How to Backup Your Firefox Data (Favorites, Add-ons, Passwords,...)

Mozilla Firefox provides you the synchronization feature, which means that you back up your favorite sites, add-ons, posts and passwords, all this Firefox can keeps it a safe place. You can restore your data easily after formatting your PC or changing it or any other reason.

Want to know how? Follow these steps...

1- Go to Tools then Options.

2- Go to Sync tab then click on Set Up Firefox Sync.

3- Click on Create a New Account.

4- Type your account details: 

Email Address, Password, Agreement and Captcha code. Beware of losing this data.

5- Choose the data you want to back up, I advise you to save all the data.

6- Back up complete, close the window.

7- Now the most important step, go to Tools then Options then Sync tab. Click on Manage Account then choose My Recovery Key.

8- From this window save Your Recovery Key. Type it on a paper or click on Save to save it in your PC.

9- Choose the location to save the HTML file which contain the recovery key.

Remember, save the email, the password and the recovery key and do not forget them. 

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Now we will explain how to recover your Firefox data after formatting or changing your PC.

10-  Go to Tools then Options then Sync tab. Click on Set Up Firefox Sync.

11- Click on I Have an Account.

12- Click on I don't have the device with me.

14- Fill in the data: Your Email, Password and Recovery Key.

 

15- Choose the data you will restore.

 

16- The task is completed, go to your data and check it.