Firefox sync

Sync is not working correctly for me.
1. Installed FF on my PC - no bookmarks yet
2. Installed FF on my tablet - no bookmarks yet
3. Setup FF sync on my PC and and accessed my sync account via the web. I cleared the sync data.
4. I then enabled sync on my tablet and received a boat load of old bookmarks which I cannot get rid of.
Why am I getting these bookmarks? There should be no sync data. I cannot select these bookmarks all at once on my tablet and delete them. There's no multi-select for bookmarks. I cannot get rid of these bookmarks. I tried recreating my sync account and I'm still getting them. I don't get them on my desktop. I would have thought that recreating my sync account would have cleared everything. Obviously deleting your account doesn't really delete it.
Does anyone know how to get the syncing to work correctly?
Thanks.

Hi Jason,
It sounds like one of these three things is happening. I don't know exactly how you're setting up Sync, or exactly what you mean by "recreate my sync account", so forgive the imprecision.
# You still have a device alive somewhere that's connected to your Sync account. If it's still loaded up with bookmarks, it'll sync them back up if you wipe the server.
# The server wipe via the Account Portal is failing. That's not unexpected.
# One of the devices you're connecting has your bookmarks on it already.
Rather than trying to figure out exactly what's going on, I recommend doing the following:
# Connect your desktop to Sync. Make sure your bookmarks are correct, deleting them from the UI as necessary. Go to Preferences and choose Sync > Manage > Reset Sync > "Replace all other devices".
# Open Android Settings on your tablet. Find Apps, Firefox, tap it, choose Clear Data.
# Also in Settings, find your Firefox Sync account under "Accounts & sync", and remove it.
# Set up Sync again on your tablet.
Let me know how you get on!

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