I have no sync key in my prefrences for firefox

The directions tell me to go to preferences and click on the sync key which is after "Advanced" but I have no sync key. Now what???

Only photos that you SAVE on your ipad can be deleted directly from the ipad. If you don't want certian photos to import you need to determine that when syncing.

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I have a sync key, and have a new computer terminal, but when I enter the account details I created, it syncs nothing with my new computer. How do I fix this?

I have a sync key, and have a new computer terminal, but when I enter the account details I created, it syncs nothing with my new computer. How do I fix this? There is nothing showing up when I sync with the sync key from my old terminal.

''NexGenCN [[#question-1038230|said]]''
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I recently had to do a wipe on my laptop. I saved the sync key but there was no mention of a sync account prior to doing the wipe. I saved the key and when I did the wipe it asked me to make an account, which I had not done, but now I am seeing no where to put in a sync key code. did they make them unusable now or something?
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You are probably trying to use old Sync with Firefox newer than version 29,
and they did make old Sync unusable on fresh installations of newer Firefox.
You can uninstall that newer Firefox, then install Firefox 29 from here:
https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/29.0.1/
Apply your sync key code, then update that installation to current Firefox,
then migrate to new Sync:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-update-to-the-new-firefox-sync

I format my hard drive and now dont have a sync key to access to my account, please help me!

Please Help me! My computer was infected by a virus, and I format my hard drive and reinstall the OS. Now I installed Firefox 4 beta 10 but don't have access to my sync account because i don't the "Sync Key" and don't use Firefox in other devices... please please help me to access to my account I need recover my bookmarks and configuration, Thanks.

Sorry, without your Sync Key you're out of luck. It is used as the decryption key for the data that is stored on the Sync server.

It's not accepting my account information. I have password, sync key, but keeps saying fail to connect to server

I've already changed both password and sync key after it didn't connect on first three tries.

Hi Russ!
Apparently you already configured your account but you don't have nor the key or the password. You can get the password in the [https://account.services.mozilla.com/forgot following link] but you would need the Sync Key to sync your device to the rest of your devices.
If you don't have the Sync Key the best thing you can do is to reset it, by deleting the previous account and creating a new one with the same user. You can perform this tasks from your [https://account.services.mozilla.com/ account dashboard].

I have been trying to uninstall several extensions for firefox. Nothing currently on the help site has resolved it.

I have been trying to uninstall several extensions for firefox. I'm told by the Add-Ons window that these extensions will be uninstalled when I restart firefox, but they come back every time I restart. I've tried clearing the extensions cache from my firefox profile and it does not work. Following the steps in all of the active questions regarding this issue among other users have yielded no results. Nothing currently on the help site (which I've combed through for the last three hours) has helped.
Most of the extensions I'm now trying to uninstall are old ones that stopped functioning/being compatible with one of the more recent updates of firefox. The rest are toolbars I've never used because they're unsightly and clutter up my screen
* What I wound up doing was installing the newest of the newest versions of firefox (it's at 5.0 or something now, I think). That just made all the plugins, add-ons, and extensions I wanted to get rid of obsolete and it auto-removed them on its own.

What I wound up doing was installing the newest of the newest versions of firefox (it's at 5.0 or something now, I think). That just made all the plugins, add-ons, and extensions I wanted to get rid of obsolete and it auto-removed them on its own.
I do really appreciate you taking the time out to try and offer some solutions though. Thank you very much for your effort!

I have a sync key, have installed Firefox 28, but it won't recognize my account?

Ok. Firefox was my main browser on my old laptop, but I ended up having to wipe it's hard drive a few weeks back.
Before I wiped the hard drive I saved a recovery key. It did not say that I needed an account, just the key, so that is literally all I have. I did not have a firefox account back then. (Note: I'm pretty sure I didn't have an account at least, because when I searched for an account on Firefox with the only two emails that I use it couldn't find an account under either.)
Now that I'm trying to recover my old data, I've read that I have to download a pre-29 version of Fireox, so I got Firefox 28 mobile, but the damn thing insists that I need a Firefox account ALONG WITH the recovery key to gather the old data. It won't recognize my new account info (that I just made when I downloaded the newest version of Firefox before realizing it wouldn't be able to sync), so now here I am. With a seemingly useless sync key, a useless sync account, and all of my old bookmarks and passwords lost to the ages.
Is there anything I can do, or should I just give up?

hello, for the old sync system in firefox 28 and below you also had to sign up with a mail address and password originally - to connect firefox to the old account you would need to have all those three pieces (mail, password & recovery key) available to you unfortunately...

