reference. And I cannot remember 80% of them...

What else I've tried other than what's suggested in help article:

• Because I did not check to confirm which Firefox profile I've been signed into for ages and ages before doing the reset, I thought maybe I had just signed into the wrong one. I proceeded to try every other email address I have, including two from my old workplace. None of the other 5 emails had profiles created. I know this because it prompted the sign up userflow; create a password, etc.
• But I also know for a fact that the bookmarks were saved as part of a profile because I used the profile sync feature to auto-port all my bookmarks when I first got this Macbook a year and a bit ago.
• The folders where bookmark backup info is stored locally are empty... Clearly, it wasn't stored in my icloud documents (that's on me for not double-checking)
• I checked my other device (mobile phone) to see if I had firefox downloaded and was signed into the same account as the original, with the bookmarks still visible. Of course I didn't. I only use Safari on my phone 😭

""Grasping at straws: the only other things I can think of""

• Is there some way of linking my MAC address with my IP address and using those to triangulate the correct profile?
• Because my computer got wiped and nothing is saved locally, my only hope is that my bookmarks are floating around the ether. If so, I just need to figure out how to find them.

Any and all help/suggestions are massively appreciated!!

Thanks in advance,

Lauren

Hello, I was reinstalling my OS, and I didn't create recovery code for my data to retrieve it after (which I found out after reinstalling my OS) on my Mozilla Firefox account, I had a lot of passwords, bookmarks and data that I need to recover, also for my full time job a lot of valuable data which I have lost now. I couldn't find any email address so I can address my concern directly, It's why I am posting here. Please help, I am so lost now. I can also provide you with any information needed, just let me know.

Firefox Account Email: [email]@hotmail.com Contact Email: [email]@hotmail.com

I would really appreciate your help, and hoping on resolving my concern in a timely manner.

Blagojche