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recovering my data after password reset

hi I've made a grave mistake, in a hurry I was in need of something from my mozilla account, so I hastely logged in but couldn't so I changed my password since I had acce… (read more)

hi I've made a grave mistake, in a hurry I was in need of something from my mozilla account, so I hastely logged in but couldn't so I changed my password since I had access to my email but I lost all my data.....and I do have my mozilla keys for this account. plz tell me there is a way to recover my data for the love of god btw, I didn't see no warning in the reset my password page about losing my data WTH tnx

Asked by mcdown0001 1 year ago

Last reply by mcdown0001 1 year ago

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old computer dead - need bookmarks

My old computer died completely. Why do my old bookmark and settings not transfer to Firefox when I log in with my Firefox account on the new one? The old computer was se… (read more)

My old computer died completely. Why do my old bookmark and settings not transfer to Firefox when I log in with my Firefox account on the new one? The old computer was set to sync. And if not what's the point of having a log in if they don't sync?

Asked by ataugir 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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Being coerced into sync by Firefox browser

Gradually, the game Taonga Island became unplayably slow as you started insisting more often that I sync my accounts, mails, etc.. I will NEVER sync because I do not in… (read more)

Gradually, the game Taonga Island became unplayably slow as you started insisting more often that I sync my accounts, mails, etc..

I will NEVER sync because I do not intend to give you in a neat wrapper what others pay you for, I want to remain anonymous as much as possible, and I certainly do not intend to give ANYBODY a neat package of linked and authenticated accounts etc. about myself. That is why I am not on FB, Twitter, LinkedIn etc etc..

STOP demanding I do this SYNC shit. Or I will tell everyone I work with, play with, etc to NEVER us any Mozilla products as sooner or later, they are going to blackmail you.

Asked by ehgerritsen 2 years ago

Last reply by Eric hill 1 year ago

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Lost settings preferences and addons

Hello! Since the most recent firefox update, my settings and extensions have been inaccessible to me due to my firefox account profile being "old." It has been working pe… (read more)

Hello! Since the most recent firefox update, my settings and extensions have been inaccessible to me due to my firefox account profile being "old." It has been working perfectly until this update, where if I try to change my profile to my old one, it forces me to create a new one which does not include my saved addons, settings, or bookmarks sometimes. I really need access to some of these things, so it would be great if someone can help me to recover it. I tried to troubleshoot by finding my extensions local folder from my old profile, and I copied it to a new profile, but it didn't work. I am also wondering, if I do copy the extensions successfully, how can I also copy the settings preferences? Any solution is appreciated, thank you!

( I tried this: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recover-user-data-missing-after-firefox-update )

Asked by reimoon 1 year ago

Last reply by reimoon 1 year ago

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Firefox doesn't seem to recognize my mail address I've previously used for my Firefox-account.

Hi, I really hope you can help. In the last two weeks of March I was busy migrating all my relevant data from my work laptop to a HDD since I was switching jobs. I was i… (read more)

Hi,

I really hope you can help. In the last two weeks of March I was busy migrating all my relevant data from my work laptop to a HDD since I was switching jobs. I was in a hurry and wanted to transfer my saved bookmarks in Firefox as well. I figured that if I created a Firefox account that I could sync my bookmarks and load them on my new work laptop whenever I signed in. Now the issue at hand is that Firefox doesn't seem to recognize my mail address I used to sync the bookmarks with the Firefox account I used. Now for this 'service ticket' I had to create another account. I used the same mail address again, but not to be confused with my previous Firefox account for which I used the same account.

Can you please help me figure out what happened and how I can recover my saved bookmarks please?

Looking forward to hear from you. Thank you.

Asked by ThunderCat@.@ 1 year ago

Last reply by jeyson1099 1 year ago

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Can't Sign into Firefox. Stuck on "Working" and Not Sending E-mail

This past weekend my bookmark bar disappeared and won't show up again. Yes, its turned on to "Always Show." I realized that for some reason I was no longer signed into F… (read more)

This past weekend my bookmark bar disappeared and won't show up again. Yes, its turned on to "Always Show."

I realized that for some reason I was no longer signed into Firefox. I restarted my PC and it was fixed, but then did the same thing again and I was signed out.

I have 2FA and also changed my password just to be safe, but its still stuck on "Working" on the sign-in (unless I come to 'Help' section?). I did get to where it was going to send me a code in my e-mail and the e-mail isn't showing up either...so I don't know what to do.

I'd like to use Firefox, but right now without access to a number of features I can't. I've attached an image with where it gets stuck.