I do not have my Sync key, and do not want to generate a new one and lose my Data

I have lost my Sync key, and have recently re-installed OS and all programs to include Firefox. I do not want to generate a new Sync key and lose all my current data on Server, what can I do

Sorry, if you didn't save the SyncKey before re-installing your OS, you're out of luck. Nobody has that Key except for you.

I do not have my sync key for Firefox Sync how do I recover it?

I am trying to set up Firefox Sync on a new pc and it is asking for my sync key which I do not have. Is there a way to reset or recover it?

I can't inspect the sync key on the computer where I first installed sync, becaause the hard drive died and I had to install Linux instead of Windows. I was able to save my user data; what folder would it be in? Can I figure it out from recovering a profile?

THe sync key supplied to me by firefox does not match account when I tried to reload firefox.

I needed to reload my firefox browser. I was using sync before and I wanted to use it to reload my bookmarks ...etc... I loaded the add-on, ran setup, entered my account name and password, set up then requested sync key. I saved the html when i recieved origional key. sync setup tells me it is wrong key... i can change sync key but I lose all info in my account.. what to do?

When you cleared your history, did you select Cookies and/or Active Logins and clear those? That could explain why you are not automatically logged in.
I have not used the Zimbra mail server. However, generally speaking, when you are using webmail, you usually do not need to enter a mail server name. Usually you just have to login.
Where does the site stop working for you. Can you log in and get to the next page, or does it require you to keep trying to log in? Can you view the Inbox? Can you open individual messages? Et cetera.

I have installed Windows Media Player Plug-In for Firefox but the test video doesn't work, how can I solve this problem?

The plu-in is definitely there and installed

Not related to your problem, but you might want to consider upgrading to a more current version of Firefox, unless you have a specific reason for using Firefox 3.0.x. '''The last''' version of the Firefox 3.0.x series ('''''no longer supported or updated, even for security issues''''') was Firefox 3.0.19 which was released on 03/15/2010.
Read this carefully: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Upgrading+to+Firefox+3.6
The current version is Firefox 3.6.11 
Download Firefox 3.6.11: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
 
Whether you upgrade your browser or not, you do have out-of-date plugins with known security issues. You should upgrade/update your plugins.
* Shockwave Flash 10.0 r22
* Java Plug-in 1.6.0_11 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)
#'''Check your plugin versions''': http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
#*'''Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions'''
#'''Update Shockwave Flash'''
#*Use Firefox to Download and SAVE to your hard drive from one of the links below; '''the links take you directly to the download and you avoid the "getplus" download manager and "extras" (i.e., toolbars, virus scan links, etc.) on the main Adobe page.'''
#*SAVE to your Desktop so you can find it
#*After download completes, close Firefox
#*Click on the file you just downloaded and install
#**Note: Vista and Win7 users may need to right-click the installer downloaded and choose "Run as Administrator"
#**Note: Most browsers other than IE will also get updated with this one download
#**Note: To update IE, same procedure '''but use IE''' to go: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_ax.exe
#*After installation, restart Firefox and check your version again.
#*'''Download links and other information''':
#** https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin#Updating_Flash
#** '''or''' you can download, save, then run the manual installers for IE, then for Firefox (and all other browsers) from here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
#* Also see: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Installing+the+Flash+plugin
#* Also see (if needed): http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_Uninstall
#'''Update Java:'''
#* Download and update instructions: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Java+plugin+with+Firefox
#* Removing old versions (if needed): http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/remove_olderversions.xml
#* Remove multiple Java Console extensions (if needed): http://kb.mozillazine.org/Java#Multiple_Java_Console_extensions
#* After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again.

My laptop died, I still have all my bookmarks & history on my iphone. I'm using another laptop & would like to import my bookmarks back from my iphone. Unfortunately I also don't have my sync key either, just my account name & pasword. Help please?

