I very often get prompted to sign in again to Firefox Sync
Every few days or so, I notice that things don't get synchronised any more between my various Firefoxes (private Windows PC, work Linux PC, Android smartphone and Android tablet). The problem is always that I have to sign in again with my Firefox Account. It still remembers my user name, but I have to type in my password and occasionally also receive a confirmation email.
Does anybody know what the reason behind this could be and how to avoid this?
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I've found the solution in the meantime and wanted to share it in case anybody else comes across this problem.
It had to do with the add-on ForgetMeNot, which I set to delete any passwords (although I never let Firefox save them in the first place). Anyway this also got rid of the logged-in Firefox Sync. So, to resolve you have to switch off the password deletion in ForgetMeNot (not saving passwords in the general Firefox settings is fine though).
I hope this is comprehensible. If not, read this: https://github.com/Lusito/forget-me-not/issues/170
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Hi holzfaeller15,
I understand that you're having to re-enter your password for your Firefox account.
You could try adding Lockwise for managing usernames/passwords for each website.
Take your passwords everywhere. {Link}
Firefox Lockwise is available for your Android and Apple devices alongside PC and Linux. (From what I understand Firefox Nightly is not compatible yet)
Related Community Articles for Username and Password issues :
Usernames and passwords are not saved {Link}
Fix login issues on websites that require a username and password {Link}
Let me know if this helps.
Thanks for your reply, WMagicModel!
However, the solution you're suggesting is not really what I'm looking for. What annoys me is the fact that I get prompted to re-enter my password at all. Why does my Firefox not keep me signed in any more but instead 'secretly' logs me out on a regular basis?
(By the way, I don't let Firefox save any passwords from websites. But that was never a problem for Firefox Sync.)
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Vybrané riešenie
I've found the solution in the meantime and wanted to share it in case anybody else comes across this problem.
It had to do with the add-on ForgetMeNot, which I set to delete any passwords (although I never let Firefox save them in the first place). Anyway this also got rid of the logged-in Firefox Sync. So, to resolve you have to switch off the password deletion in ForgetMeNot (not saving passwords in the general Firefox settings is fine though).
I hope this is comprehensible. If not, read this: https://github.com/Lusito/forget-me-not/issues/170