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Hello,

I recently reinstalled Windows on my computer and expected Firefox to sync and restore my saved passwords, as I had enabled Firefox Sync before reinstalling. However, after syncing my account, my passwords did not appear, and I am unable to access them.

I have already tried the following steps:

   Checked the sync status of my Firefox account.
   Ensured that I am signed into the correct Firefox account on my browser.
   Searched for any relevant troubleshooting steps but haven't been able to resolve the issue.

Could you please assist me in restoring my saved passwords or provide any guidance on how I can retrieve them?

Thank you for your help.

Best regards, Tameem

Hello, this is josh, I have a dedicated website for my business and I use Firefox Brower. The problem i'm facing right now is the website isn't loading properly in the Firefox. Website isn't showing image and proper site. However, when i try to open the site in the other browser, it looks fine. what should I do, you please guide me.

My work is trying to fire me because they say Firefox was mirroring my activity at home and vice versa. I.E If I opened a tab at home it when then open a tab and attempt to connect to same website on my work computer in the office.

I’m fairly certain it doesn’t cause that would be wildly unnecessary for what sync tabs is trying to accomplish but I used wireshark to watch for outgoing connections on my home desktop and opened a tab on my phone and my personal laptop and wireshark never detected outgoing connections to the tabs on other devices

Syncing between my desktop and my phone has been working just fine for years, just as it had been with my laptop until recently, but I changed the version of Linux I had installed on my laptop earlier today, and despite being able to sign in just fine (as you can see by me posting this with my account), and it syncing correctly on the initial sign in, actively syncing between my laptop and other devices is not functioning (if I make a new bookmark right now, it will not show up on my phone or desktop).

Looking at the sync page in settings it says "Please sign in to reconnect [my email address]", and the account widget on my toolbar has a yellow triangle symbol and a warning saying "account disconnected", but if I click "connect to another device" on the sync menu and then click "not now" I can get to my account page, fully signed in and able to click buttons to change settings (I signed out my old laptop while I was there just fine).

Attempting to re-sign in by any method (clicking "connect to another device" in the sync menu and then choosing "I already have Firefox mobile"; clicking "sign in" in the sync menu; signing out fully, emptying my cookies etc. and then signing in fresh) all leads me into a loop where I insert my password, provide a verification code from my email, provide my 2-factor code, click "I already have Firefox mobile", and then have to sign in again doing the same steps leading to the same place, forever. I will note, however, that signing out entirely and then signing back in does get me from signed out to signed in despite not correcting this error.

In case it would help I attempted to change my password via the account menu, but it says that my definitely correct password (I used the exact same entry from my clipboard successfully to sign in moments ago) is incorrect, and attempting to use the "forgot my password" menu gives me the error "Unexpected error" instead of doing anything, which is not very helpful. My password remains unchanged. I do not know if this is relevant.

After some looking things up I was made aware of a secret menu called "about:sync-log" which I used to see if I could find an error message, and I did indeed find one (I can guarantee that it's new and relevant because this Linux install is only several hours old).

I don't know how much of this error log is safe to share, so I'll only cut in some choice segments I noticed (which turned out to be, like, over a third of it):

1729711964409 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: error.login.reason.no_username => error.login.reason.no_username

[...] <- (I will use this to indicate I've scrolled further down the log; any further edits to the logs will be ##surrounded like so##, for the purpose of visibility)

1729711964819 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: error.login.reason.no_username => error.login.reason.no_username

[...]

