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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "Sync" |
| 3 | +description: "Enable or disable sync and define which data to include." |
| 4 | +category: "Local data storage" |
| 5 | +--- |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Controls whether [sync](https://www.firefox.com/en-US/features/sync/) should be enabled and which features should be enabled for syncing. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 10 | +> Currently, this is only implemented in Firefox Enterprise. |
| 11 | +
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| 12 | +**Compatibility:** Firefox Enterprise 150.0.0\ |
| 13 | +**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\ |
| 14 | +**Preferences Affected:** N/A |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +## Values |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +- `Addons`: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing addons should be enabled. |
| 19 | +- `Addresses`: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing addresses should be enabled. |
| 20 | +- `Bookmarks`: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing bookmarks should be enabled. |
| 21 | +- `Enabled`: A Boolean. Controls whether sync itself should be enabled. |
| 22 | +- `History`: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing history should be enabled. |
| 23 | +- `Locked`: A Boolean. Controls whether to lock the customized sync settings. |
| 24 | +- `OpenTabs`: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing open tabs should be enabled. |
| 25 | +- `Passwords`: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing passwords should be enabled. |
| 26 | +- `PaymentMethods`: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing payment methods should be enabled. |
| 27 | +- `Settings`: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing settings should be enabled. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +## Windows (GPO) |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +``` |
| 32 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Addons = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 33 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Addresses = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 34 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Bookmarks = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 35 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Enabled = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 36 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\History = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 37 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Locked = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 38 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\OpenTabs = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 39 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Passwords = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 40 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\PaymentMethods = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 41 | +Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Settings = 0x1 | 0x0 |
| 42 | +``` |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +## Windows (Intune) |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +OMA-URI: |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +```url |
| 49 | +./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/Sync |
| 50 | +``` |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +Value (string): |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +```xml |
| 55 | +<enabled/> or <disabled/> |
| 56 | +<data id="Addons" value="true | false"/> |
| 57 | +<data id="Addresses" value="true | false"/> |
| 58 | +<data id="Bookmarks" value="true | false"/> |
| 59 | +<data id="Enabled" value="true | false"/> |
| 60 | +<data id="History" value="true | false"/> |
| 61 | +<data id="Locked" value="true | false"/> |
| 62 | +<data id="OpenTabs" value="true | false"/> |
| 63 | +<data id="Passwords" value="true | false"/> |
| 64 | +<data id="PaymentMethods" value="true | false"/> |
| 65 | +<data id="Settings" value="true | false"/> |
| 66 | +``` |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +## macOS |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +```xml |
| 71 | +<dict> |
| 72 | + <key>Sync</key> |
| 73 | + <dict> |
| 74 | + <key>Addons</key> |
| 75 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 76 | + <key>Addresses</key> |
| 77 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 78 | + <key>Bookmarks</key> |
| 79 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 80 | + <key>Enabled</key> |
| 81 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 82 | + <key>History</key> |
| 83 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 84 | + <key>Locked</key> |
| 85 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 86 | + <key>OpenTabs</key> |
| 87 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 88 | + <key>Passwords</key> |
| 89 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 90 | + <key>PaymentMethods</key> |
| 91 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 92 | + <key>Settings</key> |
| 93 | + <true/> | <false/> |
| 94 | + </dict> |
| 95 | +</dict> |
| 96 | +``` |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +## policies.json |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +```json |
| 101 | +{ |
| 102 | + "policies": { |
| 103 | + "Sync": { |
| 104 | + "Addons": true | false, |
| 105 | + "Addresses": true | false, |
| 106 | + "Bookmarks": true | false, |
| 107 | + "Enabled": true | false, |
| 108 | + "History": true | false, |
| 109 | + "Locked": true | false, |
| 110 | + "OpenTabs": true | false, |
| 111 | + "Passwords": true | false, |
| 112 | + "PaymentMethods": true | false, |
| 113 | + "Settings": true | false |
| 114 | + } |
| 115 | + } |
| 116 | +} |
| 117 | +``` |
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