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Sync fails with search engines

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Every now and then, somebody asks why Firefox Sync fails so hard when it comes to custom search engines such as those installed from mycroft.mozdev.org, now https://mycroftproject.com/ for no apparent reason. We are talking about OpenSearch standard and Sherlock.

As of now, the search results on https://support.mozilla.org are either archived or unanswered. Please work on the ranking of search results so users can see

  • when a thread has been started / last updated
  • which answer is actually solving the problem or at least linking to the correct statement of the developers concerning the topic.
Every now and then, somebody asks why '''Firefox Sync fails''' so hard when it comes to '''custom search engines''' such as those installed from mycroft.mozdev.org, now https://mycroftproject.com/ for no apparent reason. We are talking about OpenSearch standard and Sherlock. As of now, the search results on https://support.mozilla.org are either archived or unanswered. Please work on the ranking of search results so users can see * '''when''' a thread has been started / last updated * which answer is actually solving the problem or '''at least linking to the correct statement of the developers''' concerning the topic.

Modified by Melchior blausand

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Hi

Firefox Sync does not sync search engines between copies of Firefox.