Change your Firefox Accounts password

Your Firefox Account syncs your browsing information, such as history, logins and bookmarks, across your other devices. We recommend changing your password periodically, especially if you notice strange activity, to prevent others from logging in to your account.

  1. Click the menu button New Fx Menu Fx57Menu and choose Options.Preferences.
  2. Click the SyncFirefox Account tab on the left.
  3. In the SyncFirefox Account panel, click the Manage Account link.
  4. On your Firefox Account page, click the Change… button next to Password.
  5. Enter your old and new passwords in their respective fields and click the Change button to finish.
  6. Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
  1. Click the menu button New Fx Menu Fx57Menu and choose Options.Preferences.
  2. Go to the Sync panel and click the arrow next to Manage Account to expand the menu.
  3. Click Change Password. The Change Your Password window will pop up.
  4. Enter your new password and click Change Password.
  5. Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

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