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I Lose my sync data in firefox !

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Hello, I received an email from you asking me to change my Firefox password for account security reasons. When I changed it, all the data synced in Firefox with my email was deleted. This upset me greatly because I lost important data and saved websites. Please restore the deleted data. Thank you.

Hello, I received an email from you asking me to change my Firefox password for account security reasons. When I changed it, all the data synced in Firefox with my email was deleted. This upset me greatly because I lost important data and saved websites. Please restore the deleted data. Thank you.
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Hi

Firefox Sync is designed to sync data across two or more copies of Firefox on different devices. Do you still have the data in Firefox on your other device?

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No, I only use Firefox on Windows.

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Did you change it or reset. Very important because reset will erase your data. I think Mozilla has some explaining to do on this one.

Reset your Mozilla Account password to protect your credentials from the Dark Web https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-mozilla-account-password-credentials

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The 1st screenshot does show "Change Password" and not reset. The 2nd screenshot shows that you reset your password.

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This article has more information on how to change OR reset your Mozilla account password, in case it helps: How to change or reset your Mozilla account password

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jonzn4SUSE said

Did you change it or reset. Very important because reset will erase your data. I think Mozilla has some explaining to do on this one. Reset your Mozilla Account password to protect your credentials from the Dark Web https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-mozilla-account-password-credentials

jonzn4SUSE said

The 1st screenshot does show "Change Password" and not reset. The 2nd screenshot shows that you reset your password.

I try to change password but i can't because Firefox lock my account for security ! only solution rest password to unlock my account then every data synced lose it :(

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WOW!!! The screenshot email says to change, but "Mozilla Security" prevented you from simply changing your password. Interesting... So the process forced your to reset your password. Sounds like a Mozilla issue to me. I now see it in the note section on that page. see screenshot

When I read the below page, I knew something was wrong with it. The first word "Reset" is a clear issue because they should know what happens to your data when you reset your password.

Reset your Mozilla Account password to protect your credentials from the Dark Web https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reset-mozilla-account-password-credentials

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Hi folks,

Chiming here to note that we're escalating this case to the Mozilla account Support Operation team. I'm not sure if locking the account itself is a normal procedure in this type of case. Hopefully, we'll be able to get clarity on this.

Thanks for your patience!

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Thank you!!!

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abd3mobaraki said

No, I only use Firefox on Windows.

Going forward try to have your data on more than 1 device and or browser. I have several devices and run all versions of Firefox and Waterfox. So if one of my computers goes down, my data is in another place. see old screenshot

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