mozilla firefox sync

How to sync Firefox between your home computer and mobile smartphone

Mar 292012

Mozilla Firefox Sync is a service that allows you to synchronize your bookmarks, history, passwords, Firefox add-ons and open tabs with another Firefox browser. This can be useful when changing computers or syncing your browser settings between a computer and a mobile phone. To do this, you’ll first need to set up Firefox Sync on your main computer and then add each of the other computers you want to sync the information with.

In this tutorial we will be showing you how to setting up Firefox Sync on your home computer and then synchronize it with your mobile smartphone.

How to set up Firefox Sync on your home computer

Launch the Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser. On the top, you’ll notice a menu bar that says File, Edit, History, Bookmarks, Tools and Help.
Click on Tools and then select Set Up Sync. A window will then pop up titled, Firefox Sync Setup.
Click on Create a New Account. Enter your email address, choose a password, and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by checking the box next to it. You can customize which information gets synced by clicking Sync Options then checking and unchecking which data you’d prefer synced or not synced.
Click Next. You’ll see a window that says, Setup Complete! Click Close to finish.

Add mobile to your Firefox Sync with the easy setup code

Setup Firefox Sync on Android:

Open the Mozilla Firefox Mobile Browser.
Swipe left, and tap on the settings icon located on the bottom right.
Select the Preferences Tab on the top. Next locate the section titled, Sync.
Tap the Connect button under the Sync Section. The setup code will then be generated.
From a Firefox Sync-connected computer, go to the Sync options and select Add a Device. Enter the setup code provided.
IF you are NOT near your computer, tap I’m not near my computer.
Enter your account information: Email address, password, Recovery Key and then tap Connect.

Setup Firefox Sync on iPhone:

Download and launch the Firefox Home app.
Tap I Have a Sync Account. The setup code will then be generated.
From a Firefox Sync-connected computer, go to the Sync options and select Add a Device. Enter the setup code provided.
IF you are NOT near your computer, tap I’m not near my computer.
Enter your account information: Email address, password, Recovery Key and then tap Connect.

How to sync Firefox settings between computers

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Mar 292012

In this tutorial we will be showing you how to setup Firefox Sync on your main (home) computer and then how to add each of the other computers you’d like to sync it to.

How to set up Firefox Sync on your main computer

Launch the Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser. On the top, you’ll notice a menu bar that says File, Edit, History, Bookmarks, Tools and Help.
Click on Tools and then select Set Up Sync. A window will then pop up titled, Firefox Sync Setup.
Click on Create a New Account. Enter your email address, choose a password, and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by checking the box next to it. You can customize which information gets synced by clicking Sync Options then checking and unchecking which data you’d prefer synced or not synced.
Click Next. You’ll see a window that says, Setup Complete! Click Close to finish.

Add other computers to your Firefox Sync with the easy setup code

Launch the Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser. On the top, you’ll notice a menu bar that says File, Edit, History, Bookmarks, Tools and Help.
Click on Tools and then select Set Up Sync. A window will then pop up titled, Firefox Sync Setup.
Click on I Have an Account. The window will then generate a setup code. To activate the setup code, select Pair a Device on your main computer and enter the code provided.
If you are not near your main computer, you can still enter the code. From the Pair a Device window where the setup code was generated for you, click on the link below titled, I don’t have the device with me. Sign into your Sync account and enter your Recovery Key. Then click Next, and finally click Finish to add device to you Sync account.

Mozilla Firefox Sync

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Mar 292012

In this way, you can take your Firefox bookmarks, history, passwords, add-ons and open tabs data wherever you go. All you do is set up Firefox Sync on your main computer and the data is then safely stored on the Firefox servers and synchronized automatically from that point. When you set up Firefox Sync on your work computer, your Firefox Browser data will be automatically synchronized with your home or main computer.

This makes surfing the web on your PC easily than ever, letting you carry your Internet browser customizations with your wherever you go on your mobile phone, just the way you left it at home. Since you passwords are also stored, you can save valuable time when logging into websites or typing in long URLs from your mobile smartphone. Firefox Sync is also a two-way street, so if you bookmark a web site from your work computer or even your phone, the information will also automatically be saved on your computer at home.

Mozilla uses advanced security measures to make sure your information saved on their servers cannot be seen by others, even Mozilla. Each user is given a max data limit of 25MB, but 99.9% of users never even come close to this much. If you happen to reach the limit however, Firefox will provide a warning letting you know that you will not be able to sync any new data until you delete older entries. If you happen to need more space, you can request it on the Mozilla Services Account web page.