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If I delete the FF account on one computer will it delete across all computers with this account or do I need to delete account on all computers

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I recently left my job where I had many passwords stored on ff. I did not delete this account. I now have second thoughts about leaving those passwords behind. If I delete my account on my personal computer will it also delete the passwords/account on other computers?

I recently left my job where I had many passwords stored on ff. I did not delete this account. I now have second thoughts about leaving those passwords behind. If I delete my account on my personal computer will it also delete the passwords/account on other computers?

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You can't remove data stored on that old computer by deleting the Sync account or changing the password of the Sync account to reset all data on the Sync server. Once data is downloaded/merged from the Sync server it stays on a computer until you manually remove it. If you didn't use a master password to protect the passwords and didn't delete the Firefox profile folder then anyone who uses that computer can access the passwords.

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If you are using sync, what happens to one happens to all. You can also delete the Firefox folders from your user account.

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You can't remove data stored on that old computer by deleting the Sync account or changing the password of the Sync account to reset all data on the Sync server. Once data is downloaded/merged from the Sync server it stays on a computer until you manually remove it. If you didn't use a master password to protect the passwords and didn't delete the Firefox profile folder then anyone who uses that computer can access the passwords.