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New Firefox installations sync pinned shortcuts the wrong way

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Hi All!

Every time I install Firefox on a computer and log in to sync, the pinned shortcuts sync happens the wrong way. So the new installation gets a collection of relatively random shortcuts for websites I visit, plus a few of the default ones (with the search option/magnifying glass feature integrated) for sites I don't really visit, then this is synced on all other computers. I have to go manually on one of the others and redo the pinned shortcuts, then this syncs everywhere.

I've had the issue for years. I work from multiple computers so the sync feature is invaluable but also extremely annoying that I have to redo a couple of dozens pinned shortcuts every time I install and sync a new Firefox. The rest of the sync works fine (bookmarks, etc.).

Am I doing something wrong or is Firefox unable to properly sync pinned shortcuts? I imagine I can migrate the profiles over all the time but the benefit of the sync feature is that it's seamless so I'd rather use that if possible.

Thank you!

Hi All! Every time I install Firefox on a computer and log in to sync, the pinned shortcuts sync happens the wrong way. So the new installation gets a collection of relatively random shortcuts for websites I visit, plus a few of the default ones (with the search option/magnifying glass feature integrated) for sites I don't really visit, then this is synced on all other computers. I have to go manually on one of the others and redo the pinned shortcuts, then this syncs everywhere. I've had the issue for years. I work from multiple computers so the sync feature is invaluable but also extremely annoying that I have to redo a couple of dozens pinned shortcuts every time I install and sync a new Firefox. The rest of the sync works fine (bookmarks, etc.). Am I doing something wrong or is Firefox unable to properly sync pinned shortcuts? I imagine I can migrate the profiles over all the time but the benefit of the sync feature is that it's seamless so I'd rather use that if possible. Thank you!