[opensuse] OT: getting rid of new firefox sync
Hi, I tried new firefox sync but it is not useful for me (*), so I deleted the acccount. Now every time firefox starts it says "sync error: invalid account or password". I don't find any settings within ff to completely disconnect from sync, nor can I enter in the account, of course, as I have deleted it (I tried, but it correctly denies with "no such account"). How can I get rid of this message that resides in a black bar at bottom and eats up space every time I start ff? Thanks for hints. Daniel -- (*) only for the interested: details, why new ff-sync is of no use for me: After a new OS install on my laptop I wanted to sync firefox, as I always did, but I could not add the new browser the normal way. Sadly I had to open an account. Ok, I did. And then firefox was so polite to delete all my settings and bookmarks in my main computer and replace them with the default values of the new install (lucky me that I'm a paranoid backupper). There is absolutely no way to tell ff which way it should sync. I tried several ways (first this, then that and reverse, make another new ff-sync-account on the main machine and then install new ff on the laptop - zapp: all settings, bookmarks... gone. So, in fact for me ff doesn't have a sync function anymore. I must do it manually (copy/paste complete profile folder), it's not really satisfying. -- Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Barcelona http://www.daniel-bauer.com room in Barcelona: https://www.airbnb.es/rooms/2416137 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 03/05/2015 11:11 AM, Daniel Bauer wrote:
After a new OS install on my laptop I wanted to sync firefox, as I always did, but I could not add the new browser the normal way. Sadly I had to open an account. Ok, I did. And then firefox was so polite to delete all my settings and bookmarks in my main computer and replace them with the default values of the new install (lucky me that I'm a paranoid backupper).
I use sync on several computers/operating systems, with both Firefox and Seamonkey. That problem never occurred for me. The only issue I came across is the new sync isn't compatible with Seamonkey, so I had to install an older version of FF, sync it and then update to the current version, which will then work with the old sync. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Am 05.03.2015 um 17:28 schrieb James Knott:
On 03/05/2015 11:11 AM, Daniel Bauer wrote:
After a new OS install on my laptop I wanted to sync firefox, as I always did, but I could not add the new browser the normal way. Sadly I had to open an account. Ok, I did. And then firefox was so polite to delete all my settings and bookmarks in my main computer and replace them with the default values of the new install (lucky me that I'm a paranoid backupper).
I use sync on several computers/operating systems, with both Firefox and Seamonkey. That problem never occurred for me. The only issue I came across is the new sync isn't compatible with Seamonkey, so I had to install an older version of FF, sync it and then update to the current version, which will then work with the old sync.
With the old sync I was happy, too. It worked just as it should. Problem is that the old syncing will be deactivated relatively soon. And the new one consequently syncs the wrong way. Also, in the old sync one could choose the syncing direction. But this option does not exist anymore. So what I am looking for is a way to completely get rid of the new sync, as obviously unsubscribe to the service and deleting the account was not enough. To get rid of the message line that appears every time I start ff, I must first click on "settings" and then close the appearing settings window. Very annoying. I guess,there is some about:config line. But I don't know which... -- Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Barcelona http://www.daniel-bauer.com room in Barcelona: https://www.airbnb.es/rooms/2416137 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hello, On Thu, 05 Mar 2015, Daniel Bauer wrote:
I guess,there is some about:config line. But I don't know which...
$ grep -i 'sync' ~/.mozilla/firefox/.../prefs.js user_pref("services.sync.clients.lastSync", "0"); user_pref("services.sync.clients.lastSyncLocal", "0"); user_pref("services.sync.declinedEngines", ""); user_pref("services.sync.globalScore", 0); user_pref("services.sync.migrated", true); user_pref("services.sync.nextSync", 0); user_pref("services.sync.tabs.lastSync", "0"); user_pref("services.sync.tabs.lastSyncLocal", "0"); I've never activated sync...
From about config: just search for "services.sync".
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