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Firefox Sync is a service that lets you synchronize your bookmarks, history, passwords and open tabs with another copy of Firefox – like one on another computer or on a mobile phone. This article briefly explains how it all works and why you'd want to use it.

Firefox Sync is a service that lets you synchronize your bookmarks, history, passwords and open tabs with another copy of Firefox – like one on another computer or on a mobile phone. This article briefly explains how it all works and why you'd want to use it. __TOC__ = What does it do? = Fire​fox ​Sync​ lets​ you ​take​ all ​your​ Fire​fox ​data​ (such​ as your​ book​mark​s, history, pass​word​s and ​open​ tabs​) with​ you wherever​ you ​go. You ​​just set up ​Fire​fox ​Sync​ on your​ home computer​ and your​ Fire​fox ​data​ will​ be securely​ stored on our ​servers ​and ​synchronized automatically from​ then​ on. Then, when you set up Firefox Sync on your work computer (or even​ your​ phone running ​Fire​fox), your​ Firefox ​data​ will be automatically synchronized​ with​ your​ home​ computer​. = Why should I use it? = Firefox Sync makes it easy to surf the Web on your PC, get up and go and have everything (open tabs, saved passwords, browsing history and bookmarks) waiting for you on your phone just the way you left it. Ever tried typing in passwords or long URLs on your phone? Now you don't have to – Firefox Sync will fill them in for you! And what's more, the sync is two-way. So if you bookmark a great new site on your work computer, Firefox Sync will make sure that bookmark shows up on your computer at home. = That's enough explanation — just show me how to use this thing = *[[How do I set up Firefox Sync?]] — this article will show you how to get Firefox Sync up and running on your main computer. *[[How do I add a device to Firefox Sync?]] — once you've got Sync set up, this article will show you how to connect a device like another computer or a phone. = I still have questions — tell me more = ==What is a Sync Key and why do I need one?== When you set up a Sync account we generate a long string of numbers and letters that we call a Sync Key. [[Template:whatissynckey]] == Where's all my data? == It's encrypted with your Sync Key and safely stored on the Mozilla servers. Because Sync uses advanced security measures your information is never vulnerable to online bad guys or companies that will sell your information. == How much of my data is synced? == Currently 60 days of history and 25 MB of your Firefox data is synced with the Mozilla server. Firefox will show a warning when you come close to that limit. In case you reach your quota you won't be able to sync any new data unless you delete older entries. 99,9% of current Firefox sync users use less than 25MB, with most people having saved 1MB on the Mozilla server, so chances are good that you won't ever reach that limit. If you do need more space indeed you can ask for it on the [https://account.services.mozilla.com/ Mozilla Services Account web page]. == I'm having problems with Firefox Sync, what can I do? == These articles will help you solve issues with Sync: *[[Firefox Sync is not working]] *[[Where can I find my Firefox Sync Key?]]