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how can I tell that firefox sync is completed so I can turn it off, it makes machine spin?

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hi, I would like to have a visual indicator or a place I can check to see when sync is completed. I think it is making my machine's fan spin up even after it has finished. I love the feature, I just want to make it energy efficient and the most productive! thank you! ps I use Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac 10.8

hi, I would like to have a visual indicator or a place I can check to see when sync is completed. I think it is making my machine's fan spin up even after it has finished. I love the feature, I just want to make it energy efficient and the most productive! thank you! ps I use Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac 10.8

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ps Not now but later I might like to help contribute fixes.

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You can try to deselect settings in what items are synced to see if you can identify the item(s) that cause this issue with the hard drive.

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ty @cor-el, yes that sounds like a good idea if I want to permanently disable. But I'm ok if it spins a little, I just want it to stop. Like now it has stopped, but I still have no indicator of whether it is actually done syncing, right?

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There's a Sync button in the Customize palette which you can move to a Toolbar or the Menu panel. When the cursor over that Sync button a tooltip appears that says when the Sync was last completed.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customize-firefox-controls-buttons-and-toolbars

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@the-edmeister, thank you for your reply!

I see the icon but nothing happens when I hover. not even when I login and it starts humming the fan?

I wish login were easier. It has many clicks; first I have to click yes, really, then it redirects to the new user page, then I have to click no, existing user, then lastpass doesn't work on the signin page so I have to remember what special password I gave it.