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Using first time sync and it failed. Everything gone?

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forbiddenfume
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Hello,

before reinstalling Windows, I have created a account and synched my browser (I clicked multiple times on the synch button). I have installed FF, loged into my account and clicked "Sync now" and nothing happend. No theme, no bookmarks, no passwords, nothing. I am using the same account for sync.

Really angry...

Any ideas? Is everything gone?

Thank you.

Hello, before reinstalling Windows, I have created a account and synched my browser (I clicked multiple times on the synch button). I have installed FF, loged into my account and clicked "Sync now" and nothing happend. No theme, no bookmarks, no passwords, nothing. I am using the same account for sync. Really angry... Any ideas? Is everything gone? Thank you.

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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.