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How can I sync Firefox on my computers LOCALLY - I do NOT want an account.

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747Driver
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I have five computers and want to sync the Firefox bookmarks for all of them, but I am one of those hold-outs who refuses to set up accounts or use any cloud type offerings. Thus I want a way to locally sync my machines, even if need to use sneaker net. Any ideas besides get over it and set up accounts? Ain't happening!

I have five computers and want to sync the Firefox bookmarks for all of them, but I am one of those hold-outs who refuses to set up accounts or use any cloud type offerings. Thus I want a way to locally sync my machines, even if need to use sneaker net. Any ideas besides get over it and set up accounts? Ain't happening!

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Firefox doesn't have a built-in feature to de-duplicate bookmarks after an import, so you might need to find some intermediary program or add-on to handle it. (The add-ons I've seen would require you to make too many decisions making.)

the-edmeister
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To really "synchronize" Firefox user data using what's built into Firefox, and running your own server, see these documents about Sync.

https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-sync.html And this is about the latest version of Sync - version 1.5 . https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html

You'll need to set up your own server for Sync on one of those local devices.

Plus you'll need to use a Firefox Accounts server. Either set up locally or use the Mozilla Firefox Accounts server while having you own Sync server. https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-fxa.html

747Driver
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If there were a way to get Firefox bookmarks and settings out of Firefox format and into any compatible format - for say a database file, one could sort on URL and then do a merge before restoring the resulting database back into Firefox. That would certainly facilitate syncing locally - which changes the question to if there exists anything (program, filter or simply knowledge) to convert out of and then back into the Firefox format.