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I have to format my PC, before formatting I have synced all my history by firefox sync. How to bring it back on newly installed PC?

Bhujang
Bhujang

I had to fromat my windows 8 laptop, but before formatting I synced all my browsing history using firefox sync. Now I have reinstalled firefox on that computer. I want to know how can I bring my history back from sync servers. I have my recovery with me. As I am not an expert Pleae tell me. thank You.

I had to fromat my windows 8 laptop, but before formatting I synced all my browsing history using firefox sync. Now I have reinstalled firefox on that computer. I want to know how can I bring my history back from sync servers. I have my recovery with me. As I am not an expert Pleae tell me. thank You.

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You need three things to connect a "new device" to your Sync account.

  1. Username = email address you used when you first setup Sync
  2. Password for that account.
  3. Sync Key / Recovery Key

If you are missing any of those three things, you won't be able to recover your data from the Sync Server.

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Chosen Solution

You need three things to connect a "new device" to your Sync account.

  1. Username = email address you used when you first setup Sync
  2. Password for that account.
  3. Sync Key / Recovery Key

If you are missing any of those three things, you won't be able to recover your data from the Sync Server.