Cannot use my old firefox sync account after reinstalling

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• Can I delete my old Firefox sync account if I have a new one that uses the same email address?

  Hello

  I took off all my devices a synchronization of the old account and set up a new synchronization. In this process, I used the same as before email address.
  I have no use of my old account of synchronization, so the question is:
  Can I remove the old account from synchronization (via https://account.services.mozilla.com/ ) and - implicitly - all associated data without affecting my new account of Firefox (and its data) somehow?

  Thank you!

  Even if you use the same email address the two synchronize the old and the new are separated. As long as you are sure that all devices use new synchronization then the old one is no longer necessary.

  Here is the main article for help on the new sync

  • Synchronize your bookmarks Firefox, history, passwords, etc.
    • https://wiki.Mozilla.org/identity/Firefox-accounts
    • The methods used to identify you and to verify the details are quite complicated, with synchronization of the former using coupling codes, as explained in detail in these articles on cryptography in sync
      https://blog.Mozilla.org/Warner/2014/04/02/pairing-problems/
      https://blog.Mozilla.org/Warner/2014/05/23/the-new-sync-protocol/
    • Easier reading on the new sync https://blog.mozilla.org/services/2014/02/07/a-better-firefox-sync/
      And more techie information https://github.com/mozilla/fxa-auth-server/wiki/onepw-protocol
  • This applies to the new sync
    Why can't I synchronize my passwords?
    This is a problem of security and may be overcome in a future version of Firefox or synchronization. It is one of the reasons for some users can stay on the synchronization of the former. Both versions offer slightly different regarding how and what features they will sync.

• Firefox Sync synchronize after reinstalling windows.

  Afret reinstall I loged in Firefox sync and started to wait for the synchronization. Nothing happened. I tried once or twice, restart firefox, and sync still doesn't work. I decided to reinstall firefox with removing profile folder. After that, I loged in F sync and it downloaded history and etc., I created a few minutes ago. I don't understand why it won't download my latest profile news.

  The previous answer is outdated information. The 'sync key' (aka recovery key) last used in Firefox 28 with the earlier version of Sync. 29 Firefox and later versions (with Sync 1.5) can an implementation of the 'key' that the user never sees, which is created from the selected password. As mentioned above, if you change the password data in the synchronization server are wiped to allow you to continue using this account with a new password and to prevent your access data by an unauthorized person.

  In addition, you use Sync in a way that was not intended. Sync to synchronize the data of Firefox across multiple devices, not as a backup media for a device, as it looks like you were trying to use.

• I had synced all my info (passwords etc.) in my old laptop, but today, when I connected my new laptop with my firefox sync account, I found my saved info.

  Before coming to my new place, I saved all my info like passwords, bookmarks etc in my old laptop and they sync with my Firefox sync account. But after that I came to my new place, I bought a new laptop. But when I signed into my account to synchronize Firefox in my new laptop computer, I have not found all of these bookmarks or saved passwords. What should I do?

  Yes, I would say that your passwords have disappeared. When synchronization key is "updated" as indicated in this part of the synchronization log that I cropped, the server is deleted user data because that data doesn't help. This sync key is the encryption key for the user data when these data are user devices that are connected to Firefox Sync. No one, except the person with the right key of synchronization (the "owner" of this synchronization account) can use this data data are scrambled.

  I'm curious to see the full text of the last two files sync-newspapers, 11KO and 38 k is a lot more data than usual for a synchronization log. On my 3 accounts of separate sync I usually see sync-newspapers of 3 KB to 8 KB when there is an error-. Problem is that this forum software does not downloads of files and do a copy / paste of that data in the response box to retain the formatting of line - makes it very difficult to read and follow the sequence of events.

  Sorry, we did not have an outcome.

• Remove my firefox sync account and now cannot get back in.

  I've recently updated firefox 12 which seems to break my firefox sync and did not allow to me re - pair my PC or any other device to my account. To try to resolve the problem, I decided to delete my account. After doing this, I created a new firefox sync account on my PC using the same email address I used in my previously deleted sync account.

  It seems to work very well and so I tried pairing my iPhone (using firefox home) for this new account of synchronization. I used the password of firefox home gave me and according to firefox on my PC, the synchronization was successful. However, a minute late, my iPhone came with the error message "connection failed: unable to communicate with the server (503).

  I then tried to log in the Web site of firefox sync with my email address (https://account.services.mozilla.com/)and got the message "we couldn't log. I then clicked on the forgotten your password link and entered my e-mail address and received another error message "unable to locate the account. Please check username "!

  It would appear that the deletion of my account and create a new one with the same email address a stuff everything upward? I don't want to use a different email address.

  Have you tried again to create a new account to synchronize with the same e-mail address?

• How can I restore my favorites with old Firefox Sync?

  I have sync key and password of the old Firefox Sync. And I want to restore my favorites.
  Three years ago, I use Firefox sync, but as I put t use.

  You must connect to the synchronization using a 29 pre-Firefox version to re-establish a connection to the server and attempt to recover your data. Then follow the instructions to update your sync for Firefox 29 account. See this KB article - synchronize your bookmarks from Firefox, history, passwords, etc.

  Firefox 29 + uses a hidden recovery key and no way to get into the old "key".

  Three years of inactivity? Your data may not be there, Sync was not intended to be a cloud of data storage. It was created to keep synchronized multiple installations of Firefox.