I've tried to access the hard drive on my old laptop, but have had no success.

Your music will be where you put it.
It has always been very basic to always maintain a abckup copy of your computer.
If you have failed to do this then you can redownload some itunes purchases in some countries.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store ... - Support - Apple

I want to use bookmarks but have no sync number haven had one for over a year . could never recover it.

I must like Firefox because I've spent the last 20 minutes just trying to report this so that I can get to bookmarks and history that's not including the 20 minutes I spend going through FAQ I don't care about the old Sync number that I use to have and I don't care if I ever get a new sink number but I would like to be able to use all the features in Firefox why would you not add these things to Firefox so everybody could use it and then decide to add something to it and see if they want to not a mandatory thing that you have to hunt for for over an hour trying to figure out how to do it just so you can get the basic functionality of the normal web browser

So you want to use Firefox Sync to synchronize the bookmarks between your various devices, but haven't ever used it? [[How do I set up Firefox Sync?]] can help

I requested you send my user name to my email three times, you have not sent it. It's for Firefox Sync, I have the new one, please send me my user name.

I want to sync my phone with my lap top. I can't remember my user name, I've requested my user name several times, I've received nothing from firefox. I'm getting frustrated with your service. I set up a Firefox Sync account a while ago. Please help.

Sync no longer uses a username, it is just your e-mail. Please use [[How to update to the new Firefox Sync]] to upgrade to the new version of Sync

I have never set-up a master password for firefox. Somehow the browser to locked mode, now, and requests a master password. How can I get it to unlock?

There is no URL line, into which anything may be entered.
Also, I reinstalled the program as well. No change. Still defaults to a request for a password THAT I HAVE NEVER CREATED.
Full disclosure: I reached to reconnect a cable, and pressed my chest against my keyboard, while the computer was in sleep mode, with Firefox running in the background. When I stood, the browser was locked. I've tried all passwords I know, and use. No luck. The following addy will not load, even if entered into home page.
chrome://pippki/content/resetpassword.xul
Again, no url line opens, which I launch the browser, anymore. I just get the following message:
Please enter the master password for the Software Security Device.
Help! Thanks!

Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible: "View > Toolbars"
*Open the Customize window via "View > Toolbars > Customize"
*Check that the "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is on the Bookmarks Toolbar
*If the "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is not on the Bookmarks Toolbar then drag it back from the toolbar palette in the customize window to the Bookmarks Toolbar
**If other missing items are in the toolbar palette then drag them back from the Customize window on the toolbar
*If you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar set up
If the menu bar is hidden then press the F10 key or hold down the Alt key to make the menu bar appear.
Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible: "View > Toolbars"
*Open the Customize window via "View > Toolbars > Customize"
*Check that the "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is on the Bookmarks Toolbar
*If the "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is not on the Bookmarks Toolbar then drag it back from the toolbar palette in the customize window to the Bookmarks Toolbar
**If other missing items are in the toolbar palette then drag them back from the Customize window on the toolbar
*If you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar set up

I lost my sync key and dont have access to my other computer and dont want to lose data on server by resetting it. How can I get my sync key?

I have tried words I usually use for passwords and they don't work. If I knew the acceptable format for the sync key, I could try others. But maybe the sync key is the same long number they originally sent me. I am in Chile and my laptop hard drive crashed and I needed to replace it. I can't access my sync key on my desktop in the United states but I want to download my syndc data to my laptop with the new hard drive but I dont have the sync key and I dont want to erase the sync data on the server by resetting the sync key.

I'm sorry but "you should have written it down" simply isn't a good solution. Having the keys at all is a bad idea in my opinion. The keys should be stored in your account and if you authenticate with a password, it should use that key. If you can't keep your password private or secure, that's your problem. The problem with the keys is, you can't delete your account and "start over" if you so wish. What happens if your machine locks up after you sign up and you have no time to write down your key?
You can request a new password, but can't be reminded of your key? This is nonsense. I have had no such headaches with XMarks and I'm trying to find a reason to keep using firefox sync with such an obviously user-unfriendly approach. We're humans, not machines.

I have no sync key in my prefrences for firefox

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