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I have lost all the saved password and unable to create master pw to start saving. Pls help. All this issue cropped up after recent update. Never had back up?

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Hi, post recent update i have lost all synced data in in my current devise including passwords. I immediately disconnected this device to avoid further lose of data in other devices too. Need urgent help to fix and restore all the data, as i never had back up for any of it.

Also when i try to set up master password now, it shows up error as attached

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Hi, post recent update i have lost all synced data in in my current devise including passwords. I immediately disconnected this device to avoid further lose of data in other devices too. Need urgent help to fix and restore all the data, as i never had back up for any of it. Also when i try to set up master password now, it shows up error as attached pls help

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Go to one of the others on the sync. If its data is intact,

Type about:support in the address bar and press enter.

Under the page logo on the left side, you will see Application Basics. Under this find Profile Folder. To its right press the button Show Folder. This will open your file browser to the current Firefox profile. Now Close Firefox.

This is your current profile. Copy the folder As Is to a folder on a thumb drive. Then Copy the folder to the new system.


These can't get your data back but will help in the future.

These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backups of files that you choose.

OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences

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Chosen Solution

Go to one of the others on the sync. If its data is intact,

Type about:support in the address bar and press enter.

Under the page logo on the left side, you will see Application Basics. Under this find Profile Folder. To its right press the button Show Folder. This will open your file browser to the current Firefox profile. Now Close Firefox.

This is your current profile. Copy the folder As Is to a folder on a thumb drive. Then Copy the folder to the new system.


These can't get your data back but will help in the future.

These add-ons can be a great help by backing up and restoring Firefox

FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) {web link} FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions, history, passwords, and more. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your saved files individually into installable .xpi files. It will also make backups of files that you choose.

OPIE {web link} Import/Export extension preferences