1729712030365 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsWebChannel message received: fxaccounts:login 1729712030366 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG Webchannel is logging a user in. 1729712030368 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG setSignedInUser - aborting any existing flows 1729712030368 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG removing account data 1729712030369 FirefoxAccounts TRACE starting write of json user data: null 1729712030425 FirefoxAccounts TRACE finished write of json user data - took: 56 1729712030426 FirefoxAccounts TRACE storage set finished clearing account data 1729712030426 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG account data reset 1729712030426 FirefoxAccounts TRACE StorageManager finalizing 1729712030426 FirefoxAccounts TRACE StorageManager finalized 1729712030427 FirefoxAccounts TRACE initializing new storage manager 1729712030427 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG writing plain storage: ["email","sessionToken","uid","verified"] 1729712030427 FirefoxAccounts TRACE starting write of json user data: ["email","sessionToken","uid","verified"] 1729712030454 FirefoxAccounts TRACE finished write of json user data - took: 27 1729712030455 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG writing secure storage: ["keyFetchToken"] 1729712030455 FirefoxAccounts TRACE starting write of user data to the login manager 1729712030467 FirefoxAccounts TRACE finished write of user data to the login manager 1729712030467 FirefoxAccounts TRACE initializing of new storage manager done 1729712030467 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG Notifying observers of fxaccounts:onlogin 1729712030468 Sync.SyncAuthManager DEBUG observed fxaccounts:onlogin 1729712030468 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Sync is not configured, so ignoring the notification

[...] (skipping further now. Much of what I skipped over was repetitive)

1729712031351 FirefoxAccounts ERROR error GETing /account/keys: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031351 FirefoxAccounts WARN handling invalid token error: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031351 FirefoxAccounts INFO checking account status... 1729712031355 FirefoxAccounts TRACE finished write of json user data - took: 12 1729712031355 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG writing secure storage: ["keyFetchToken"] 1729712031355 FirefoxAccounts TRACE starting write of user data to the login manager 1729712031360 FirefoxAccounts TRACE finished write of user data to the login manager 1729712031363 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 1729712031422 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG FxAccountsWebChannel message received: fxaccounts:loaded 1729712031422 FirefoxAccounts WARN Unrecognized FxAccountsWebChannel command: fxaccounts:loaded 1729712031467 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 200 1729712031467 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /session/status: code: 200 - Status text: 1729712031467 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -467 1729712031467 FirefoxAccounts INFO account status: ok 1729712031467 FirefoxAccounts WARN invalid token error, but account state appears ok? 1729712031468 FirefoxAccounts WARN Failed to fetch keys, so unable to determine command keys: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"}

[...] (this last section appears to be the juiciest bit as it contains far more error message looking stuff then the rest of the log, so I made a point to keep it all together for everyone)

