I want to diable Firefox sync between desktop & laptop, but not loose any bookmarks or login details

Have used FF successfully for several years on desktop (XP Pro). Purchased a mini laptop (Win 7 Home/Office) for traveling. Installation of FF Sync worked great and saved a lot of time entering bookmarks, user names, and some passwords. desktop was upgraded to FF5; mini was not. On recent trip discovered bookmarks that worked login access page (these are financial sites so usr & Pw are not stored) yielded "unknown error for FF sync" and randomly "server not available".
When I returned mini was upgraded to FF5. I have the file for desktop sync code & mini device code, but could not get the connect to work. I then found that bookmarks and user names started disappearing.
I don't need this problem. I want to disable and remove the "server storage" of sync info but not delete the info from the individual computers. Pushing the Sync button should do nothing. How do I accomplish this?

(1) Bookmarks
All the apps I see in the "Play" app store for importing bookmarks have pretty bad reviews. What do you think about hosting your bookmarks online and accessing them by loading that page? It is an extra step but might be a useful workaround in the short run. Of course, finding a site that works well also could be a challenge...
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