Firefox sync add-on

I have Firefox on my iPad2 and when I sign out Firefox next time I want to run it I have to go through the whole process of resyncing with the PC. Is there a way to avoid this task apart from always keeping Firefox signed in? Thanks.

CORRECTION
This problem has NOT been resolved in 3.6.13.
The problem I had was I was not sure if it was Firefox 3 or 4 (beta) that was auto-syncing - neither was.
I uninstalled 4 beta on the iMac and installed 3.6.13. The sync problem was the same on Windows 7 and Mac OS/X.
I reinstalled 4 .10 (beta) and the sync is now working via Firefox/Preferences NOT via Tools/Sync Now.
Method:.
1. Connect iPhone via USB.
On iPhone go to Firefox Home/Settings/Sign Out/Sign Out/I Have A Sync Account.
On iMac (don't know about beta version on Windows 7) go to Firefox/Preferences/Sync/Add a Device.
Enter the 12 character Passcode displayed on the iPhone and Continue. To get the Sync Key on the Add a Device windows select "I don't have the device with me". Your Sync Key will be displayed and should be Saved or recorded.
Sync will now proceed.
The following methods do NOT work (for me):-
1. On iMac go to Tools/Sync Now - nothing happens.
2. Connect iPhone via WiFi or 3G
On iPhone go to Firefox Home/Settings/Sign Out/Sign Out/I Have A Sync Account/I am not near my computer/Connect to Sync.
Enter the Account, Password and Sync Key and press Done.
Sync will now proceed but in my case the bookmarks downloaded are NOT current. In my case I don't know where they came from as they appear to be weeks old. Any thoughts?
Regards
Bill Shaw

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I am trying to install the Firefox Sync add-on on my desktopin order to install Firefox on my ipod touch 4g but I can't locate the link to create an ID, password & secret phrase.Where is this ?

This is the instruction email i recd:
Greetings!
Follow these five steps to set up Firefox Home and get access to your desktop Firefox history, bookmarks and even your open tabs on your iPhone:
1.
Install the free Firefox Sync add-on on your desktop.
Firefox Home uses the sync capabilities from the Firefox Sync add-on to access your Firefox browser information and securely send it to your iPhone.
2.
Once Firefox restarts, follow the prompts to create an account with both a password and a Secret Phrase.
Firefox Home uses your Secret Phrase to locally encrypt and protect your information.
3.
Firefox Sync will now begin securely synchronizing your data with our service. This initial synchronization may take up to 20 minutes.
Firefox Sync will only work if you are not in Private Browsing mode. Once your initial synchronization is complete, you'll see a Last Update time in the Tools > Sync menu.
4.
To complete the setup, on your iPhone enter your account, password and Secret Phrase in the field provided and tap 'Done' on the keypad.
If you're having trouble logging in, click here for help.
5.
Once complete you will be able to access your desktop bookmarks, history, and open tabs on your iPhone.
If your data is not showing up, click here for help.

Firefox 2.0.0.20 is the last ever version of Firefox for Win98 / SE / ME.
You can get it from here, but you are better off using K-Meleon (derived from Firefox) or Opera instead an old version of Firefox:
[ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/2.0.0.20/win32/en-US/]
You can try KernelEx to get Firefox 3+ to work, but it would be very slow with an old PC of less than 750Mhz. 3.5 and later supposedly doesn't work.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kernelex/

I have downloaded the Firefox Sync add on but when I select "add a device" it launces a help page which tells me to click "add a device" - endless circle!

I have downloaded the Firefox Sync add on but when I select "add a device" it launces a help page which tells me to click "add a device" which is an endless circle!
Any advice appreciated

Sorry about that. The help pages have been updated for the new "Add a device" process in Firefox 4, but the add-on for Firefox 3.6 is still using an older, different process.
You can download the Firefox 4 release candidate here and use the new "easy setup" process described in the help pages: http://firefox.com/rc
Or if you prefer to stick with Firefox 3.6, then instead of clicking "Add a device" on your computer, press the "Connect" button on your phone or other device, then click on "I am not near my computer..." and enter your email address, password, and sync key. (If you don't know your sync key, see [[Where can I find my Firefox Sync Key?]])

