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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?

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[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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.