How do I choose what information to sync on Firefox?
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Firefox Sync lets you synchronize bookmarks, add-ons, browsing history and other site information across multiple devices. This article shows you how to choose these settings. For information on starting a Sync account or managing your devices, see How do I set up Sync on my computer?
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What types of information can I share across my devices?
You can choose to sync the following types of information on your devices:
- Tabs: your open tabs on other devices will be stored in the menu on your computer, and in the Sync tab on your Android device.
- Bookmarks: this allows you to access all your favorite sites on all your synchronized devices.
- Passwords: this synchronizes your login information. This will be disabled if you use a master password
- History: this allows you to access sites you have visited in the past on all your synchronized devices.
- Add-ons: put a check mark in this box if you want to synchronize your add-ons across your devices. Add-ons for the desktop version of Firefox cannot be synchronized with the mobile versions of Firefox.
- Preferences: this synchronizes Firefox's behavior, such as download actions and pop-up blocker settings, across your devices.
Manage Sync information on a computer
Note: For security reasons, the master password is not synced even if passwords and preferences are selected.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and select (select on older macOS versions).Click the menu button
and select .
- In the Sync panel, check the types of information you want to sync.
- Click to save your changes.Close the window when you're finished. Your changes will be saved automatically.
Manage Sync information on an Android device
- Tap the at the bottom right on some devices or in the upper right of the browser) and select (you may need to tap first) . button (either
- Tap and uncheck the items you don't want to synchronize. Your changes will save automatically when you exit.