Sync only includes the items that you see specified in the Sync Settings and the permissions are part. *https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-choose-what-types-information-sync-firefox ---- You can copy certain files with Firefox closed from one profile folder to another/current profile folder to transfer/recover/backup your personal data. Note that best is to avoid restoring a full profile folder and only restore important files that are safe to restore/transfer. You can use the button in "Help -> More Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the <b>about:profiles</b> page (Root directory). *Help -> More Troubleshooting Information -> Profile Folder/Directory:<br>Windows: Open Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder *https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data <hr> *bookmarks and history: places.sqlite *favicons: favicons.sqlite *bookmark backups: compressed .jsonlz4 JSON backups in the bookmarkbackups folder *cookies.sqlite for the Cookies *formhistory.sqlite for saved autocomplete Form Data *logins.json (encrypted logins) and key4.db (encryption key/primary password) for logins saved in the Password Manager *cert9.db for certificates stored in the Certificate Manager *persdict.dat for words added to the spell checker dictionary *permissions.sqlite for Permissions and possibly content-prefs.sqlite for other website specific data (Site Preferences) *sessionstore.jsonlz4 for open tabs and pinned tabs (see also the sessionstore-backups folder)