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Desktop Firefox 142.0.1 (aarch64) iPhone 11, iOS 18.5, Firefox 144.1 (62735)

I just reinstalled the desktop which needs the mobile phone's bookmarks. If I wipe the phone bookmarks, I lose everything. Backup, how on the phone? Sync, how? The Firefox Bookmarks Sync isn't an exact science and a misstep could be catastrophic!

Here's what I'm looking at on the desktop and the phone, attached. 1. Desktop Firefox Bookmarks Sync window show a 3 horizontal lines (hamburger icon) for iOS Firefox settings. 2. Phone Firefox has 3 horizontal dots (meatballs icon) for iOS Firefox 3. Phone Firefox has my Firefox account logged in and a Settings option, but which one (I choose Settings 4. Phone Firefox Settings shows my ACCOUNT and a Sync Now option, but which one (I don't want the phone to Sync and pull no data from the desktop and wipe the phone Bookmarks (no backups)).

need to replace bookmarks on server not merge them, w/bookmarks on locale device

currently when i log in it merges what is on server w/ what i just reworked and getting rid of multiples ... will have to do this again as i clean even more so need ot know how to accomplish exchange not merger

I reinstalled Firefox on my laptop after it crashed. I also have Firefox on my iPhone. The profile there is up to date. How do I sync that profile to the laptop installation?

Why am I being alerted when I sign in to Firefox to finish setting up my account? I think that I have had an account and already sync my devices for the last decade, but less than a century. When I follow the sync instructions i get put on a loop of needed to "pair from within the Firefox app," on my phone - which I was using when instructed to "open Firefox" very confusing as to what I am doing wrong.

I'm just wondering when developers will get their heads out of their butts, and provide a "one-way sync" for firefox. I'm so fricking annoyed at the sync changing around my setups with bookmarks, passwords, etc when I sync between my primary computer and others that I don't use as often. Is this concept just to difficult too comprehend?

We have a question about bookmarks sync, with specific characteristics, please.

We purchased another computer, a laptop, and wish to benefit from the bookmarks sync between them. However, we're affraid of a backward syncing situation. How can we make sure we prevent that?

For example, say we worked on the desktop for a week, and then need to use the laptop. What should we do when we turn the laptop on and open ff browser, if we wish to sync from the desktop to the laptop? Do we press the Sync button on the laptop? - or will that force a backward synching from the laptop to the desktop? If that's the case, than how do we sync reliabely? And let's say the day after, from the now-updated-laptop to the desktop? Is the safest way to do it by turning the sync option off, and copying the bookmarkbackup folder from one updated computer to the other?

Also, this may complicate things a bit - We use the browser bookmarks in a non traditional way. It's kind of an archive for us. The .jsonlz4 file size in bookmarkbackups folder is 37MB. We remember reading somewhere before, the server backups stores files up to 10MB. So, question is, does the large size or the bookmarks file will affect the synching process between computers?

Thank you very much! :)

Hello everyone! Windows 10, Firefox 146.0.1 (64-bit) I'm trying to synchronize my account, but there is no "Sign in to account" or "synchronization" function in the settings menu on the left. When I log in via the command line using https://accounts.firefox.com/signin, I can log in, but neither the account itself nor the synchronization button appears in the settings. What should I do? Thank you!

Good morning, the "Payment Methods" section has disappeared. In its place, I see a link called "Manage passkey in system settings," which takes me to the Windows 11 Passkey section, which I've NEVER enabled!

If I create a new profile, the "Payment Methods" section appears as normal, but when I link it to my Microsoft account for profile sync, the "Payment Methods" section disappears and "Manage passkey in system settings" reappears.

How can I fix this? Thanks

bold textestablish a master administrator syncSYNC source for all conected devices do not want each individual device to reload and edit al devices connected Want one single MASTER sybc source as the administrator update source MASTER for al conected devices

Where tf is the sync and save data button on Firefox Android v 142.0

I am trying to sync with my desktop and there's no option under the menu for sync. The instruction given when I try to sync is to click the menu, go to "sync and save data" and scan a qr code. Of course the code doesn't work from my camera like every other qr code in the universe. It has to be scanned in the Firefox app but there's nowhere in the app to do this.

