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I bought a new computer, downloaded Firefox, but cannot figure out how to import all my bookmarks and passwords. (The old computer is out of commission at a repair shop.)

Firefox abruptly factory reset itself after I turned my computer off and back on again. All of my themes, extensions, and bookmarks are gone. My phone, which was connected, is still normal and has my full search history+bookmarks.

How do I fix my computer?

I see that back in 2015, @JSCHER2000 had a useful suggestion for manually syncing tab groups. See: [https://support.mozilla.org/mk/questi.../1053367]

Unfortunately, 11 years later, the option mentioned (to open a tab in a tab group, and right click, and choose "Bookmark all tabs") does NOT exist in current versions.

The extension "Tab Group Syncer" was mentioned elsewhere, and I tried it, but it appears that FF 154 has more security, and it can only see the ONE local device on the home network (itself), and NOT the laptop.

This means that currently, the usefulness of the Tab Groups is reduced a lot. In my use case, I frequently switch between the laptop and desktop, as my wife uses the laptop for most of her email/shopping/online ordering.

The latest open enhancement request in Bugzilla is: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.../show_bug.cgi?id=1979174]

As you will see, this 1 year old request is waiting on comment #2, and the discussion document is NOT public anymore. If any other users want this, I would urge you to open a BUGZILLA account, add your email to the notification list, and use the VOTE button to upvote it. NOTE: the voting UI is a bit clunky: You click the VOTE box, then you get a list (or just the one if you have only voted for this one), then you tick the box to vote, THEN click BACK arrow at the top of the browser, then click on the Refresh circle. You should then see your vote become visible.

Also note that if you want to be emailed about changes that, or ANY BUG in the Bugzilla site, then go to the bottom of its page, and click in the "email me" box, then click "Save Changes".

This is my second email to you....

I just switched to Firefox from Chrome, because Chrome was crashing all the time.

All I want to do is sync my computer, laptop, phone and Ipad's reading list. I want to be able to see an article on one device, add to the reading list, and have it on all devices.

I'm logged in under the same name on all, and it says sync is on, but the reading lists are different.

Can someone help me? My phone number is [removed phone# from public support forum], email is [removed email from public].

Thank you!

How do I automatically open all current Firefox tabs from one laptop onto a new computer? I just set-up Firefox app on a new laptop computer, and want to automatically reopen all the tabs that I have open on the old computer onto the new one?

How do I do this without going individual tab by tab?

Thank you for your help.

So I reformatted my computer today, but the process allowed me to keep all my personal files. I had made a backup in my appdata for all my passwords and bookmarks like Firefox allows when you're in Manage Passwords or Manage Bookmarks. After the formatting, I sign into my Firefox account, and it Syncs almost immediately. When I go into my appdata, the profile has been overwritten by the new sync, meaning all my passwords and bookmarks are now no longer available. Is there legitimately anything I can do??

When the option to sync is present, why doesn't it actually sync all regular settings across multiple devices. Why do I still need to perform extra work, on par with a lobotomy, to get everything exactly as it needs to be? And why is the toolbar customization not in Settings?

You do realize that most people search for SETTINGS when they want to change any aspect of a thing. But you have right-click context menus that nobody knows exist.

At this point, maybe Edge is the better browser. Firefox makes a lot of assumptions of its users. I shouldn't have to meticulously keep track of every single piece of information AFTER a sync to make sure it's all there. It should just exist.

This includes toolbar customization, Home tabs/button setup (I have 3 regular tabs I use, and those did not translate over), Theme (regardless of the system wide theme, because it's already set on the core machine).

I don't enjoy having to google how to use your browser.

need to export my firefox bookmarks to a cell phone but that option is not listed. Why isn't that option available, I need those bookmarks ON MY CELL PHONE