1729712031595 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG _updateAccountData with items: ["device"] 1729712031595 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG writing plain storage: ["email","sessionToken","uid","verified","device","oauthTokens","profileCache"] 1729712031595 FirefoxAccounts TRACE starting write of json user data: ["email","sessionToken","uid","verified","device","oauthTokens","profileCache"] 1729712031596 FirefoxAccounts TRACE Getting command keys: https://identity.mozilla.com/cmd/open-uri 1729712031596 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG Webchannel is enabling sync 1729712031596 FirefoxAccounts INFO Generating and persisting encrypted key (false, true) 1729712031596 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1729712031596 Sync.Service INFO Configuring sync with current FxA user 1729712031599 Sync.SyncAuthManager DEBUG observed weave:connected 1729712031599 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Sync has been connected to a logged in user 1729712031600 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1729712031600 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1729712031600 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO The user became verified 1729712031600 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: error.login.reason.no_username => success.login 1729712031600 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: service.client_not_configured => success.status_ok 1729712031600 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Doing initial sync actions 1729712031601 Sync.AddonsReconciler INFO Registering as Add-on Manager listener. 1729712031601 Sync.AddonsReconciler DEBUG Adding change listener. 1729712031601 Sync.Engine.History.Tracker INFO Adding Places observer. 1729712031603 Sync.Service DEBUG User-Agent: Firefox/131.0.3 (Linux x86_64) FxSync/##blanked out; looked vaguely identifiable## 1729712031604 Sync.Service INFO Starting sync at 2024-10-23 12:33:51 in browser session ##blanked out; looked vaguely identifiable## 1729712031604 Sync.Service DEBUG In sync: should login. 1729712031604 Sync.Service INFO User logged in successfully - verifying login. 1729712031605 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1729712031606 Sync.SyncAuthManager DEBUG unlockAndVerifyAuthState already has (or can fetch) sync keys 1729712031606 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: success.login => success.status_ok 1729712031606 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: success.status_ok => error.login.failed 1729712031606 Sync.Service DEBUG Fetching unlocked auth state returned success.status_ok 1729712031606 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1729712031607 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Getting sync key 1729712031618 FirefoxAccounts TRACE finished write of json user data - took: 23 1729712031618 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG writing secure storage: ["keyFetchToken"] 1729712031618 FirefoxAccounts TRACE starting write of user data to the login manager 1729712031622 FirefoxAccounts TRACE finished write of user data to the login manager 1729712031622 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/scoped-key-data 1729712031622 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST Length: 84 1729712031659 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/scoped-key-data 200 1729712031661 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 1729712031701 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 401 1729712031701 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/keys: code: 401 - Status text: 1729712031701 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -701 1729712031701 Hawk DEBUG Received 401 for /account/keys: retrying 1729712031702 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 1729712031751 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 401 1729712031751 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/keys: code: 401 - Status text: 1729712031752 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -752 1729712031752 FirefoxAccounts ERROR error GETing /account/keys: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031752 FirefoxAccounts WARN handling invalid token error: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031752 FirefoxAccounts INFO checking account status... 1729712031752 FirefoxAccounts WARN handling invalid token error: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031752 FirefoxAccounts INFO checking account status... 1729712031754 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 1729712031755 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 1729712031795 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 200 1729712031795 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /session/status: code: 200 - Status text: 1729712031795 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -795 1729712031796 FirefoxAccounts INFO account status: ok 1729712031796 FirefoxAccounts WARN invalid token error, but account state appears ok? 1729712031796 Sync.SyncAuthManager ERROR Authentication error in _fetchTokenForUser: {"details":{"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"},"source":"hawkclient"} 1729712031796 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: success.status_ok => error.login.reason.account 1729712031796 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: error.login.failed => error.login.failed 1729712031797 FirefoxAccounts TRACE Getting command keys: https://identity.mozilla.com/cmd/open-uri 1729712031797 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Failed to fetch the cluster URL: {"details":{"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"},"source":"hawkclient"} 1729712031797 Sync.SyncAuthManager DEBUG Cluster value = null 1729712031797 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.sync: success.sync => error.sync.reason.no_node_found 1729712031797 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: error.login.failed => error.sync.failed 1729712031797 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1729712031797 Sync.SyncScheduler DEBUG Clearing sync triggers and the global score. 1729712031800 Sync.Status INFO Resetting Status. 