Orion browser: Error E036 in Macos and iOS

[octaviz]

Which version of floccus are you using?

5.2

How many bookmarks do you have, roughly?

400

Are you using other means to sync bookmarks in parallel to floccus?

Firefox via Floccus and Mozilla Sync

Sync method

WebDAV

Which browser are you using? In case you are using the phone App, specify the Android or iOS version and device please.

iOS 17 and Macos 14

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)

NAS Synology WebDAV server, in Firefox Bowser floccus working well

Describe the Bug

"E036: Missing permissions to access the sync server Última sincronización: hace 2 semanas"

In Orion iOS/MacOS show this window.

LOG: 2024-06-12T15:55:16.665Z Starting sync process for account [email protected] 2024-06-12T15:55:16.711Z onSyncStart: begin 2024-06-12T15:55:16.712Z onSyncFail 2024-06-12T15:55:16.712Z Syncing failed with E036: Missing permissions to access the sync server 2024-06-12T15:55:16.713Z onSyncFail

This error is for when you use the Firefox extension, when you use the Chrome extension you don't get any error and it doesn't synchronize or do anything, it even shows the "Todo Bien" message in green color, but it doesn't really do anything.

Expected Behavior

That it did the synchronization without errors, since the WebDAV server works in other browsers with floccus.

To Reproduce

I have tried several options and all give me the same result, I import the profile I have with all the settings and when it tries to synchronize it gives the error

Debug log provided

• [X] I have provided a debug log file

[github-actions[bot]]

Hello :wave:

Thank you for taking the time to open this issue with floccus. I know it's frustrating when software causes problems. You have made the right choice to come here and open an issue to make sure your problem gets looked at and if possible solved. I'm Marcel and I created floccus and have been maintaining it ever since. I currently work for Nextcloud which leaves me with less time for side projects like this one than I used to have. I still try to answer all issues and if possible fix all bugs here, but it sometimes takes a while until I get to it. Until then, please be patient. Note also that GitHub is a place where people meet to make software better together. Nobody here is under any obligation to help you, solve your problems or deliver on any expectations or demands you may have, but if enough people come together we can collaborate to make this software better. For everyone. Thus, if you can, you could also have a look at other issues to see whether you can help other people with your knowledge and experience. If you have coding experience it would also be awesome if you could step up to dive into the code and try to fix the odd bug yourself. Everyone will be thankful for extra helping hands! One last word: If you feel, at any point, like you need to vent, this is not the place for it; you can go to the forum, to twitter or somewhere else. But this is a technical issue tracker, so please make sure to focus on the tech and keep your opinions to yourself.

I look forward to working with you on this issue Cheers :blue_heart:

[marcelklehr]

Hello @octaviz Make sure to disable Firefox Sync when using Floccus, it can cause data corruption. For the missing permissions, can you check the addon settings in about:addons and check whether floccus has network access?

[marcelklehr]

when you use the Chrome extension you don't get any error and it doesn't synchronize or do anything, it even shows the "Todo Bien" message in green color, but it doesn't really do anything.

Could it be that the folder you have selected to be synchronized is empty? Then floccus will not do anything, unless there are bookmarks on the server.

[octaviz]

I don't think I mentioned that I am using it on the new Orion Browser, you can add FF and Chrome extensions. Maybe that's why it doesn't work, it's an Orion thing I think.

I just created from scratch in my Firefbox a new profile with the same configuration that I put in Orion and it works. Orion is a good browser with lots of options, I don't know if you know it.

https://kagi.com/orion/

[marcelklehr]

Glad it's working now.

[octaviz]

Work in FireFox, in Orion Browser nop

[marcelklehr]

Can you try export the profile you created in Firefox and import in floccus in Orion?

[octaviz]

If that is what I have done, it gives error E036, I have also created it manually and the same error.

I think the problem is with the Orion browser and the permissions or some access, because many extensions also do not work as they should.

If you can try it yourself or someone who has MacOS or iOS

[fufu65]

Hi, on my Windows 10 PC I have Floccus installed on 4 browsers: Firefox, Edge, Chrome and Brave; two distinct NextCloud accounts configured on all browsers. Version 5.1.4 worked fine; today's update to version 5.2.0 has problems with some browsers:

• Firefox with 5.2.0 is ok;
• Chrome and Brave with 5.2.0 has problems: "E017: Network error: Check your network connection and your account details Last synchronized: 6 ore ago"
• Edge with 5.1.4 is ok, but not yet updated...

[marcelklehr]

Hi @fufu65 could you please open a new issue? <3

[strich3]

Still doesn't work yet? Having the same issues

[marcelklehr]

So far, I'm assuming this is a bug in Orion browser :/

[strich3]

Well, I love Orion but I really need to well sync my bookmarks. But I totaly understand that it is not your responsibility to get it work :D

[mdl054]

I can report the same issue on my end

[scgf]

Orion is very picky about which extensions it works with. It doesn't like xbrowsersync either. It does work with Bookmarkhub though. This extension needs to be run manually on each browser to sync bookmarks - which it does very quickly. Although it works perfectly, Bookmarkhub isn't under active development and auto-sync is very unlikely to be added.

https://github.com/dudor/BookmarkHub

[marcelklehr]

I've published a possible fix for this as part of v5.3.1, can you confirm whether this fixes it? (I don't have access to a mac atm :/ )

[strich3]

I could try it if I would know how to install the addon :)

[marcelklehr]

I would assume you can go to Chrome Webstore and press install?

[strich3]

It isn't merged yet, or is it?

[marcelklehr]

It is :)

I've published a possible fix for this as part of v5.3.1

[strich3]

Still same issue and same error, installed the firefox addon because the chrome addon doesn‘t work at all

[egigoka]

Nextcloud Bookmarks gives this error, but Linkwarden syncs normally for me!

[marcelklehr]

mmmh

[marcelklehr]

Indeed, linkwarden currently does not check whether it has permission to access the server. It's a concundrum, because some browsers have permissions in place, while other fail if you ask for permission, but don't fail if you don't :thinking: I still think Orion should fix or implement the permissions API.

[kotlasu]

Dang, I wanted to move away from Firefox (and Firefox Sync) to a combination of Floccus + Orion Browser (on iOS) - thanks to this thread I know that GIT sync is giving me a headache (dreaded E036). It's time to try syncing via Linkwarden then.

Edit: I confirm that syncing between Orion on iOS and Firefox on Linux works if it's set up via Linkwarden (currently tested: their official Cloud/14 days trial).

[marcelklehr]

Mh, something is still off with Orion's permissions API, but I've simply added an exception now for Orion, which makes floccus work with Orion 🎉

[scgf]

I just tried floccus and it's still not working for me - how can I achieve what you've achieved? Do I need to add an exception somewhere? Thank you.

[marcelklehr]

heh, I'm not that fast. I still have to release the fix

[scgf]

Sorry :)

[scgf]

I’ve installed Floccus v5.4.5 and it still doesn’t work. I’ve tried Nextcloud bookmarks, two different WebDAV addresses and Google. When I have it configured and try to get it to sync it doesn’t even try. Absolutely nothing happens and it doesn’t even generate any logs. I’m using Orion 0.99.132-beta. I used the Floccus xpi version.