Screenshot from phone, but same warning message when i do it on my computer.

I have my bookmarks, history, etc. saved on my computer (in the firefox profile folder). But i’m afraid firefox may delete my data once i reset my password. If not, will firefox sync my local data to their cloud after pw reset?

  • Ephera
    9•6 months ago

    I’d recommend making a backup of your profile folder on your desktop system (close Firefox before doing so, then just copy-paste it onto an external hard-drive).

    But yes, resetting your password throws away your uploaded data from Mozilla’s servers, which should be identical to the data you have synced locally, which it will re-upload after the password change.
    So, no data loss should occur, unless you’ve simultaneously lost all devices that were synced + the password.

  • @jqubed
    3•6 months ago

    Are you just changing the password or have forgotten it and need to reset it? If it’s the latter I’m guessing you can’t reset without losing these things; basically you’re losing the encryption key.