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Firefox repeatedly fails to sync to serve.r HELP!

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It says "Failed to connect to server. Sync will automatically retry this action." Every single time.

It says "Failed to connect to server. Sync will automatically retry this action." Every single time.

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Please make sure of the following:

  • Are you on the recent version of sync?
  • Are there any Firewalls or antiviruses that might be stopping a connection made to sync servers?
  • Are you blocking any storage in the Firefox profile? Please see: Firefox Sync troubleshooting and tips
  • How do I turn on sync logs:
  1. Open about:config and turn on: services.sync.log.appender.file.logOnSuccess and services.sync.log.logger.engine.bookmarks
  2. Restart Firefox and look at: about:sync-log
  3. Logs and error messages will be located here

Please also use pastebin.mozilla.org for sharring any errors that relate to this issue.

Thank you.