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data sync after login to browser

I had to reinstall my win11. I restart my mozilla password because I have forgotten it but after login there is nothing to sync so all my bookmarks and passwords are gone… (read more)

I had to reinstall my win11. I restart my mozilla password because I have forgotten it but after login there is nothing to sync so all my bookmarks and passwords are gone. Is there any option to sync it again?

Asked by Grzegorz Prieš 6 valandas

extensions were deleted

I updated my password on a 2nd device, when i re-signed into my main computer ALL my extensions were deleted, this includes multiple crypto extensions which i will now … (read more)

I updated my password on a 2nd device,

when i re-signed into my main computer ALL my extensions were deleted, this includes multiple crypto extensions which i will now have to attempt to recover.

This is a MAJOR issue.

Asked by isaacleeder Prieš 21 valandą

Last reply by isaacleeder Prieš 21 valandą

Best practices for system backups?

I'm taking nightly incremental backups of /home for example to my home storage server and, I guess, due to the databases Firefox uses for various storage, those can't be … (read more)

I'm taking nightly incremental backups of /home for example to my home storage server and, I guess, due to the databases Firefox uses for various storage, those can't be backed up by just copying them, if Firefox is running and has the database open.

What are the best practices, then, for ensuring all profile data, including these databases, is in a state where it can be backed up, while Firefox is running, in a way it can be restored to a fully functioning profile?

For example, with MySQL databases, you can dump the log before running the backup each night, which basically exports the SQL statements needed so you can skip backing up the actual binary database file (like ibdata1).  Does SQLite need something similar?  and is this the only special consideration that is needed, or are there other specialized types of data within our profile directories that can't be backed up by simply copying the data while Firefox is running?

Thanks

Asked by 𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖗 Prieš 1 mėnesį

Last reply by 𝖘𝖈𝖆𝖗 Prieš 1 dieną

tabs kept crashing

I am 80 years old, and ot a computer genius. This morning after loading up normally, tabs kept crashing on firefox. I the got a notice to restart for a windows update. … (read more)

I am 80 years old, and ot a computer genius. This morning after loading up normally, tabs kept crashing on firefox. I the got a notice to restart for a windows update. After the restart Firefox disappeared, and I had to reload it, but I lost all my previous settings.

Asked by barbara panzano Prieš 2 dienas

lost all my bookmarks

Hi team, please help as I lost all my bookmarks I received this message and now i cannot see none of my bookmarks or extensions. "Firefox is already running, but is not … (read more)

Hi team,

please help as I lost all my bookmarks I received this message and now i cannot see none of my bookmarks or extensions. "Firefox is already running, but is not responding. The old Firefox process must be closed to open a new window.

regards, Elena

Asked by elena.vlad Prieš 2 dienas

reset to defaults

Problems with Firefox. Quite often it won't show an image or video. Switch to a different browser and the page looks good. Can I retore Firefox to its initial values with… (read more)

Problems with Firefox. Quite often it won't show an image or video. Switch to a different browser and the page looks good. Can I retore Firefox to its initial values without uninstalling ? Why do they keep making changes, seems like I am constantly having to make changes to keep all working. '

Asked by bobbee25 Prieš 2 dienas

I had a computer crash. Grayed out Firefox still in W11 apps list

I had a computer crash. Restarted to restore point from earlier in day. FireFox would not start. Successfully restored FF on desktop; restored passwords; restored pro… (read more)

I had a computer crash. Restarted to restore point from earlier in day. FireFox would not start. Successfully restored FF on desktop; restored passwords; restored profile from saved profile. FF is working but the Win 11 list of apps shows both the current FF and a grayed-out FF. There is also a FF Private Browsing app. How do i get rid of the grayed-out FF. Pete

Tried to include a screenshot, but there doesn't seem to be that option.

Asked by pgtscout Prieš 2 dienas

Account Data did not sync after re-login

Hi - Wondering if anyone has ideas on how to fix this and recover my bookmarks: 1) Had to reset my Windows 10 laptop which uninstalled Firefox. 2) When I reinstalled fi… (read more)

Hi - Wondering if anyone has ideas on how to fix this and recover my bookmarks:

1) Had to reset my Windows 10 laptop which uninstalled Firefox. 2) When I reinstalled firefox and logged into my account, none of my extensions, bookmarks downloaded or synced 3) I synced my phone (logged into my account correctly with my data) to the firefox on my computer (via QR code), hoping that would fix my laptop's browser syncing issue. Instead it deleted all my phone's firefox bookmarks when it synced with my computer (ugh!)

Is there a way to recover my bookmarks from my phone's firefox or they are all lost? My phone's firefox still has the history but no longer my bookmarks.

Thanks!

Asked by scware12 Prieš 4 dienas

5th Nov 2024 : Firefox Update = lost Paswords, Bookmarks & History

5th Nov 2024 Hi, Firfox has just (few hours ago) updated.. It has 'lost' ALL of my (several years of) PASSWORDS, BOOKMARKS and HISTORY I have tried the fixes given on … (read more)

5th Nov 2024 Hi, Firfox has just (few hours ago) updated.. It has 'lost' ALL of my (several years of) PASSWORDS, BOOKMARKS and HISTORY I have tried the fixes given on the forum,. but there doesn't seem to be anything there to recover. And frankly the whole 'other profile' thing confused me.

Can anybody help please.. ?

Thank you Phil

Asked by mrphils Prieš 5 dienas

Lost all my saved passwords and Bookmarks and Sync did not help

I had recently reset my laptop which removed all apps including firefox. All my passwords were saved in Firefox and I had no backup. After reset, when I reinstalled fire… (read more)

I had recently reset my laptop which removed all apps including firefox. All my passwords were saved in Firefox and I had no backup. After reset, when I reinstalled firefox and signed in. To my surprise, all my passwords and bookmarks were gone. I thought I'll get them after synchronization but nothing. That will be a big issue for me, can anyone help me get atleast my passwords back?

Asked by Nitin Kumar Prieš 6 dienas

Synchronization randomly overwrites data locally on PC or online on Mozilla's servers

Good day, Firefox Synchronization restores my old data as soon as I sign in, even though I do not push synchronization. I have absolutely no power to decide what gets … (read more)

Good day,

Firefox Synchronization restores my old data as soon as I sign in, even though I do not push synchronization.

I have absolutely no power to decide what gets restored. I do not see any possibility to update the data stored on my Firefox profile online.

But the oddest behavior is that I opened a new account from another PC in order to save my actual Firefox data. I then synchronized my data from the first PC with the new account, and this time, instead of overwriting my local data from my new account, it is the data from the new account that got overwritten from my local profile containing the old data.

To sum up things, it seems that:

- I cannot choose what gets saved or restored neither on my PC locally nor on my Firefox profile online.

- When I synchronize Firefox, my data gets randomly overwritten either on my PC locally or on my profile online, without giving me the choice to either backup or restore these data.

Is there any way to avoid this ? And how do I choose if synchronization overwrite my local profile from my online one or the other way round ?

Asked by gab2201 Prieš 6 dienas

Last reply by gab2201 Prieš 6 dienas

No sync

I downloaded new version, cause it didn't update automatically. Selected to sync everything. Now I have 2 browsers on my PC! The old one works bad, the new one synchroniz… (read more)

I downloaded new version, cause it didn't update automatically. Selected to sync everything. Now I have 2 browsers on my PC! The old one works bad, the new one synchronized just 5 passwords randomly. I tried to sync the tabs with my phone, still not workinng. What can I do to solve this?

Asked by david.abramyan32 Prieš 6 dienas