1729712031800 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: error.sync.failed => success.status_ok 1729712031800 FirefoxAccounts INFO Generating and persisting encrypted key (false, true) 1729712031801 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1729712031803 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Getting sync key 1729712031806 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 200 1729712031806 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /session/status: code: 200 - Status text: 1729712031806 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -806 1729712031806 FirefoxAccounts INFO account status: ok 1729712031806 FirefoxAccounts WARN invalid token error, but account state appears ok? 1729712031806 FirefoxAccounts WARN Failed to fetch keys, so unable to determine command keys: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031806 FirefoxAccounts TRACE Getting command keys: https://identity.mozilla.com/cmd/close-uri/v1 1729712031807 FirefoxAccounts INFO Generating and persisting encrypted key (false, true) 1729712031809 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/scoped-key-data 1729712031809 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST Length: 84 1729712031876 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/scoped-key-data 200 1729712031877 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/scoped-key-data: code: 200 - Status text: 1729712031877 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -877 1729712031877 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG Fetching keys with token true from https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1 1729712031878 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 1729712031928 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 401 1729712031928 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/keys: code: 401 - Status text: 1729712031928 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -928 1729712031928 Hawk DEBUG Received 401 for /account/keys: retrying 1729712031929 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 1729712031973 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 401 1729712031974 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/keys: code: 401 - Status text: 1729712031974 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -974 1729712031974 FirefoxAccounts ERROR error GETing /account/keys: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031974 FirefoxAccounts WARN handling invalid token error: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031974 FirefoxAccounts INFO checking account status... 1729712031974 FirefoxAccounts WARN handling invalid token error: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031974 FirefoxAccounts INFO checking account status... 1729712031974 FirefoxAccounts WARN handling invalid token error: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712031974 FirefoxAccounts INFO checking account status... 1729712031976 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 1729712031976 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 1729712031976 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 1729712032010 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 200 1729712032010 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /session/status: code: 200 - Status text: 1729712032011 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -1010 1729712032011 FirefoxAccounts INFO account status: ok 1729712032011 FirefoxAccounts WARN invalid token error, but account state appears ok? 1729712032011 FirefoxAccounts WARN Failed to fetch keys, so unable to determine command keys: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712032011 FirefoxAccounts TRACE Getting command keys: https://identity.mozilla.com/cmd/close-uri/v1 1729712032011 FirefoxAccounts INFO Generating and persisting encrypted key (false, true) 1729712032012 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/scoped-key-data 1729712032012 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST Length: 84 1729712032029 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 200 1729712032029 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /session/status: code: 200 - Status text: 1729712032029 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -29 1729712032029 FirefoxAccounts INFO account status: ok 1729712032029 FirefoxAccounts WARN invalid token error, but account state appears ok? 1729712032029 FirefoxAccounts WARN Failed to fetch keys, so unable to determine command keys: {"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"} 1729712032056 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG POST https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/scoped-key-data 200 1729712032056 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/scoped-key-data: code: 200 - Status text: 1729712032056 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -56 1729712032056 FirefoxAccounts DEBUG Fetching keys with token true from https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1 1729712032058 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 1729712032101 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 401 1729712032101 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /account/keys: code: 401 - Status text: 1729712032101 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -101 1729712032101 Hawk DEBUG Received 401 for /account/keys: retrying 1729712032102 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET request to https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/account/keys 1729712032167 Services.Common.RESTRequest DEBUG GET https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1/session/status 200 1729712032167 Hawk DEBUG (Response) /session/status: code: 200 - Status text: 1729712032168 Hawk DEBUG Clock offset vs https://api.accounts.firefox.com/v1: -168 1729712032168 FirefoxAccounts INFO account status: ok 1729712032168 FirefoxAccounts WARN invalid token error, but account state appears ok? 1729712032168 Sync.SyncAuthManager ERROR Authentication error in _fetchTokenForUser: {"details":{"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"},"source":"hawkclient"} 1729712032168 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.login: success.login => error.login.reason.account 1729712032168 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: success.status_ok => error.login.failed 1729712032168 FirefoxAccounts TRACE Getting command keys: https://identity.mozilla.com/cmd/open-uri 1729712032168 Sync.SyncAuthManager INFO Failed to fetch the cluster URL: {"details":{"code":401,"errno":110,"error":"Unauthorized","message":"Invalid authentication token: Missing authentication","info":"https://mozilla.github.io/ecosystem-platform/api#section/Response-format"},"source":"hawkclient"} 1729712032168 Sync.SyncAuthManager DEBUG Cluster value = null 1729712032168 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.sync: success.sync => error.sync.reason.no_node_found 1729712032168 Sync.Status DEBUG Status.service: error.login.failed => error.sync.failed 1729712032169 Sync.Synchronizer INFO No cluster URL found. Cannot sync. 1729712032169 Sync.SyncScheduler DEBUG Next sync in 600000 ms. (why=schedule) 1729712032171 FirefoxAccounts TRACE not checking freshness of profile as it remains recent 1729712032172 FirefoxAccounts INFO Generating and persisting encrypted key (false, true)