Asked by carl.m.j 1 year ago

Last reply by kbartrum 1 year ago

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Losing Connection to Firefox Account Every Time Firefox Closes

Starting yesterday 4/10/22 I'm having a weird issue. Every time I open Firefox all of my personalization and bookmarks are gone. It shows that I'm signed in, but when I g… (read more)

Starting yesterday 4/10/22 I'm having a weird issue. Every time I open Firefox all of my personalization and bookmarks are gone. It shows that I'm signed in, but when I go into the Settings and go to the Sync section the page will refresh and suddenly show I'm not signed in. I will then attempt to sign back in, but after entering my password I just get stuck on the page with the circle spinning and a small banner saying "working." Once this happens, the only solution I've found is to open the Troubleshooter and use the Refresh option. This brings everything back, though I have to go through MFA hassle to get logged back in to my regular website. The problem is that every time I close Firefox, when I reopen it it's once again broken and I have to go through a Refresh again in order to be able to sign back in to sync.

Asked by kbartrum 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Restoring all firefox data after password reset. will it work?

I need to reset my password and I have all my firefox files from "appdata/roaming//monzilla/firefox" but will I be able to restore all my data from it after the reset or … (read more)

I need to reset my password and I have all my firefox files from "appdata/roaming//monzilla/firefox" but will I be able to restore all my data from it after the reset or will the reset prevent anything? Will it work?

I want to be able to sync my data and know my password for this account.

I am aware that there is a guide for restoring profile data, but I dont know what happens after I reset the password and still try to restore the profile.

Asked by slashslash 1 year ago

Answered by cor-el 1 year ago

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Disconnected from firefox sync after update

Hello, Recenetly, firefox updated and logged me off my firefox sync account, i do not remember the password and the only way i could get access back to the account would… (read more)

Hello,

Recenetly, firefox updated and logged me off my firefox sync account, i do not remember the password and the only way i could get access back to the account would be to reset my password in the cost of all my data i had on the account, which does not make sense because why would i want my account back if its gonna be empty with no data whatsoever, i would like to believe that theres an alternative solution where i dont have to lose all my logins and passwords.

Sincerely, Saad Cheddad

Asked by saad.cheddad.15 1 year ago

Last reply by FredMcD 1 year ago

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Update removed my settings and addons because of "Old" profile

Hello! Since the most recent firefox update, my settings and extensions have been inaccessible to me due to my firefox account profile being "old." It has been working pe… (read more)

Hello! Since the most recent firefox update, my settings and extensions have been inaccessible to me due to my firefox account profile being "old." It has been working perfectly until this update. If I try to change my profile to my old one, it forces me to create a new one which does not include my saved addons and settings. I am able to usually manually move my bookmarks to the new profile via the files stored locally. I really need access to the settings and extensions, so it would be great if someone can help me to recover them. I tried to troubleshoot by finding my extensions local folder from my old profile, and I copied it to a new profile, but it didn't work. I am also wondering, if I do copy the extensions successfully, how can I also copy the settings preferences? Any solution is appreciated, thank you!

I tried this: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/recover-user-data-missing-after-firefox-update And I tried this https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data#w_what-information-is-stored-in-my-profile

Asked by reimoon 1 year ago

Answered by caspy7 1 year ago

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Lost passwords

Today Firefox opened with my account disconnected. No passwords. I reset my account password but still no passwords. The logins file shows a .corrupt extension. I rename … (read more)

Today Firefox opened with my account disconnected. No passwords. I reset my account password but still no passwords. The logins file shows a .corrupt extension. I rename this and nothing happens. Every time I re-open FF (v 93.0) the .corrupt is added and I can't get to my passwords. I have hundreds.

Asked by HalFx64 2 years ago

Answered by cor-el 2 years ago

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Unify password changes in addresses from the same domain

Is is possible to unify or synchronize the different password 'instances' that are saved in about:logins if they belong to the same domain? For example, I change my pass… (read more)

Is is possible to unify or synchronize the different password 'instances' that are saved in about:logins if they belong to the same domain?

For example, I change my password in accounts.somesite.com. But about:logins also has an old password saved in the address m.somesite.com, signin.somesite.com, etc. It is the same password for all of them, but they are not automatically changed in about:logins.

Asked by arkarian.87 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Sync local profile with Firefox account

I have a local Firefox profile that's contains all my saved passwords bookmarks and history. Therefore all my firefox data are saved on my local harddrive and they can't … (read more)

I have a local Firefox profile that's contains all my saved passwords bookmarks and history. Therefore all my firefox data are saved on my local harddrive and they can't be sync across different devices unless I manually export/import them. If i create a new Firefox account, is it possible that I can import all my existing local passwords, bookmarks, history, etc onto my newly create Firefox account so they can be sync across different devices. If so, how?

Asked by danial_za 1 year ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago