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How do I sync my desktop bookmark setup to my laptop?

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Hi

I have a business and I have a somewhat complex bookmark folder setup on me desktop. This incorporates folders for government (HMRC and Companies House), Clients, Software and personal. I would like to replicate this structure on my laptop. I believe this should be achievable via sync, such that any changes to one is replicated in the other. How do I do this ? Both devices are windows 10.

Hi I have a business and I have a somewhat complex bookmark folder setup on me desktop. This incorporates folders for government (HMRC and Companies House), Clients, Software and personal. I would like to replicate this structure on my laptop. I believe this should be achievable via sync, such that any changes to one is replicated in the other. How do I do this ? Both devices are windows 10.

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Using sync you can share data between other profiles/systems. However, some data is not compatible between different Firefox versions/computer systems.

Type about:accounts<enter> in the address bar.

[v57+] https://accounts.firefox.com/settings

https://accounts.firefox.com/signin


https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-set-sync-my-computer Sync your bookmarks, history, passwords, add-ons and open tabs with another copy of Firefox. Learn how to set up Sync.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-choose-what-types-information-sync-firefox We'll show you how to choose which types of information (bookmarks, history, add-ons, and passwords) to share across all your devices through Firefox Sync.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-sync-troubleshooting-and-tips


https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sync-firefox-bookmarks-and-browsing-history-iOS Sync your passwords, history, tabs and other browsing information across your iOS, Android and desktop computers with Firefox Accounts.

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On non-mobile devices you can transfer the bookmarks directly via an HTML backup or via a JSON backup if you need to transfer tags as well. Restoring a JSON backup replaces all current bookmarks.


You can copy certain files with Firefox closed to the current profile folder to transfer or recover personal data. Note that best is to avoid copying a full profile folder.


  • bookmarks and history: places.sqlite
  • favicons: favicons.sqlite
  • bookmark backups: compressed .jsonlz4 JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder
  • cookies.sqlite for the Cookies
  • formhistory.sqlite for saved autocomplete Form Data
  • logins.json (encrypted logins;32+) and key4.db (decryption key;58+) for Passwords saved in the Password Manager
    key3.db support ended in 73+; to use key3.db in 58-72, make sure to remove key4.db
  • cert9.db (58+) for (intermediate) certificates stored in the Certificate Manager
  • persdict.dat for words added to the spell checker dictionary
  • permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other website specific data (Site Preferences)
  • sessionstore.jsonlz4 for open tabs and pinned tabs (see also the sessionstore-backups folder)

You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.