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Keep your Firefox in Sync

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triplemaya
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The page on this: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-set-up-firefox-sync?esab=a&s=Keep+your+Firefox+in+Sync&r=7&as=s is lame.

It does not state, let alone clarify, whether the sync is one way or two way.

In other words. Does this sync my primary firefox use, on my primary computer, with other devices, so that they see what I have done on my primary computer (what I want)

OR

Does it sync what I do on either device with the other?

OR

Can you choose which of these happens?

NOTHING of this is mentioned on the page.

AND there is no link to further information or settings.

I guess I will stick with XMarks (in which all this is clearly stated)

(To add to my disapointment here, there is no option to select to ensure being notified of responses!?)

The page on this: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-set-up-firefox-sync?esab=a&s=Keep+your+Firefox+in+Sync&r=7&as=s is lame. It does not state, let alone clarify, whether the sync is one way or two way. In other words. Does this sync my primary firefox use, on my primary computer, with other devices, so that they see what I have done on my primary computer (what I want) OR Does it sync what I do on either device with the other? OR Can you choose which of these happens? NOTHING of this is mentioned on the page. AND there is no link to further information or settings. I guess I will stick with XMarks (in which all this is clearly stated) (To add to my disapointment here, there is no option to select to ensure being notified of responses!?)

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there is no master device - changes triggered from any machine will be reflected on all other connected devices.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Sorry, the Firefox Sync service isn't available for new signups for the Sync service on versions of Firefox prior to Firefox 29, the latest release. Sync is available to current users of Sync, who have older versions of Firefox for a few more months - but my guess is that by the time Firefox 33 is out and the new ESR version is completely released, that compatibility period will end. Also, all device have be using the "old" or new version of Sync; once a Firefox Account is updated to the new Sync version it won;t connect to devices still using the old Sync version.

As far as what Sync actually "synchronizes", the various types of data are user selectable per device - but overall the goal is to have all Firefox installations be a mirror of the other installations. Certain types of data sync (like tab and browsing history) is truncated on mobile devices, though.

triplemaya
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thank again Ed

I am fine about using the latest version of Firefox to do my synching.

Still not quite clear about the actual process. Does any update propagate to all machines? Or is there one machine which is considered to be the 'master copy' of the settings etc which all other machines mirror?

philipp
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there is no master device - changes triggered from any machine will be reflected on all other connected devices.

triplemaya
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Thanks. Got it. :)