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Why Doesn't My Device Sync to ownCloud?

James F. Carter
2014-01-21
Symptom:

I've installed ownCloud with a recent Mozilla Sync app (plugin, version 1.3.1). Desktop Firefox syncs to it. Now on my Android device (that did not sync before) I run Firefox and hit Menu - Settings - Sync. It shows a 12-byte (3x4 byte) code. On desktop Firefox I navigate to Edit - Preferences - Sync - Pair a Device, and I fill in the code. But my bookmarks do not appear on Android Firefox.

What's happening:

Android Firefox is patiently waiting for someone to check in on Mozilla's server, which of course never happens.

How to fix:

Follow this procedure:

I wonder, if you omit the recovery key, whether you can then return to Android Firefox's sync page and use the 12-byte code, entering it in desktop Firefox? Also, is it possible to have one account but multiple sets of devices that sync to each other but not to the other sets? Likely you can't do either but I didn't actually try and fail.


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