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
    10·
    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@lemmy.world
    4·
    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.