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How can I prevent Firefox Sync from synchronizing the enabled/disabled status of addons?

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HunterZ
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I like that Firefox Sync can synchronize which addons are installed in my browsers, but I don't like that it insists on also synchronizing their enabled/disabled status.

I have a desktop, a laptop and a work computer, and I can't or don't want to run all addons everywhere. For example, I want to run NoScript at work, but I don't want to run it at home because I have something implemented at the router level.

Do I have any options besides throwing the baby out with the bathwater by disabling addon sync altogether?

I like that Firefox Sync can synchronize which addons are installed in my browsers, but I don't like that it insists on also synchronizing their enabled/disabled status. I have a desktop, a laptop and a work computer, and I can't or don't want to run all addons everywhere. For example, I want to run NoScript at work, but I don't want to run it at home because I have something implemented at the router level. Do I have any options besides throwing the baby out with the bathwater by disabling addon sync altogether?

Isisombululo esikhethiwe

I found a solution on my own. I should have performed more research before asking, but maybe this will help others too:

http://wiki.mozilla.org/Services/Sync/Addon_Sync#Can_I_have_different_enabled_states_on_different_machines.3F

Edit: I have tested this and it seems to work.

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iamjayakumars
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Right now, Firefox SYNC backup the entire content.

We have the Option to Choose the Addons or Not, its for entire addons not for individual

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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You could try disabling Preferences from the Sync My Options panel. If that doesn't do it, then disable Add-ons from Sync.

HunterZ
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@the-edmeister:

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to do it.

Experiment: - Disabled Preferences Sync in Firefox on both of my home machines. - Disabled an addon on my desktop's Firefox. - Selected "Sync Now" on my desktop's Firefox. - Selected "Sync Now" on my laptop's Firefox. - Observed that addon became disabled on my laptop's Firefox.

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HunterZ
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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

I found a solution on my own. I should have performed more research before asking, but maybe this will help others too:

http://wiki.mozilla.org/Services/Sync/Addon_Sync#Can_I_have_different_enabled_states_on_different_machines.3F

Edit: I have tested this and it seems to work.

Okulungisiwe ngu HunterZ

serecowgirl
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What do i do to stop the synchronizing when i first open firefox? I think the answers here are what i need to know, except they are above my level of understanding. I just want to stop firefox from synchronizing addons or whatever it is doing every time i open it, and opening the page that says, hooray, your addons are synchronized. i want it to go back to opening up my "homepage" that i designated. Maybe i hit a button somewhere than changed this default behavior, if so, where can i turn it off? i just want to open firefox, see my homepage, and visit the internet. i rarely worry about "ADDONS". Thanks!