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Sync error 0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI)

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Michael Peters
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for a while now, Sync doesn't work. The sync log contains these exceptions (see below). I have tried resetting Firefox but that didn't help. I would like to only sync bookmarks and passwords so problematic add-ons shouldn't be a problem. I have even installed a sqlite manager add-on and it didn't find any problems with places.sqlite. What can I do now? -Michael 

Sync.Engine.Bookmarks	WARN	Got exception "[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI) [nsINavBookmarksService.getBookmarkURI]"  nsresult: "0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI)"  location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js :: _buildGUIDMap :: line 248"  data: no] Stack trace: _buildGUIDMap()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:248 < _syncStart/<()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:375 < _mapDupe()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:315 < _findDupe()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:431 < SyncEngine.prototype._reconcile()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1258 < SyncEngine.prototype._processIncoming/newitems.recordHandler()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1041 < Collection.prototype.recordHandler/this._onProgress()@resource://services-sync/record.js:625 < Channel_onDataAvail()@resource://services-sync/resource.js:543 < waitForSyncCallback()@resource://services-common/async.js:102 < Res__request()@resource://services-sync/resource.js:390 < Res_get()@resource://services-sync/resource.js:414 < SyncEngine.prototype._processIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1069 < BookmarksEngine.prototype._processIncoming()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:392 < SyncEngine.prototype._sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1481 < wrappedSync()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:214 < _sync()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:211 < WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 < Engine.prototype.sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:655 < _syncEngine()@resource://services-sync/stages/enginesync.js:199 < sync()@resource://services-sync/stages/enginesync.js:149 < onNotify()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/service.js:1275 < WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 < WrappedLock()@resource://services-sync/util.js:103 < _lockedSync()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/service.js:1265 < sync/<()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/service.js:1257 < WrappedCatch()@resource://services-sync/util.js:77 < sync()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/service.js:1245 < <file:unknown>" building GUID map.
for a while now, Sync doesn't work. The sync log contains these exceptions (see below). I have tried resetting Firefox but that didn't help. I would like to only sync bookmarks and passwords so problematic add-ons shouldn't be a problem. I have even installed a sqlite manager add-on and it didn't find any problems with places.sqlite. What can I do now? -Michael <pre><nowiki>Sync.Engine.Bookmarks WARN Got exception "[Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI) [nsINavBookmarksService.getBookmarkURI]" nsresult: "0x804b000a (NS_ERROR_MALFORMED_URI)" location: "JS frame :: resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js :: _buildGUIDMap :: line 248" data: no] Stack trace: _buildGUIDMap()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:248 < _syncStart/<()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:375 < _mapDupe()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:315 < _findDupe()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:431 < SyncEngine.prototype._reconcile()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1258 < SyncEngine.prototype._processIncoming/newitems.recordHandler()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1041 < Collection.prototype.recordHandler/this._onProgress()@resource://services-sync/record.js:625 < Channel_onDataAvail()@resource://services-sync/resource.js:543 < waitForSyncCallback()@resource://services-common/async.js:102 < Res__request()@resource://services-sync/resource.js:390 < Res_get()@resource://services-sync/resource.js:414 < SyncEngine.prototype._processIncoming()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1069 < BookmarksEngine.prototype._processIncoming()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:392 < SyncEngine.prototype._sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:1481 < wrappedSync()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:214 < _sync()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/engines/bookmarks.js:211 < WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 < Engine.prototype.sync()@resource://services-sync/engines.js:655 < _syncEngine()@resource://services-sync/stages/enginesync.js:199 < sync()@resource://services-sync/stages/enginesync.js:149 < onNotify()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/service.js:1275 < WrappedNotify()@resource://services-sync/util.js:148 < WrappedLock()@resource://services-sync/util.js:103 < _lockedSync()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/service.js:1265 < sync/<()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/service.js:1257 < WrappedCatch()@resource://services-sync/util.js:77 < sync()@resource://gre/modules/services-sync/service.js:1245 < <file:unknown>" building GUID map.</nowiki></pre>

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guigs
guigs
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Hi, Thank you for your question, I understand that Firefox Syncs is giving a malformed uri error, however finding the url that might becausing this might be helpful: Please make a back up of your bookmarks before using this:

cor-el
cor-el
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You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database file in the Firefox profile folder.

rnewman@mozilla.com
rnewman@mozilla.com
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=821757

You have some kind of corrupt bookmarks entry that's throwing an error while Sync is working.

Michael Peters
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"You have some kind of corrupt bookmarks entry that's throwing an error while Sync is working" - I also thought that this might be a reason but how can I find it, with thousands of bookmarks? the places.sqlite file doesn't seem to be corrupt

cor-el
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Did you try to delete the places.sqlite file and let Firefox create a new file?