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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

Hi I have a firefox account which I use on 2 macs and a PC as well as an android phone. For the past few months non of my book marks, passwords etc are being synced across the system and I have now completely different book marks on different devises. I have synced each computer multiple times without effect. This used to work perfectly before I changed my password a few months back. It is now reaching a point that firefox is no longer usable for me?? Thanks for your help

I have switched from chrome to firefox on my windows 11 laptop. I want to do the same on my pc but after signing into the Mozilla account, the bookmarks do not come in. History, and other things seem to work fine. I tried manually synchronizing in the settings over and over again but nothing works.

about:sync-log has the following: File:error-sync-1756470933956.txt 7 KB 29-08-2025 18:05:33 File:error-sync-1756472283448.txt 10 KB 29-08-2025 18:28:03 File:error-sync-1756472834423.txt 4 KB 29-08-2025 18:37:14 File:error-sync-1756475717646.txt 15 KB 29-08-2025 19:25:17 File:error-sync-1756537352383.txt 11 KB 30-08-2025 12:32:32 File:error-sync-1756550876616.txt 7 KB 30-08-2025 16:17:56 File:error-sync-1756555300057.txt 4 KB 30-08-2025 17:31:40 File:error-sync-1756596355421.txt 25 KB 31-08-2025 04:55:55 File:error-sync-1756614480046.txt 30 KB 31-08-2025 09:58:00 File:error-sync-1756616854913.txt 21 KB 31-08-2025 10:37:34 File:error-sync-1756638623482.txt 12 KB 31-08-2025 16:40:23 File:error-sync-1756639451332.txt 17 KB 31-08-2025 16:54:11 File:error-sync-1756652104368.txt 4 KB 31-08-2025 20:25:04 File:error-sync-1756653367478.txt 6 KB 31-08-2025 20:46:07 File:error-sync-1756704617631.txt 12 KB 01-09-2025 11:00:17 File:error-sync-1756802293749.txt 18 KB 02-09-2025 14:08:13 File:error-sync-1756824621856.txt 30 KB 02-09-2025 20:20:21 File:error-sync-1756881547437.txt 9 KB 03-09-2025 12:09:07 File:error-sync-1756910518609.txt 22 KB 03-09-2025 20:11:58 File:error-sync-1756914122579.txt 32 KB 03-09-2025 21:12:02 File:error-sync-1756945880430.txt 17 KB 04-09-2025 06:01:20 File:error-sync-1756956775316.txt 19 KB 04-09-2025 09:02:55 File:error-sync-1756970167229.txt 6 KB 04-09-2025 12:46:07 File:error-sync-1757001011892.txt 11 KB 04-09-2025 21:20:11 File:error-sync-1757001024107.txt 29 KB 04-09-2025 21:20:24 File:error-sync-1757046224475.txt 16 KB 05-09-2025 09:53:44 File:error-sync-1757046230938.txt 30 KB 05-09-2025 09:53:50 File:error-sync-1757057610720.txt 19 KB 05-09-2025 13:03:30 File:error-sync-1757081977371.txt 26 KB 05-09-2025 19:49:37 File:error-sync-1757093018785.txt 148 KB 05-09-2025 22:53:38

I have no idea what to do other than going back to chrome where things just worked and I didn't have to spend hours looking at forums for solutions that do not work...

here's a screenshot from the last txt file

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I uninstalled Firefox on my computer and reinstalled it, but when I logged in, the account couldn’t sync, it was as if the sync couldn’t retrieve any data from the server. Nothing happened at all.

On my Android phone, the data is still there, but when I tap “Synchronize now,” nothing happens either. I’ve tried signing out and signing back in multiple times, but still nothing works.

I also tried switching to a different computer and a different internet connection, but it still didn’t work.

What should I do now?

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Never cough smth like this before in same cases.

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Dear Firefox Support,

I recently installed a fresh copy of Windows 11 and then installed the latest version of the Firefox browser. However, when I try to sign in to my Firefox account, it does not sync any of my data. My bookmarks, passwords, browsing history, and other synced items are not appearing.

I have tried clicking the "Sync Now" button, but nothing happens. I would appreciate your assistance in resolving this issue so I can recover my data.

Thank you for your support.

Best regards,

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