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I have to always reconnect to Sync after starting Firefox

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After starting Firefox I have to always reconnect to Sync and type my password. I'd prefer FF to remember login information, I doubt that my data is saved to my computer in plaintext.

After starting Firefox I have to always reconnect to Sync and type my password. I'd prefer FF to remember login information, I doubt that my data is saved to my computer in plaintext.

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cor-el
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The Sync version used in Firefox 34 and later uses the password manager to store the name (e-mail) and password to be used to connect to the Sync server. The chrome://FirefoxAccounts entry in the password manager stores the authentication data (kA and kB) in JSON format. Previous Firefox versions stored this data in the signedInUser.json file in the profile folder, but the current version only stores the sessionToken in this file and needs the password manager for the password.