Sync

Controls whether sync should be enabled and which features should be enabled for syncing.

Note

Currently, this is only implemented in Firefox Enterprise.

Compatibility: Firefox Enterprise 150.0.0
CCK2 Equivalent: N/A
Preferences Affected: N/A

Examples

policies.json

{
  "policies": {
    "Sync": {
      "Addons": false,
      "Addresses": true,
      "Bookmarks": true,
      "Enabled": true,
      "History": true,
      "Locked": true,
      "OpenTabs": false,
      "Passwords": false,
      "PaymentMethods": false,
      "Settings": true
    }
  }
}

policies.json

{
  "policies": {
    "Sync": {
      "Enabled": false
    }
  }
}

JSON schema

Sync JSON schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "Enabled": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "Addons": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "Addresses": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "Bookmarks": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "History": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "OpenTabs": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "Passwords": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "PaymentMethods": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "Settings": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "Locked": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  }
}

Values

• Addons: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing addons should be enabled.
• Addresses: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing addresses should be enabled.
• Bookmarks: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing bookmarks should be enabled.
• Enabled: A Boolean. Controls whether sync itself should be enabled.
• History: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing history should be enabled.
• Locked: A Boolean. Controls whether to lock the customized sync settings.
• OpenTabs: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing open tabs should be enabled.
• Passwords: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing passwords should be enabled.
• PaymentMethods: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing payment methods should be enabled.
• Settings: A Boolean. Controls whether syncing settings should be enabled.

Windows (GPO)

Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Addons = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Addresses = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Bookmarks = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Enabled = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\History = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Locked = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\OpenTabs = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Passwords = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\PaymentMethods = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Sync\Settings = 0x1 | 0x0

Windows (Intune)

OMA-URI:

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/Sync

Value (string):

<enabled/> or <disabled/>
<data id="Addons" value="true | false"/>
<data id="Addresses" value="true | false"/>
<data id="Bookmarks" value="true | false"/>
<data id="Enabled" value="true | false"/>
<data id="History" value="true | false"/>
<data id="Locked" value="true | false"/>
<data id="OpenTabs" value="true | false"/>
<data id="Passwords" value="true | false"/>
<data id="PaymentMethods" value="true | false"/>
<data id="Settings" value="true | false"/>

macOS

<dict>
  <key>Sync</key>
  <dict>
    <key>Addons</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>Addresses</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>Bookmarks</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>Enabled</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>History</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>Locked</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>OpenTabs</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>Passwords</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>PaymentMethods</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
    <key>Settings</key>
    <true/> | <false/>
  </dict>
</dict>