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Sync firefox data to new computer.

I am trying to sync Firefox data to new computer. The Mozilla account only allows me to sync mobile devices. Online instructions do no match my version of Firefox 131.0.2… (read more)

I am trying to sync Firefox data to new computer. The Mozilla account only allows me to sync mobile devices. Online instructions do no match my version of Firefox 131.0.2, Ubuntu 24.04.

Asked by chocomo99 1 year ago

Answered by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago

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How to get Firefox to use an existing profile without moving or copying it?

I use Firefox on Ubuntu Linux, and it works fine. For unrelated reasons I have created a new Linux Mint 22 boot partition, and I would like to use the same Firefox prof… (read more)

I use Firefox on Ubuntu Linux, and it works fine.

For unrelated reasons I have created a new Linux Mint 22 boot partition, and I would like to use the same Firefox profile on both Linux OS-s, without having to move or copy the existing profile I use on Ubuntu. (The profile is placed on a third independent data partition!) I cannot find any information on how to do it. All information I find involves moving the profile, but then Firefox on Ubuntu would not be able to continue to use it.

I look forward to hear from you. Thank you. :-)

Asked by Henrik R. 1 year ago

Answered by TyDraniu 1 year ago

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Syncing not working

Dear Firefox, I have just reinstalled my operating system after some issues. After reinstalling my browser, I logged into my browser after changing the password, but now… (read more)

Dear Firefox,

I have just reinstalled my operating system after some issues. After reinstalling my browser, I logged into my browser after changing the password, but now no data is being synced. The open tabs, bookmarks and saved passwords were the most important, but none of that has synced back. After waiting for a little bit I decided to press the synchronize now button, but that also didn't do anything. Is there perhaps something wrong with the syncing right now? Or is there another way to get that data back? I didn't save it as I normally don't have to.

Thank you for your reply!

Kind regards, Lili

Asked by Lili 1 year ago

Answered by Paul 1 year ago

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Recovering lost user data (logins, bookmarks, history, etc)

We deploy Firefox via a software called Pulseway and last night it reinstalled Firefox over the current installation for one of our users. When he logged in this morning,… (read more)

We deploy Firefox via a software called Pulseway and last night it reinstalled Firefox over the current installation for one of our users. When he logged in this morning, all his data was missing from the browser as it appears to be a fresh installation. I'm unable to find his previous profile in the AppData folders (checked by going to about:profiles and opened each profile). There is no backup for this info, and he did not have a Sync account set up. Is there anywhere else I could possible recover this data for the user? Thanks in advance.

Asked by kelley5 1 year ago

Answered by TechHorse 1 year ago

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I had local bookmarks in FF, but then signed into my FF account, now my local bookmarks have been replaced

Hi, I have a laptop i use for work and a PC at home, both use Firefox. At home I am signed into a FF account, but on my work laptop i've never signed into FF before. I h… (read more)

Hi, I have a laptop i use for work and a PC at home, both use Firefox.

At home I am signed into a FF account, but on my work laptop i've never signed into FF before. I had lots of work-related bookmarks.

I recenlty signed into FF on my work laptop, in order to make sharing tabs to my home PC easier. Now all the local bookmarks I had in FF from before I signed in have been replaced with my bookmarks from my home PC.

How do I recover the bookmarks from before I signed in? Going forward, is there a way to organise different bookmarks on 2 different devices while signed into the same FF account?

Asked by squareyes99 11 months ago

Answered by squareyes99 11 months ago

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Firefox keep asking me to reconnect the account to sync.

I’ve been using Firefox on my Mac without any issues, but I recently had to erase and reset my Mac. After reinstalling Firefox and attempting to sign in to my account, I … (read more)

I’ve been using Firefox on my Mac without any issues, but I recently had to erase and reset my Mac. After reinstalling Firefox and attempting to sign in to my account, I am unable to sync my data.

When I click “Sign in” and enter my password, I successfully log in. However, it immediately returns to the message “Please sign in to reconnect,” and I am unable to proceed with syncing.

This is the first time I’ve encountered this issue.

On a positive note, I can still see my organized bookmarks on Firefox for iPhone, which were synced from my Mac before the reset.

Asked by ShinjoM 1 year ago

Answered by ShinjoM 1 year ago

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synch

I want to synch the bookmarks on my new Android phone to those on my old Android phone. Whenever I try to use this facility it seems to synch with my desktop, which I do… (read more)

I want to synch the bookmarks on my new Android phone to those on my old Android phone. Whenever I try to use this facility it seems to synch with my desktop, which I don't want. What am I doing wrong, please?

Thanks, Phil

sorry - looks like my WiFi connection to the desktop was kicking in rather than pairing with the second phone. No need to respond to this query but I am not sure how to close it.

Asked by Pgre123 5 months ago

Last reply by Kiki 5 months ago

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Accidentally disliked a thought-provoking story which involved the couple who died in the Lisbon funicular crash

Hello, I accidentally disliked a thought-provoking story which involved the couple who died in the Lisbon funicular crash (as of Saturday 6th September 2025), which I th… (read more)

Hello,

I accidentally disliked a thought-provoking story which involved the couple who died in the Lisbon funicular crash (as of Saturday 6th September 2025), which I think was addressed by The Independent.

Is it possible to reverse the dislike? The story does not seem to appear again, at least from what I have seen. Although the dislike was accidental, I felt that having the story disliked would indicate I would not be interested in thought-provoking stories about those who have died, even though these stories should be important to show.

Asked by Jian Oli 2 months ago

Answered by Paul 2 months ago

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Dear sir I very much respect you and your app If you have banded my account or my comment due to some mistake of mine. So I apologize to you for that mistake. Now you c… (read more)

Dear sir

I very much respect you and your app If you have banded my account or my comment due to some mistake of mine. So I apologize to you for that mistake. Now you can Unban my Account Or you can also send me a reply I will be forever grateful to you

Watsapp number [edited] Instagram ID [edited] Facebook ID [edited] Thank you for accepting my message or Feedback

Asked by Akshay Kumar 1 year ago

Last reply by James (doing minimal support) 1 year ago

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Help with recovering saved bookmarks under my username?

I could not remember my pw today when trying to get bookmarks back on this computer, so reset, thinking I would otherwise be locked out --now I'm not seeing an option to … (read more)

I could not remember my pw today when trying to get bookmarks back on this computer, so reset, thinking I would otherwise be locked out --now I'm not seeing an option to sync bookmarks. I'd love to get back these bookmarks--a treasure trove of resources gathered over 9 years. Any help greatly appreciated!

Asked by kpullar 11 months ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 11 months ago

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syncing issues. continual relogins and extension not working

HI! I have my phone synced to my destop firefox, and just synced my laptop, microsoft windows 11. everytime I want to access a synced page, like gmail, or my trading br… (read more)

HI! I have my phone synced to my destop firefox, and just synced my laptop, microsoft windows 11.

everytime I want to access a synced page, like gmail, or my trading brokers page, it asks me to login again, so its synced, but have to relogin every time I open the firefox browser, or even when I simply close the tab. I never have to log in repeatedly on the desktop.

Also, my favourite extension Tab Stash, is missing features in this firefox browser. I have tested everything to get it to work, including clearing the cache, restarting. normally you can right click a firefox tab like the attached image, and choose "open Tab Stash in a Tab". and other options. but they dont show in this synced version of the browser. Very weird and frustrating. I must get this to work as I manage hundreds of saved tabs and folders through Tab Stash which is only available on Firefox.

I dont know how to contact the extension creator, I cant see any contact link on his gitHub.

Asked by lifeissacred777 11 months ago

Answered by lifeissacred777 11 months ago