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Firefox not syncing preferences from the "Customize" section and also Preferences.

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medicineman25
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Everything else is syncing just fine. Bookmarks and history work. However, the preferences and options from "Customize" section are not transferring. Is this a bug or is this working as intended?

I would be most disappointed if it was the latter. Today's expectation is that a login requirement will precede a seamless customer experience. In this case, that is the user interface.

If it's a bug, then the steps I've taken are thus:

- uninstall - clear the package cache - remove all files associated with Firefox - then perform system upgrade - re-install Firefox

Thanks guys!! :)

Everything else is syncing just fine. Bookmarks and history work. However, the preferences and options from "Customize" section are not transferring. Is this a bug or is this working as intended? I would be most disappointed if it was the latter. Today's expectation is that a login requirement will precede a seamless customer experience. In this case, that is the user interface. If it's a bug, then the steps I've taken are thus: - uninstall - clear the package cache - remove all files associated with Firefox - then perform system upgrade - re-install Firefox Thanks guys!! :)

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There are special services.sync.prefs.sync<pref-name> prefs with a value true for each pref that is included in syncing preferences.

  • prefs that have a corresponding services.sync.prefs.sync.<pref-name> pref that is set to true will be synced to other devices
  • prefs that have a corresponding services.sync.prefs.sync.<pref-name> pref that is set to false will be excluded from syncing
  • if you want to sync prefs that are currently not included then create a corresponding Boolean sync pref and set its value to true
    • services.sync.prefs.sync.<pref-name> (omit the <>)

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.

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cor-el
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There are special services.sync.prefs.sync<pref-name> prefs with a value true for each pref that is included in syncing preferences.

  • prefs that have a corresponding services.sync.prefs.sync.<pref-name> pref that is set to true will be synced to other devices
  • prefs that have a corresponding services.sync.prefs.sync.<pref-name> pref that is set to false will be excluded from syncing
  • if you want to sync prefs that are currently not included then create a corresponding Boolean sync pref and set its value to true
    • services.sync.prefs.sync.<pref-name> (omit the <>)

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.