It's not in settings. It's nowhere.

Where is it, I REALLY REALLY NEED TO SYNC so that I have access to my bookmarks on my phone.

This shouldn't be complicated or difficult where is it???????? :( This is ridiculous.

Whenever I install a new system with a GUI — which is quite often as the responsible for the network — it's unavoidable to have Firefox on it since is hit and miss with uBO and the Chromium ones.

Except for the pages that load automatically on install, before I open the first page, and before I enable sync; I make sure to match my settings on other Firefox instances first. I even set several in about:config too; namely anything related to QUIC/HTTP3, encrypted DNS, and this relentless need Firefox has to navigate automatically to the HTTPS version of a domain as if they were always the same site. Technically speaking, they're not even the same server but I digress, when I finally enable sync it reverts all* the settings to defaults again.

I thought this was synced down from somewhere but recently I installed Firefox on an older system, I did the ritual with the settings, the candles, the about:config, the dead cat, y'know… the whole thing, and enabled sync. But what it actually happened was; I only logged in. Sync remained off. It read something like "sync off" in the setting next to the big blue button to turn it on.

Before I click the button, I opened a new window, and went to the settings again to make sure that the settings on the current window weren't stale. I noticed the reversal had already happened. Despite nothing had been synced I already was back to defaults.

I changed them back.

When I clicked on the button, the usual selection of things I sync was already done, I just had to confirm it and that was all. Once it finished, my settings were change to defaults… again! Albeit to a much lesser degree. The password manager turned itself on again, but not all the checkboxes below the main setting, one of the two Recommend, something-something while I browse was turned back on, I think Show search suggestions in address bar results was turned on too, and I don't remember if the settings for Firefox Home were changed, they often are, I don't use it at all, but it's rather easy to accidentally have the shortcuts from that page to prepopulate in the address bar drop down.

There must be one setting that prevents this, on Windows I think I have it under control (Firefox is preinstalled and preconfigured through Active Directory), that would be awesome if anybody actually used Windows, we only have it because our accounts are in Active Directory, but it does prove that it can be controlled. Most of the settings that have disappeared from Firefox are still available to Enterprise administrators and then some …which is a bit telling from the browser that allegedly champions privacy.

I want Firefox to let me navigate to "dangerous sites", so I learn early from my mistakes, not later when these protections have made me careless and it's riskier; to keep remembering on my own to keep my passwords fresh, not have that software crutch that relies on a third party service; to be a browser, not my operative system.

Although I'm not a dev, you can get as technical as you want, no need to dumb it down; if I don't understand it, I will be happy do my homework, just tell me how, please (and thanks.)

• not all but it feel like it: it's mostly those that use Mozilla's hosted services, I believe, such as the password manager and the like.

To sync a mobile device, the instructions say to open Firefox browser on mobile, from Menu go to Sign In, aim phone camera at QR code. The 3 lines at the screen bottom right (i'm assuming this is a menu but printing an icon labelled "menu" is less cryptic) offers no sign in opportunity.

My understanding for profile feature was that bookmarks, user preferences were seperated. However my Pinned websites on my work profile in my work computer is synced to my personal profile at personal computer.

Is there a way to avoid this or is this unavoidable when using the sync function.

Hi,

I recently had to reinstall Firefox. I made sure that settings etc were backed up in my Mozilla account, but I didn't realise that my custom search engines had not been backed up. I have about 20 of these custom search engines for work, so it was a pain to re-apply all of these. It's done now, but I'd like to know if there is a way to back these up for a quick restore on a reinstall?

There is no 'Search Engines' option in my Sync settings.

Thanks

Choices? I need to understand the App before committing my internet presence. Options to revert to Firefox/Windows, disable features I choose. Otherwise it just GQQle. Sync is already intruding on my preferences.