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I need to clean up a lap top of all of my data. But I’ve synched to my mobile so the data transfers.

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avidreadr
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How do I clean up the laptop while protecting data on the mobile?

I need to clear passwords/data/websites/history off to the laptop while preserving them on mobile.

How do I clean up the laptop while protecting data on the mobile? I need to clear passwords/data/websites/history off to the laptop while preserving them on mobile.

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Paul
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Hi

Instead of using Firefox Sync to backup your data (which is not designed for this), I recommend that you use this guide to backup your Firefox profile on your laptop:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles