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want to Restore old data in new device

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nazmul1434
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I had an firefox sync account in my old device. It was syncing regularly. Now I am using a new laptop and my old device is not with me. Today I've tried to sync firefox data using previous email, and I have to use "forgot password" option. Firefox provided me new password via resetting process. But there is a new profile. My old data is not restoring.

How can I recover my old profile in new device and restore data without my old device?

I had an firefox sync account in my old device. It was syncing regularly. Now I am using a new laptop and my old device is not with me. Today I've tried to sync firefox data using previous email, and I have to use "forgot password" option. Firefox provided me new password via resetting process. But there is a new profile. My old data is not restoring. How can I recover my old profile in new device and restore data without my old device?

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Paul
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Hi

Firefox Sync is not designed to be used as online storage, but to sync data between devices. When you changed your password you cleared any data that was being syncced.