Your Account Has Been Locked For Security Reasons in Firefox
To fix this issue, check your inbox thoroughly for any emails from Mozilla
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Syncing your browsing data is important, and if you get Your account has been locked for security reasons message in Firefox, you won’t be able to access your history, bookmarks, or passwords. This can be a major problem, so let’s see how we can fix it.
How can I fix Your account has been locked for security reasons message in Firefox?
Before we start, check if you received any confirmation emails from Mozilla. Be sure to look in Spam and other folders. If you find an email message, follow the instructions from it.
1. Update Firefox
- Make sure your browser is running.
- Next, click on the Menu button, choose Help, and then select About Firefox.
- Firefox will now check for available updates and download them automatically.
Once the browser has been updated, check if the problem is still there.
2. Add Firefox email to the list of contacts
- Go to the new Google Contact page.
- Add the accounts@firefox.com as the email address and other information.
- Once done, click on Save.
- Try to log in to your account again.
- Look for any confirmation emails from Mozilla in your inbox and follow the instructions carefully.
Keep in mind that the steps will be different if you’re not using Gmail as your email provider.
3. Check your sync server address
- Open Firefox and navigate to about:config.
- Search for identity.sync.tokenserver.uri.
- Ensure that the value is pointing to a valid server.
This solution applies only if you’re using a custom sync server. If not, you can leave this setting as it is.
Your account has been locked for security reasons message in Firefox is a standard security feature, and to fix it, you need to follow the instructions from the email that Mozilla sent you.
Sometimes emails can be sent to a Spam folder or blocked, so ensure that you can receive emails from accounts@firefox.com, or try other methods from this article.
This isn’t the only syncing issue, and we have guides on what to do if bookmarks aren’t syncing in Firefox or if Firefox Sync is not working at all, so don’t miss them.
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