Set up Firefox Sync on your main computer
1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button ( menu in Windows XP) and then click In the Options window, click on the tab.
2. Click .
3. Click .
4. Enter your email address, create a password and confirm it. Then check "I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy" and click .
5. This is your Sync Key. Now is a good time to save or print a copy of your key and store it somewhere safe. When you are done with this step, click .
The Sync Key
is used to encrypt your data before it's sent to the Mozilla servers.
Think of it as a key that locks your information in a vault that only
you can open. This means that neither Mozilla nor anyone else can read
your information without having your Sync Key to unlock it.
6. Confirm that you are not a robot by entering the text from the image. Then click .
7. You will see a Setup Complete! message. Click to close the setup window and take you back to the Sync panel.
8. You do not need to do anything else. Firefox Sync will automatically sync your data in the background from here on.
This first sync should happen quickly but may take more than 30 minutes depending on how much information needs to be synced.
Get the easy setup code from your other computer
Do these steps on the second computer that you are trying to add to Firefox Sync.
4. Under I already have a Firefox Sync account click and the code to add this computer will be displayed.
Connect your other computer to your Sync account
Do these steps on the computer from Part 1.
1. In the Firefox Sync Account section, click on Add a Device and the Add a Device window will open.
2. Enter the code in the Add a Device window as it's displayed on your second device. Then click .
3. When the code is accepted you will see a Device Connected message in
Firefox and your device will immediately begin syncing. Click to close the setup window and go back to the Sync panel.
What if I'm not near my first computer?
Do these steps on the second computer that you are trying to add to Firefox Sync.
If you are trying to add another computer to Firefox Sync and you are not near your first computer so that you can enter the code, you can still get it done by entering your account information.
1. Click .
2. Click .
3. Enter your Sync email address and password and then click .
4. Enter your Sync Key and then click .
5. You will see a Setup Complete screen. Click to finish adding this computer to your Sync account.
1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button ( menu in Windows XP) and then click In the Options window, click on the tab.
2. Click .
3. Click .
4. Enter your email address, create a password and confirm it. Then check "I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy" and click .
5. This is your Sync Key. Now is a good time to save or print a copy of your key and store it somewhere safe. When you are done with this step, click .
6. Confirm that you are not a robot by entering the text from the image. Then click .
7. You will see a Setup Complete! message. Click to close the setup window and take you back to the Sync panel.
This first sync should happen quickly but may take more than 30 minutes depending on how much information needs to be synced.
Get the easy setup code from your other computer
Do these steps on the second computer that you are trying to add to Firefox Sync.
- At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button ( menu in Windows XP) and then click
- Click on the tab.
- Click .
Connect your other computer to your Sync account
Do these steps on the computer from Part 1.
1. In the Firefox Sync Account section, click on Add a Device and the Add a Device window will open.
2. Enter the code in the Add a Device window as it's displayed on your second device. Then click .
Do these steps on the second computer that you are trying to add to Firefox Sync.
If you are trying to add another computer to Firefox Sync and you are not near your first computer so that you can enter the code, you can still get it done by entering your account information.
1. Click .
3. Enter your Sync email address and password and then click .
4. Enter your Sync Key and then click .
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