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Facebook forces logout when running on two different computers; does not occur with Chrome

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Hello fellow Firefox users! This problem recently started up, likely around the time I started to use Sync. If I'm using Facebook on my desktop and am already logged in from my laptop, the system forces the laptop to log out when the desktop signs on, and vice versa. It gives me the error message of "Please log in to continue". This didn't used to be an issue, and I could run it on both computers at the same time if necessary. I tested the issue on Google Chrome and it does not persist there, so it's most likely a Firefox/Sync issue. Does anyone know why this may be, and how I could fix it?

Hello fellow Firefox users! This problem recently started up, likely around the time I started to use Sync. If I'm using Facebook on my desktop and am already logged in from my laptop, the system forces the laptop to log out when the desktop signs on, and vice versa. It gives me the error message of "Please log in to continue". This didn't used to be an issue, and I could run it on both computers at the same time if necessary. I tested the issue on Google Chrome and it does not persist there, so it's most likely a Firefox/Sync issue. Does anyone know why this may be, and how I could fix it?

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Are you syncing cookies/history?

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Are you syncing cookies/history?

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Yes. Is that what is causing the issue? I'll turn history sync off and see if it works.

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That seems to have fixed it. Thanks a million!