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[GH-ISSUE #459] Account disappeared and can not be created again in Firefox running in private mode #340

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opened 2026-02-25 22:36:52 +03:00 by kerem · 9 comments

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Originally created by @bugariu on GitHub (Mar 2, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus/issues/459

OS: Kubuntu 18.04
Firefox: 73.0.1 (64-Bit)
Floccus: 4.0.2
Counterpart: Nextcloud 18.0.1
Last known working version: ca. one month ago? Not exactly sure...

Firefox is running here exclusively in private mode. The already existing account in floccus disappeared suddenly (noticed today). Unfortunately I can't say when it disappeared, since icon looks like always...
Creating a new account is possible but is not present any more when restarting Firefox.
Also all existing bookmarks seem to have been duplicated in the main bookmark folder. Dunno when this happened because I didn't scroll down the list for a very long time. ;-)

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Originally created by @bugariu on GitHub (Mar 2, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus/issues/459 OS: Kubuntu 18.04 Firefox: 73.0.1 (64-Bit) Floccus: 4.0.2 Counterpart: Nextcloud 18.0.1 Last known working version: ca. one month ago? Not exactly sure... Firefox is running here exclusively in private mode. The already existing account in floccus disappeared suddenly (noticed today). Unfortunately I can't say when it disappeared, since icon looks like always... Creating a new account is possible but is not present any more when restarting Firefox. Also all existing bookmarks seem to have been duplicated in the main bookmark folder. Dunno when this happened because I didn't scroll down the list for a very long time. ;-) Please drop a note if more information needed.

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@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2020):

Oh no! That is an unintended side-effect of switching to indexedDB/localstorage for data storage.

Also all existing bookmarks seem to have been duplicated in the main bookmark folder. Dunno when this happened because I didn't scroll down the list for a very long time. ;-)

That likely was some time last year. That bug should be fixed now, though.

@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2020): Oh no! That is an unintended side-effect of switching to indexedDB/localstorage for data storage. > Also all existing bookmarks seem to have been duplicated in the main bookmark folder. Dunno when this happened because I didn't scroll down the list for a very long time. ;-) That likely was some time last year. That bug should be fixed now, though.

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@Mohammed-Al-Haidary commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2020):

Hi,

I'm having the same issue as well. I have FF in permanent private mode and it clears private data when closing. My Floccus account dissappears right after restarting FF.
This seems to be a novel issue as I don't remember this happening before.

Floccus is a great software, please continue to work on it, we are with you!
Thank you in advance.

@Mohammed-Al-Haidary commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2020): Hi, I'm having the same issue as well. I have FF in permanent private mode and it clears private data when closing. My Floccus account dissappears right after restarting FF. This seems to be a novel issue as I don't remember this happening before. Floccus is a great software, please continue to work on it, we are with you! Thank you in advance.

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2026-02-25 22:36:52 +03:00

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@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2020):

Hey,
A quick fix for this is to disable permanent private mode :/
I'm uncertain what exactly the difference is between permanent private mode and manually configuring full privacy. Perhaps, a switch from permanent private mode to manually configured privacy settings will work here, without any privacy casualties?

@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2020): Hey, A quick fix for this is to disable permanent private mode :/ I'm uncertain what exactly the difference is between permanent private mode and manually configuring full privacy. Perhaps, a switch from permanent private mode to manually configured privacy settings will work here, without any privacy casualties?

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2026-02-25 22:36:52 +03:00

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@Mohammed-Al-Haidary commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2020):

Sure, that's an ok temporary fix.
It's best if Floccus is made to work in permanent private mode 🙏

@Mohammed-Al-Haidary commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2020): Sure, that's an ok temporary fix. It's best if Floccus is made to work in permanent private mode 🙏

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@mlshapiro commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2020):

@marcelklehr I will take a look to see if there is any information about using localForage in permanent private mode. Is the primary storage interface in https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/blob/develop/src/lib/AccountStorage.js ?

@mlshapiro commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2020): @marcelklehr I will take a look to see if there is any information about using localForage in permanent private mode. Is the primary storage interface in https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/blob/develop/src/lib/AccountStorage.js ?

kerem commented

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@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2020):

@mlshapiro Great! Yes, that's it.

@marcelklehr commented on GitHub (Mar 23, 2020): @mlshapiro Great! Yes, that's it.

kerem commented

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@mlshapiro commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2020):

@marcelklehr finally had a chance to take a look at this. It does look like switching to IndexedDB/localForage caused this issue (da085e030d, 5739a5ca79). Was there a reason for this change? I can create a PR to fix this issue, but it would again go back to using the extension storage.

@mlshapiro commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2020): @marcelklehr finally had a chance to take a look at this. It does look like switching to IndexedDB/localForage caused this issue (da085e030ddd152493d4976ad3631a41040e9f28, 5739a5ca79872d0188cc04fd381bffcc58192c77). Was there a reason for this change? I can create a PR to fix this issue, but it would again go back to using the extension storage.

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@wohali commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2020):

Same problem, same issue. Looking forward to a fix!

@wohali commented on GitHub (Apr 2, 2020): Same problem, same issue. Looking forward to a fix!

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