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trying to sync desktop using droid to recover. i tried: set up sync>i have an account, i typed the code on droid. recovery key error appeared and wont sync.

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I had to wipe firefox on my desktop because of a virus. i had set up sync but did not save my recovery anywhere. I had also synced my droid but when i typed in the 12 digit code that my desktop generated onto the droid, it said "sync encountered an error while syncing: wrong recovery key. sync will automatically retry this action." i tried to unlink and set up sync again, but i keep getting this error. how can i get my recovery key without losing my saved bookmarks?

I had to wipe firefox on my desktop because of a virus. i had set up sync but did not save my recovery anywhere. I had also synced my droid but when i typed in the 12 digit code that my desktop generated onto the droid, it said "sync encountered an error while syncing: wrong recovery key. sync will automatically retry this action." i tried to unlink and set up sync again, but i keep getting this error. how can i get my recovery key without losing my saved bookmarks?

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Try using the 12 digit code from the Android device, which is already connected to the Sync server, into the Desktop PC to set that device up after the format.