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I've used firefox for 20 yrs on PCs, now I'm downloading onto Macs, but firefox does not remember me - must I start over w/new acct??

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Calico
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I have been using Safari on Mac for past 2 yrs, but cannot update any further on older equipment, so would like to use Firefox instead; but FF doesn't remember me...? ... not sure that I remember having an acct that I had to sign into in order to use the browser in the first place, but it seems I'm being forced into signing up with a new acct as none of my email addresses are recognized by firefox -(both of which I've had/used for years). Do I just need to start over with a new acct?

I have been using Safari on Mac for past 2 yrs, but cannot update any further on older equipment, so would like to use Firefox instead; but FF doesn't remember me...? ... not sure that I remember having an acct that I had to sign into in order to use the browser in the first place, but it seems I'm being forced into signing up with a new acct as none of my email addresses are recognized by firefox -(both of which I've had/used for years). Do I just need to start over with a new acct?

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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You don't need to create a Firefox account to use Firefox for browsing. A Firefox account allows you to use Sync (and probably some other stuff). See: Access Mozilla Services with a Firefox Account.

the-edmeister
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"Account" for what?

There is no "account" needed to use Firefox, but there are a number of optional services available in Firefox that does need registration and an "account". These "services" were new after Firefox 29 was released in late April 2014.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/access-mozilla-services-firefox-accounts

FredMcD
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The only "login" within Firefox is if you set a Master Password.