Firefox Sync add-on (1.6.1) no longer works on Firefox (3.6.13)

I have Firefox 3.6.13 running on Windows 7 on an HP PC , Firefox 3.6.13 running on Windows 7 under VMware Fusion 3 on an iMac and Firefox 4.0b8 running on Mac OS X 10.6.6 on the same iMac. I have the latest Firefox Home app running on an iPhone.
Firefox Sync no longer works on either Windows 7's. When you select preferences on the Firefox Sync extension Options and select Add a Device it open a new browser window in Firefox Help " How to set up Firefox Home on your iPhone". The Sync option in Tools does exactly the same.
I now have to use the Firefox Sync on the beta version on iMac via the add-ons extension Preferences despite the fact that this add-on is no longer supposed to work according to the release notes and compatibility check.
The Sync Now option on 4 beta does nothing.
Help mentions a data incompatibility problem between Versions 3 and 4? I can't see how this is the case if no connection can be made beteween Windows and the iPhone.
Regards
Bill Shaw

CORRECTION
This problem has NOT been resolved in 3.6.13.
The problem I had was I was not sure if it was Firefox 3 or 4 (beta) that was auto-syncing - neither was.
I uninstalled 4 beta on the iMac and installed 3.6.13. The sync problem was the same on Windows 7 and Mac OS/X.
I reinstalled 4 .10 (beta) and the sync is now working via Firefox/Preferences NOT via Tools/Sync Now.
Method:.
1. Connect iPhone via USB.
On iPhone go to Firefox Home/Settings/Sign Out/Sign Out/I Have A Sync Account.
On iMac (don't know about beta version on Windows 7) go to Firefox/Preferences/Sync/Add a Device.
Enter the 12 character Passcode displayed on the iPhone and Continue. To get the Sync Key on the Add a Device windows select "I don't have the device with me". Your Sync Key will be displayed and should be Saved or recorded.
Sync will now proceed.
The following methods do NOT work (for me):-
1. On iMac go to Tools/Sync Now - nothing happens.
2. Connect iPhone via WiFi or 3G
On iPhone go to Firefox Home/Settings/Sign Out/Sign Out/I Have A Sync Account/I am not near my computer/Connect to Sync.
Enter the Account, Password and Sync Key and press Done.
Sync will now proceed but in my case the bookmarks downloaded are NOT current. In my case I don't know where they came from as they appear to be weeks old. Any thoughts?
Regards
Bill Shaw

I don't know what program i am supposed to open the Firefox Sync add-on software with

I have been attemtping to download and run the Firefox Sync software for the Firefox mobile app to work with my iPhone4. After downloading the software I keep getting stuck because I don't know what software I'm supposed to use to open/run the download. Can you please advise me and let me know where to get it.
Thanks
Dean

To use Firefox Sync on your iPhone, you will need to download our free "Firefox Home" app from the App Store. For details, see: http://firefox.com/mobile/home/

Why won't Firefox Sync add data to a new profile?

I have been following the advice on [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/new?product=sync this] article. It has told me to make a new profile and set up my Sync account on that profile.
I have done all of this, and I have followed all of the steps correctly. However, the new profile will not download all of my data from the server. Why is this?
I am using the latest nightly of Firefox 4 (2011-01-08).

Thanks but perhaps I didn't explain the problem well.
I was on the Google page, and put in the item I was searching for, clicked search and got a page or many pages of potential sites that would fit my query. But if I clicked on one of the sites, I couldn't click back to the Google page, the back arrow was gray. It doesn't happen all the time, only occasionally. Guess it's just a problem with some sites.

I wnat to exit firefox sync in other drive but can't find the way to do it.This dirve is common PC,so I have to do that

I was use firefox sync in the other drive which one is common PC and several man use it.Because it, I want to delect the data in this PC,but I know If i do that,my data will be lose in everywhere. SO I try to exit my account in this drive But I can't find the manage to exit the account.And my password
was note in this drive that I think is maybe Dangerous for my personal data in friefox sync.
May I have to delect The firefox sync add-one?

