Firefox Sync User Reviews
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"Careful, might make a mess of your bookmarks..."
Version: Firefox Sync 1.6.2
Pros
Nice idea. Give users a free service for backing up their data and sync it between devices and systems, via Mozilla's servers or via your own server(s).
Cons
Terrible execution. As can be seen in the user reviews on the home page of this add-on:
https://addons.mozilla.org/nl/firefox/addon/firefox-sync/#reviews
A two star rating from the users on it's own add-on page, it speaks volumes about the quality.Summary
Mozilla developers clearly dropped the ball, here. At present, the service is unreliable, could make a complete mess of your bookmarks and if you do not have a recent back-up of your bookmarks, you are toast...
And even apart from the reliability (if that's not bad enough), there's also much left to be desired in the field of personal configuration, the User Interface, available features and performance in general.
The irony could not be greater (a backup add-on from the Mozilla company that actually fails at it's job), and it baffles me that this add-on, and at this stage, will actually be incorporated within the new upcoming Firefox 4.
If you are going to use (or should I say, Beta-test) this add-on, make sure you've made an off-line backup of all your bookmarks! Otherwise, steer clear from this product.
How to make a (off-line) backup copy of your bookmarks? Yes, that's a somewhat hidden feature, but that's explained in detail here:
http://www.ehow.com/how_1000389_export-save-bookmarksexport-save-bookmarksexport-save-bookmarksexport-save-bookmarks.html -
"Keeps getting better, great stuff."
Version: Firefox Sync 1.5.1
Pros
Almost everything.
Cons
Still misses the odd bookmark and I need to read up on what it means by 'Pref's'.
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"It would be nice but it does not work (for me)"
Version: Firefox Sync 1.4.4
Pros
It would be very nice if it was working.
Cons
Unfortunately, it does not work for me on WinXP machines with FF 3.6. This is what I am getting: "Sync encountered an error while syncing: Unknown error", or (on another machine) "Server misconfiguration..."
Summary
It would be very useful, except, it does not work (for me).
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"haven't had time to take notice. Sorry"
Version: Firefox Sync 0.7
Pros
Don't know
Cons
Don't know
Summary
I neither like nor dislike the product. At the very least it is not sticking its 'thumb' in my eye. I have not had the opportunity to analyze, much explore the program. Give me another month or so.
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