[...]

Oh wait, that's the end of the log...

Hopefully this is one of those network errors that just resolve itself the next day and not any kind of serious issue.

Hope everyone at Mozilla is having a good day! (:

Warmly, Nicolete <3

I use Mozilla on two things, my laptop and my android cell phone. The syncing on my cell phone appears to work perfectly well. However, when I am on my laptop, I am unable to view my "Tabs from Other Devices" - It will show me tabs from days ago. I've tried manually syncing on both devices but nothing happens.

The only thing that seems to work is if I log out of my Mozilla on my cell phone and log back in but then it will stop syncing again.

If something else isn't syncing, I honestly don't notice because I don't use anything else much.

hi I reinstalled my windows recently. before that , i made sure im singed in with this email address to protect my passwords with firefox sync. (eb.movahhed58@gmail.com)

after installing the new firefox , i figured my passwords are gone and they werent restored from my account.

i received welcome e-mail when i successfully create an mozilla accunt couple of days ago. please assist me !!

everything was fine, when i went to log in at school today, using the same password i always have, it kept coming up as incorrect password, send verification code retry etc, so i decided ok fine let me change password. that worked but my stuff wasnt loading in, ok weird. i get home and theres a little notification by the sync profile area, yeah expected that i changed password. i read up on it and apparently it RESETS MY ENTIRE SYNC. AND NOW NEITHER PASSWORD IS LETTING ME LOG IN. i am not going to risk resetting my password AGAIN on this device as it still has all my saved data. this shouldnt be an issue, i dont know why it said wrong password and made me verify multiple times. please help. i was able to log in perfectly fine to my mozilla account for this very report, but not to sync my data?

I mistakenly removed an important extension (LinkLocker, which I wrote, actually) from my synced work computer, not realizing it would be removed from my home laptop as well.

Unfortunately, I saved a significant amount of data in that extension's storage and, after reinstalling it, can't seem to recover it.

Is this data lost forever or is there some place I can look to find it?

I've synced all my data (including add-ons, passwords, bookmarks, etc) to my firefox binded account on fedora linux then change my linux distro and re-setup firefox on Manjaro KDE, login and etc

found out that everything synced but my previous add-ons and open tabs are gone for good I've so many opened tabs are my custom add-ons settings on so many add-ons for personal preferences are gone

I've faced this many times but I thought somehow these days firefox might have fixed these issues but i'm so sad that all my important data are gone :(

I'm using firefox only just for sync+privacy for hassle free setup again and again over many devices otherwise i prefer tor for much anonymity and privacy

PLEASE, YOU GUYS CONSIDER WORKING ON SYNCHRONIZATION FEATURES SPECIFICALLY <ADD-ONS> AND <OPEN TABS>

thanks for reading and pl igonre my english errors

Recently I reinstalled my Windows 11 system, and even though I synced my Firefox account before reinstalling the system, there are no passwords, settings and extensions, which should be synced.

I searched for the same problem, but all I could find was searching for profile files in C:\Windows.old

The issue is I do not have Windows.old folder or anything like that.

Is there any way to recover at least my passwords?

Thanks in advance for help.

In seeing other answers to this dilemma it presents another problem. I do use sync. But what troubles me is IF I need to give out the password for someone to use the internet that person now has access to my passwords. Since there seems no way, unless I shutoff sync. Is this correct? Should there be some Secondary password? Passwordpasswordpasswordpasswordetc.

Firefox is installed on my desktop and on my cell. How can I get my cell to show all bookmarks that I have on my desktop? I already synced a few times but no change!

I'm attempting to set up sync between my windows laptop and my new android phone. The phone has firefox loaded, allows me to pull up the 'sync and save your data' page, allows me to choose 'ready to scan' and presumably successfully scans the QR code displayed on the laptop (the laptop prompts me to approve the new device). Then the laptop indicates I need to wait to approve it on my phone, and the whole process stalls. The phone continues to display the mostly blank white screen with only the "moz://a" at the top and the spinning blue circle in the center. Eventually the whole thing seems to time out and I receive an error message on the laptop saying "websocket unexpectedly closed" and "device pairing failed".

My two hypotheses are that either still having my old phone (which is being retired to at-home use only, and I'd rather not de-sync) still synced is somehow interfering (seems unlikely), or that something about the new phone's software is interfering in the sync (seems unlikely and way out of my league in terms of troubleshooting around).

Help please?

I installed firefox on other PC and I logged in with my account. Despite having synchronization for passwords, bookmarks, etc., I can't sync my data on my new PC. Why is that?

I have Firefox on Windows desktop and on my android phone. I have logged into both. When I click on "tabs from other devices" I only see tabs from another PC I use.

I tried logging out of Firefox Android and using the desktop browser's "connect another device" link to log back into it, but it still doesn't appear as a device. What am I missing?

EDIT: Ok now Android tabs are showing up, but not all of them. Seems to cut off after about 40. Anyway to get Firefox Desktop to show all Android tabs?

so i signed into my firefox account on a new computer and every time i hit the sync now button it brings a pop up for half a second then it disappears and no changes happen to my bookmarks or any of my other synced data.looked through the forums could not find anything that was even similar to my problem