If your Sync data is actually corrupt you'll need to disconnect all devices from Sync and fix the corruption on all devices before re-connecting to Sync. Plus you should change your Firefox Account (Sync password) to clear your data and get rid of the corruption there, too.And if you have a mobile device (smart phone or tablet) connected to that same Sync account, that could be the source or cause of the corruption; my advice is to keep those devices disconnected from Sync - at least until you are sure the corrupt data is gone and corruption doesn't reoccur.AndyTampa wrote:
@the-edmeister
Yes, I did have them synched. I've now removed the laptop FF from synch and am working to correct the desktop. Then I'd like to use synch to get the laptop set up correctly. It is using v52.0.1 (32-bit). [Is there a 64-bit?]
As far as using Sync for setting up a new device, the Sync for extensions sucks big time. Only extensions that are hosted at AMO will get installed - yes installed - Sync doesn't actually synchronize each users installed extensions, it installs the latest version of the user's extensions. Extensions that are hosted elsewhere or are installed as part of a 3rd party program (security suites for instance) may need to have the 3rd part application reinstalled. And the data or user settings for those "Sync installed" extensions may or may not get sync'd - mostly not.
Two years ago I tried using Sync when I put a newly built PC into service, I was sorely disappointed in the manner in which Sync worked and with what didn't get sync'd. After a week of trying to fix each thing that was missing or incomplete I just resorted to copying my Firefox Profile from my older PC that I was replacing over to a new Profile on the new PC; and deleted the abortion that Sync created on that new PC.
IMO, for my purposes Sync is a POS looking for a reason to be used, and Sync will eventually disappoint user's with either incomplete data or by corrupting user data - especially if a mobile Firefox is included in the Sync chain of connected devices.