Do you have specific problems with Flash that you needed to visit the Adobe help pages?
Make sure that you allow the plugin-container.exe process in the firewall.<br />
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Plugin-container_and_out-of-process_plugins
There are other things that need attention:
Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.
*Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_17 for Mozilla browsers
Update the [[Java]] plugin to the latest version.
*http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html (Java Platform: Download JRE)

Xmarks sychronyzes moved or deleted bookmarks, can FireFox Sync do the same?

I am using Xmarks, any changes with my bookmarks will be synchronyze automatically, such as: moving, deleting, sorting...
Can FireFox Sync do the same?

The [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10868/ Firefox Sync] add-on will synchronize bookmarks, this add-on will be built into Firefox 4.

How do I "add another email address" to FireFox Sync

Please know I am a 65yr old female neophyte. I am lucky I can follow directions and try to find answers on Firefox, which I love to try to use.
'''Please excuse these questions -- A PhD in personnel/ administration is not an indicator of how ignorant I am in FireFox and computers."
Let me say what I think I did: I thought it was a very neat idea to guard the names and passwords I use all over the Internet ... So I think I followed all the directions to store my passwords in the encoded "vault" - looked at the list of sites, names, passwords, and eliminated/ deleted wrong combinations on the list. carefully copied the sync key.
'''Then came the Problem:''' it asked me for an email name and the password for it. So... I gave it [email protected]
I cannot find how to add into the "Firefox sync" the other email names and passwords?
Some are on Yahoo, some on AOL, one on "live"
and sites such as Facebook with its passwords
'''"One of the biggest reasons for using "Firefox Sync", was to quit having to get a new password every time I signed in to emails or AOL or Facebook.'''
'''Then came another 3 problems from that:'''
Can I still use the other emails ... how????
Can I still use the emails on another computer and access Facebook on another computer, and go surfing on the Internet, assuming I have the passwords written down and with me?
'''Help'''

Thank you so much for tolerating the confusion I created for myself. YEA
About the "enter email address" ... gee, how did I think Firefox was going to be able to communicate with me?
So... I go to the AOL mailbox, sign in as usual, the little box is coming down, and I click on save ... ah ha
If I am on another computer, I will open Firefox ... enter the master password ... and move on as usual? ... because all this is on Firefox servers.
Small confusion ... scenario ... I am to work on a computer without Firefox installed, and I may not install it. What do I do (say, to get on Yahoo mail) or anywhere else?
Thank you many many times.

Cannot configure firefox sync and do not have add a device option

I am very frustrated. I have spent a lot of time over the past two days trying to figure out how to ocnfigure Firefox sync. I am specifically trying to sync my iphone to my account. I have downloaded two apps from the Apple App store, both of which are designed to allow me to do so. When I open both of these apps they provide me with a pass code that is broken up into three sections each containing 4 letter and or number combinations, just as I see in all the articles designed to assist me with this issue. However, I open my sync dashboard and do not see ANY tab that states "Add a Device" as the articles also say. So I click on the "I am not near my computer" tab in the apps (both appear to work identically) and I am asked to enter my account, password, and sync key info. I cannot find an article anywhere that tells me what my sync key is or how to recover it if I have forgotten it~!!!@!!!!!!!! Please freaking help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apps in the Apple App Store are not from Mozilla and possibly no longer work with Firefox as Firefox has now moved from Sync to Firefox Accounts. Mozilla does not have any apps out there in the Apple app store however, 3rd parties may but they're not vetted by Mozilla.

Re: "How do I add a device to Firefox Sync?" There is no link for add new device.

The code for the new device is some 21 alpha numeric characters long. Only a few of the characters fit in the three boxes -- they do not all fit.

