Disable sync on each bookmark change

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Each time I add or change a bookmark in Firefox, the bookmarks functionality in unusable for a period of 5-20 seconds as Firefox resyncs. Is there any way to disable the automatic resync? I have added the Sync button to the toolbar which I can press whenever I would like to initiate a sync.

I have added the boolean preference services.sync.autoconnect with the value false however the problem persists. Additionally, I set services.sync.syncInterval and services.sync.scheduler.immediateInterval to 86400000 however the problem persists.

I have set Firefox Sync to sync only bookmarks. This is on Kubuntu 14.04 with Firefox 32.

dotancohen

Posted 2014-09-29T10:50:14.103

Reputation: 9 798

1Why the downvote? This is a valid problem, and I've outlined the steps that I've taken to resolve the issue which did not help. How might I improve the question? – dotancohen – 2014-09-29T13:49:48.997

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After dealing with this issue for some time, I found a work around, if not a real fix. Under Preferences -> Sync one can disable all Sync items (bookmarks, tabs, etc.) but leave the Firefox Account logged in. When no Sync items are checked, Firefox will not sync automatically.

To initiate a sync, check the items to be synced, press the sync button, and then uncheck the items again.

Or, just use Xmarks (which comes with problems of its own).

dotancohen

Posted 2014-09-29T10:50:14.103

Reputation: 9 798

Asked: 2014-09-29T10:50:14.103

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