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Data from Mozilla account didn't sync

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empleat
empleat
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Hello,

i synced data before i reinstalled Windows and now i logged in and went to Firefox/settings/sync now, as there is nothing else and no date were retrived ???

Thanks for help!

Hello, i synced data before i reinstalled Windows and now i logged in and went to Firefox/settings/sync now, as there is nothing else and no date were retrived ??? Thanks for help!

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Paul
Paul
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Hi

Thank you for your question about the Firefox Sync service.

It appears from your question, that you are using Firefox Sync as a back up service. This is not what Sync is designed to do. The Firefox Sync service takes a copy of the data you wish to include and transfers it to a second device (typically a mobile device such as a tablet or a telephone) running a copy of Firefox. The storage in between all attached devices is both temporary and fragile and is not stable enough to be (and is not designed as) a reliable backup service.

If you have a copy of your Firefox profile for desktop Firefox, you may be able to recover your bookmarks and other data. Please have a read of this article.

If you have a copy of your data on a mobile version of Firefox, please follow these instructions to connect it to Firefox Sync to copy your data.

empleat
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Ah ok it is not a big deal to me. I didn't have there anything so important... Very confusing tho... It is nowhere explained... All browsers are horrible don't allow to manage tabs/bookmarks/windows in any way and their design didn't change since 1999. But we live in infomation age, which leads to tab overloard, yet nothing was done. "human stupidity is infinite" - Einstein...

empleat
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What the heck, firefox suggest me website from history before i reinstalled pc. I uncheck all sync options, disconnected, signed off and deleted forms and browsing history for all times. And yet it suggest sites i visited in past - strange! I want this off!

EDIT: oh it is bookmarks, i knew it was weird, never mind...

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