Unexpected Synchronization Error in Waterfox
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Which version of floccus are you using?
5.0.8; tried updating to 5.0.9 as well
Sync method
Google Drive
Which browser are you using? In case you are using the phone App, specify the Android or iOS version and device please.
Waterfox G6.0.9
Which version of Nextcloud Bookmarks are you using? (if relevant)
No response
Which version of Nextcloud? (if relevant)
No response
What kind of WebDAV server are you using? (if relevant)
No response
Describe the Bug
Floccus is failing to sync bookmarks from Waterfox; possibly a result of the computer freezing upon resuming from sleep and needing a hard shutdown, though Chrome was also open at that time and isn't displaying the same issues. It's possible that floccus was syncing at the time that was happening if it started immediately (the freeze happened within seconds of startup though). I've tried restarting the browser, computer, updating the extension, forcing a sync, pulling bookmarks, and clearing the cache in the extension. I haven't uninstalled and reinstalled the extension yet, deleted and recreated the profile, or pushed the profile.
The debug logs aren't particularly helpful from what I can see:
2024-02-26T00:19:42.174Z Starting sync process for account Google Drive: bookmark-menu.xbel
2024-02-26T00:19:42.319Z onSyncStart: begin
2024-02-26T00:19:44.607Z onSyncStart: completed
2024-02-26T00:19:44.611Z Syncing failed with An unexpected error occurred
2024-02-26T00:19:44.613Z onSyncFail
At least 4 or 5 other browsers are having no issues accessing the same file. Additionally, two other smaller profiles are syncing fine, though I did notice that the bookmark menu had an extra folder that matched one of the other profiles (the bookmark toolbar).
Expected Behavior
Waterfox syncing the bookmarks menu normally.
To Reproduce
Honestly not sure how to reproduce the error other than possibly deliberately forcing a crash. Debug logs are provided above since they don't contain any private data.
Debug log provided
- I have provided a debug log file
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I was holding off on doing this in case there was troubleshooting/analysis that might require delving into the issue while it was active, but removing the profile and then adding it back in seems to have resolved the issue. Assuming you don't have enough data based off of what I've provided, this issue can probably be closed. (Or if it is left open and happens again, I'll try to identify commonalities and post.)
Mmh, it might be that waterfox is missing some extensions functionality that floccus v5 now relies on. Generally, I try to support mainline browsers only, while supporting forks on a best effort basis. Can you find out what the equivalent Firefox version would be to Waterfox G6.0.9? (I assume it's based on some Firefox version)
Looks like security fixes are through Firefox ESR 115.8 at least-- I'll see if I can track down a better answer on feature parity. I think it is based on the latest ESR release at any given time though (which should be 115.8, so that tracks). Not putting too much effort into the forks makes sense.
Since you solved it by reinstalling, I'll close this for now.