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I've recently reformatted my mac and while I've kept a backup of my whole system from before the wipe, I neglected to save my firefox sync key in a sensible way, mostly because I didn't realise I couldn't just login and recover it.

Is it possible to find the sync key from the files I have backed up?

I've looked through the files in Application Support associated with Firefox and Weave, but can't see anything obvious that contains the sync key, but then I'm no expert at finding things like that.

Obviously I can just reset the key, but that entirely defeats the point, as I'd lose all the data, which is what I'm after.

Any help would be great

andyface
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I'd recommend you go through your 'Profile' folder. What I did once in a similar case was use the 'Profile' folder in Appdata and copied it into the Profile folder in a portable version of firefox. Then, when I ran the portable version it automatically started with my existing profile (albeit, in an erratic way). The startup was enough for me to dig through the settings and get my key.

Or you could use Password Fox and harvest all the passwords. The key is stored in the same database.

MyPreciousss
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Like this:

  1. Install firefox on your Mac.

  2. Log into your sync account.

  3. Do what this link describes:

    1. Firefox / Tools -> Options -> Sync -> Manage Account

    2. Read out My Recovery Key.

Tamara Wijsman
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