• I lost my firefox sync account

  After a crash Firefox Aurora.
  Firefox do old desktop given Firefox folder.
  Then, I lost my Firefox sync account, all the Add-ons and settings of my. When I try to reconnect to the server sync with 'account or password not true' response.
  I try to reset the password but nothing send to my email

  Have you tried to copy the files in this "old Firefox data folder in the active profile folder?
  

  http://support.Mozilla.com/en-us/KB/profiles#How_to_find_your_profile

• How can I remove my firefox sync account? I look forward to your reply thanks

  How can I remove my firefox sync account? I look forward to your reply thanks

  Hi Gabe_G, when you sign in to your account on https://accounts.firefox.com/signin you will see the option to delete the account.

• Lost my domain name and cannot use the old e-mail address to pass to the new email address,... help

  my email address was on a domain that has been taken over by another person / company.
  As a result, my email does not work and I can't receive emails about this address any longer. All emails do not reach the cross. How can I change my email address on my account in Mozilla?
  Should I create a new account to Mozilla, and if so I lose all the data on my existing account?

  Specifically, "representing Mozilla?

  As a general rule, your email address is used as your username for most, if not all of the subdomains of the Mozilla, so you'll need to create a new account for each subdomain that you are registered with who uses this old email address.

  Now, if you are referring to an account of Firefox used for the synchronization service, untie all your devices that use Sync and create a new account in Firefox. Then "link" all of your devices to this new account, Firefox, using synchronization of the configuration on each device. You should not lose your data because when you reconnect to the synchronization using the new Firefox account, your data will be synchronized your different devices on the server synchronization across again.

  What is Firefox accounts?

• Need to access the old Firefox Sync data

  If my hard drive crashed. Now I have a new hard drive with all my saved data and expected to be able to download all my data sync for Firefox. Turns out I was wrong. Apparently, I had to know that there is a new system of synchronization, and I had to go through this process to move my stuff for the new system of synchronization. Now, I have nothing run the old Firefox and my sync data are gone. Is there anyone who can help me?

  There could be a more official way, but just think of what would be useful... You can get Firefox 28 in the following article, sync your stuff, convert your account and then finally update to 29 of Firefox: install an older version of Firefox.

• I used my old firefox data and now he has bugged.

  My problem started after I deleted my profile. Not knowing what I was doing, I deleted my profile and restarted Firefox. I have had no Favorites, my theme had disappeared, etc.. After awhile, I realized how to use my old data from Firefox to retrieve my old profile. When I did this, I think I could go back to an older version of Firefox, but it says that everything is up-to-date. The problem is that when I go to some sites, it is said there is a buggy script (or loads very slow) and I have to stop the script while it is running. Another thing is that when I go to some Web sites (it varies on how many times it happens), it says that I have to update my Media Player. So I got the link and it automatically stops a .exe. I have a mac and that you can not use an exe file (don't tell me to use bootcamp, I don't have a big enough flash drive). When I just go on the web, it's the same thing. If it must operate only with Microsoft, so how do I stop the banner to appear?

  Thanks for the help and if you could not, thanks for trying.

  Maybe create a new profile and be more careful to recover data from an old profile.

  You can use a JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder to restore the bookmarks.

  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox

  You can transfer these files into the old data of Firefox on the desktop folder to retrieve specific data from your previous profile.

  • bookmarks/history: backups in the bookmarkbackups folder and perhaps places.sqlite, if you really need the history
  • other SQLite files cookies.sqlite (cookies) and formhistory.sqlite (saved form data)
  • logins. JSON and key3db for passwords in password manager
  • Permissions.SQLite and, possibly, content - prefs.sqlite for permissions and preferences of Site
  • cert8.DB stored intermediate certificates
  • sessionstore.js to open and pinned tabs and tab groups
  • https://support.Mozilla.org/KB/recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

• If I remove my firefox sync account will remove bookmarks currently on my phone?

  I would like to remove my account from syncing my phone and use a different (I'm done with two somehow). If I delete the one I currently use on my phone, will it delete all my current favorites from the phone?

  Hello santhony, no content synchronized to all won't stay in your profile firefox even once you disconnect the sync account.

• Firefox sync account?

  How can I install firefox on an iPod Touch? When I got the try, I get an error message "Unable to submit your email, please try again (404)" I don't have a 'sync account '.

  Hello, due to the restrictive policy of apple it is unfortunately not possible to put in place and provide independent third-party browsers for idevices.
  
  Mozilla is against bringing the rendering motor & javascript in firefox on iOS, because apple only allows the use of its own webkit in terms for developers - as long as it does, firefox and the ecosystem of the addon can be ported to iOS devices.

  http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2416461,00.asp

• I accidentally used an old key sync on my 3rd computer and need to change to match the other 2 computers. How can I remove the incorrect sync key and replace?

  I trying me to computer sync a 3rd and when I looked at what I thought was the key to current synchronization and he came, I realized that the key I used was old and now does not match the other 2 computers. How can I delete the wrong computer key 3rd to enter the correct key?

  Hello, on your computer 3 go in Firefox > options > synchronization and click on 'unlink this device' then you can configure it again with the correct credentials.

• How can I remove a Firefox sync account?

  Firefox 17.0.1 I can't find any option to delete a sync account. System requires that I have 'set up a sync account', an account of synchronization using my e-mail address already exists, but I can't sync it an iPhone already synced via "bookmarks". So I want to delete the existing account 'sync' and start again.

  COR - el, please understand my problem and the solution. As you indicated, the URL "account.services.mozilla.com/" provided the ability to remove the SYNC account in question. Much appreciated!