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My passwords are not syncing to my new desktop.

aygart
aygart
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When I set up my new desktop with Firefox it synced the bookmarks with my laptop but did not sync any passwords. The passwords did sync with Firefox on my android phone.

When I set up my new desktop with Firefox it synced the bookmarks with my laptop but did not sync any passwords. The passwords did sync with Firefox on my android phone.

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rnewman@mozilla.com
rnewman@mozilla.com
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Can you send me your Sync log?

https://philikon.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/how-to-file-a-good-sync-bug/

Most likely your desktop simply hasn't successfully finished syncing your browser history, so it hasn't reached passwords yet. (Passwords, prefs, and tabs are the last to sync.)

Thanks!

aygart
aygart Question owner
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How long should I give it to finish the sync?

rnewman@mozilla.com
rnewman@mozilla.com
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It should only take a few minutes, but it'll depend on your device and network connection, and how much history you have stored on the server. If it's not done in an hour, I'd be concerned.

(You can also open preferences and disable history sync…)

aygart
aygart Question owner
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I'm sendin g the log by email.

achakote@gmail.com
achakote@gmail.com
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Hi,

I am using firefox home on my iphone. does Sync will copy passwords to my iphone. it would be gr8 if we can have this.