The sync key is 26 characters and needs to be entered on the account page (I don't have the device), but if you have the code supplied by another device then you only have a code of 12 characters.
* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-do-i-set-up-firefox-sync
* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/add-a-device-to-firefox-sync
* https://support.mozilla.org/kb/find-code-to-add-device-to-firefox-sync

I have a custom add-on on my work Firefox. I set up Firefox sync to transfer it over to my laptop, however, my add-on still does not appear. How can I fix this?

As mentioned in the question, I have a custom add-on I want on my other computer. According to your website, I should be able to transfer it effortlessly with Firefox Sync. What am I doing wrong or is there another way I can transfer my add-on to my personal laptop?

Do you have the original XPI of this extension?
If that is the case then you can copy the file to the other computer (e.g. via an USB stick) and install the extension via "File (or Firefox > New Tab) > Open File".
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installing_extensions
Otherwise you can try to copy the installation folder of this extension in the extensions folder in the Firefox profile folder to the Firefox profile folder on the other computer.<br />
You should see the ID of the extension on the "Help > Troubleshooting Information" page (about:support).

Cannot add a device to Firefox Sync using passcode.

I am running Firefox/3.6.15 on a MacBook Pro, Mac OS 10.6.6. Each time I click Add a device in the Sync Preferences window, I am taken to the How do I add a device to Firefox Sync web page. It does not display the window where I can enter a passcode as shown in the online manual. Please help me figure out what the problem is. Thanks!

Hi, the new 'passcode'-based easy setup process is only supported in Firefox 4. To add a device in Firefox 3.6, please follow the [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20sync%20Firefox%20settings%20between%20computers instructions for adding a device without easy setup].

Firefox sync has no pair a device option, so how do I add a device?

This is just like https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/993253?esab=a&as=aaq
But the solution that person chose didn't work for me.
1. Here's a picture of my sync options:
http://i61.tinypic.com/qqtovo.png
2. Proof my Firefox is already up to date:
http://i58.tinypic.com/2432ge1.png
3. Proof I'm already registered for the current version of sync (or that it's not clear how to do so):
http://i60.tinypic.com/293ufkk.png
4. I looked at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Identity/Firefox-Accounts, but it didn't solve my problem.
What can I do?

The currently used new Sync version uses the email address and a password to connect to a specific Sync account and no longer allows to pair a device.
You also no longer need to supply a Sync key as that key is transparently derived from the password of the account, so changing the Sync password will invalidate data stored on the server.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-update-to-the-new-firefox-sync
*https://wiki.mozilla.org/Identity/Firefox-Accounts
If you still use an old Sync account on some devices then it is not possible to connect to the old account with the current release or add a new account via pairing, but you can still connect by supplying the name and password and sync key if you have an older Firefox version.
All connected devices need to run a current Firefox release that supports the new Sync version.

I set up the the sync add on and had no errors.When I sync now I get"Sync encountered an error while syncing:Firefox sync server maintenance is underway..."I have gotten this mesaage for the last 10 hours.Should I wait or is there an issue with my setup?

I just loaded Firefox onto my laptop. I set up the the sync add on and had no errors. When I hit sync now I get "Sync encountered an error while syncing: Firefox sync server maintenance is underway, syncing will resume automatically." I have gotten this message for the last 10 hours. Should I wait or is there an issue with my setup? I checked the Mozilla sync server status and it listed no issues.

There was a server out last week. see below. now everything works great. thanks for the follow up.
To:
Subject: [Bug 744289] sync107.db.scl3 down
Do not reply to this email. You can add comments to this bug at
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=744289
Gregory Szorc [:gps] <[email protected]> changed:
          What    |Removed                     |Added
            Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
        Resolution|                            |FIXED
           Summary|error in sync               |sync107.db.scl3 down
     Last Resolved|                            |2012-04-10 19:39:11
--- Comment #2 from Gregory Szorc [:gps] <[email protected]> 2012-04-10
19:39:11 PDT --- Well, this is embarrassing. It looks like one of our
servers was down and for whatever reason we didn't notice.
It should be working now. If you still see errors, please reopen this bug.
Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
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