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Transfer Firefox using sync

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tony54
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Hi. I am trying to migrate Firefox from my wife's laptop to her new one, using sync. I've followed the instructions, set up sync on the old one, then set up sync on the new one with the same account. Nothing changes! Where am I going wrong? Or will I have to do a manual transfer instead?

Hi. I am trying to migrate Firefox from my wife's laptop to her new one, using sync. I've followed the instructions, set up sync on the old one, then set up sync on the new one with the same account. Nothing changes! Where am I going wrong? Or will I have to do a manual transfer instead?

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Paul
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Hi Tony

This support article walks through an easier and safer way to do this:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles

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