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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?
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.
Are you just changing the password or have forgotten it and need to reset it? If it’s the latter I’m guessing you can’t reset without losing these things; basically you’re losing the encryption key.
The account does the stuff online, deleting it will not delete local data
Good thing to know, thanks